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Ransacker Rated: Brooks Cascadia 5

February 9th, 2010 by Graeme Hilditch | 8 Comments

To be quite honest as a road runner I thought I was going to have a torrid time finding positives about a style of shoe I thought was nothing more than a marketing gimic.


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Under Review: Salomon SpeedCross 2

January 22nd, 2010 by Ransacker | 1 Comment

Designed for speed the Salomon SpeedCross 2 is the perfect go-to shoe for short challenging trail runs.


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Inov-8 Roclite 312 are great for shopping!

January 20th, 2010 by Ransacker | 2 Comments

Probably the funniest and most left of field trail running shoe review you will read this year!


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Trail Shoes Review: New Balance 909

January 6th, 2010 by Ransacker | 1 Comment

Our novice trail runner, Vikki, takes the New Balance 909 trail running shoes for a quick 6 mile cross country spin.


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The Asics Gel Kinsei 3 Road Test

October 30th, 2009 by Nikki | 5 Comments

The Asics Kinsei 2 was too heavy, too clumpy, too expensive & too smelly! The same can not be said for the Asics Kinsei 3.


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200 miles later – Asics Kayano 15 Running Shoes Review

July 17th, 2009 by Angus | Comment

So what’s new? Asics have introduced asymetrical lacing that conforms to the shape of your feet. An increased toe box. Injected Solyte foam in the forefoot, increased Gel in the rearfoot and a more rigid, gender specifc Space Trusstic in the arch. This increase rigidity has also been added to by the addition of a [...]


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Under Review: The New Asics Gel Nimbus 11

April 22nd, 2009 by Ransacker | 1 Comment

Gender Specific seems to be the buzz phrase in footwear development at the moment and the new Asics Gel Nimbus 11 also follow this emerging trend. Taking into account the physiological differences between men and women when running, these shoes have been tailored to create Asics most advanced cushioned running shoes yet.
So What’s New?
Rather than [...]


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The Runner’s World Spring & Summer Shoe Guide 2009: an argument against conventional thought

February 10th, 2009 by Sidewinder | Comment

Friends, it can’t be easy being a reviewer for Runner’s World, I think you might agree – and most especially not if the world in question appears these days to possess all the gravity of an annual Las Vegas porn convention, pre-silicon. In the March 2009 issue, editor Andy Dixon suggests that love and running [...]


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On Test: Men’s Asics Gel GT 2140’s Running Shoes

February 1st, 2009 by Ransacker | Comment

This month on test we have the Men’s Asics Gel 2140 and the Women’s New Balance 1063 (report to follow).  We could not have found a better man to put the Asics 2140’s through their paces. Adam Holland is currently attempting to be the the youngest man in history to run 100 marathons. So far he has completed [...]


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Product Review: New Balance 768 Women’s Running Shoes

December 9th, 2008 by LauraLou | Comment

The New Balance 768 is a moderate stability shoe that has long been popular with runners looking for an optimum blend of cushioning and stability. The 2008 update is designed to be more flexible and has added extra comfort features.  
The cushioning is still what first impresses. As soon as I put the shoes on I [...]


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