Women's Fitness

UP YOUR GEAR GAME

ON THE ROADS

Road runners

With any form of running, trainers can make or break the miles (see page 45). Designed for women first, based on more than a million scans of feet, we rate the Lululemon blissfeel trainer. And it just got even better with the launch of blissfeel 2.0 (£138, lululemon.co.uk), which has a refined upper and more stable ride.

Going far

The longer or more intensely you run, the more important layers become. Warm up and cool down in Sweaty Betty’s Fast Lane Running Jacket (£120, sweatybetty.com)

Speed style

Road running works up a sweat, so a pair of shorts might suffice. We love Smartwool’s new double layer Intraknit Active Lined Short (£89.99; smartwool.co.uk).

Sole mate

We often hear about running injuries, but blisters can be debilitating) which have flat toe seams to reduce rubbing.

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