Nike LunarGlide+ running shoes
Nike reckons choosing between stability or cushioning is a thing of the past with their impressive LunarGlide+ shoes. Thanks to the Dynamic Support mid-sole architecture, runners get the best of both. This doesn’t mean you can skip Tuesday’s fartlek, though.
Ever tried wearing in-ear earphones while jogging? You ran about 40 m before they dropped out right? Try the sweat-resistant Sennheiser MX 85 Sport II earphones with their excellent twist-to-fit system. R555 from www.igear.co.za.
Garmin makes it dead easy to keep up do date with your training stats with the 405CX. It not only tracks your distance, pace and heart rate, but also sends it wirelessly to your PC. If you know any other Forerunner 405 users you can share advanced workouts and courses with them wirelessly. R3769 from www.shopmania.co.za.
If you have a Nokia cellphone with GPS you’ll most probably be able to download Nokia Sport Tracker to your handset. It is the best thing that happened to our training since getting a Wii. This app is an excellent way to keep track of your training as it records your route and laps, plus you’re able to keep an online training diary on the Sport Tracker website. Check it out at http://sportstracker.nokia.com.
Salomon XT Wings trail-running shoes
It got the Runner’s World magazine Editor’s Pick in a recent trail running shoe round-up, and with big words like Sensifit, Ortholite, Kevlar, thermoplastic, Contagrip and Agile Chassis System making up the product description, it must be good. R1350 from www.capeunionmart.co.za.