In preparation for this year's Best Running Shoes video, we chat through the shortlist across a range of categories: best race shoe, best daily shoe, best cushioned shoe, best all-rounder, and best value.

We also end up having a detailed debate about what each category actually means.

Big thanks to Fear of Tigers for the killer intro music. You can listen to more of his stuff over at https://www.patreon.com/fearoftigers

In this episode, we speak to performance experts Human Powered Health, a US company that uses leading sport science tools and technology to provide actionable data and insights for athletes.

Tom talks to Head Performance Physiologist Alyssa Younker to learn about gait analysis and how it can improve running for anyone from beginners to elites.

To find out more about Human Powered Health and the work they do, click here: https://humanpoweredhealth.com/

Big thanks to Fear of Tigers for the killer intro music. You can listen to more of his stuff over at https://www.patreon.com/fearoftigers

The team answers your running shoe and tech questions in this series from The Run Testers.

This week Tom and Nick talk about running watch data, cross-training for runners and what running brand we'd go for if we could only pick one.

If you have a question about running shoes that you want us to answer on the pod, send us an email to team@theruntesters.com with "Points of Shoe" in the subject line.

Big thanks to Fear of Tigers for the killer intro music. You can listen to more of his stuff over at https://www.patreon.com/fearoftigers