Athletics

The website leaves a bit to be desired but the shop service is second to none. Managed by the great Toby Lambert, you'll struggle to find a nicer and more informed way to buy your next pair of running shoes. In-store treadmill for gait analysis and try-outs and a huge range of the best from ASICS, Nike, Adidas, NB, Saucony, Mizuno etc. Plus they do a reasonable range of clothing too. But it is the helpful, "couldn't do enough for you" attitude of the staff I like and great prices too.

What a great domain sportshoes.com! They must have got into the web world very early and they certainly know how to deliver what they promise. A fantastic range of sports shoes for all disciplines but I like the running shoes range best. Great prices and fast delivery service too.

The UK equivalent of the nig US site - also nice to use - get membership for full access but you need to subscribe to their magazine for some of the good stuff - enter events online - read event reviews, product reviews, find a race, training schedules - loads of stuff - it's great!

Another big US running site - concentrates on race reviews, news and results - some articles and training guides - interesting read

A leading US running magazine that does a good job on the net - interesting site - info available for everyone not just for magazine subscribers, good articles, loads of workouts and training plans, product reviews - pretty good all round

This is more like it - a nice, easy to use site packed full of information.

Poorly built site which is a shame because it contains and links to lots of useful and interesting stuff - the company behind the build should be ashamed enough to take their name off! - even their own site is unavailable when checked

A surprisingly nice site considering athletics doesn't have the big bucks that other sports do - clean design, subtle and selective advertising that doesn't spoil the experience and lots of news, statistics - online shop is disappointing though!