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Folkestone Running Club - Reviews of Sportsshoes.com running kit

Catherine in her Nike Top

Faye in her Nike Top

Folkestone Running Club is a small friendly club for runners aged from 16 years upwards and ability ranging from elite to beginners in Folkestone and surrounding areas in Kent. They have been in existence for over 40 years.

They exist primarily to encourage running at any standard, either with a view to competing in races from 5k to marathon, or simply for exercise and fun. Folkstone regularly compete in local races and team based events and also take part in competitions on road, cross country and track at County, Area and National level.

They have over 80 members of whom nearly half are women. Read more about  them here: www.folkestonerunningclub.co.uk

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See below for reviews:

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Item Tested and reviewed:

Adidas Response DS Short Sleeve T-Shirt

Adidas Response T-Shirt

Reviewed by Dave

Star Rating (Out of 5): 5

Best Points:

Good comfortable t-shirt with lightweight feel, breathable fabric wicked away moisture very well, so still feeling good at end of run

Worst Points:

None.

Other Comments:

Overall good quality top that I would recommend.

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Item Tested and reviewed:

Nike lady Miler Short Sleeve t-shirt

Nike Lady Miler T-Shirt

Reviewed by Faye

Star Rating (Out of 5): 4

Best Points:

The colour & fit.

Worst Points:

Slightly higher neck than I normally wear but nice long length in the body. I didn’t think the material was the most breathable in very hot weather.

Other Comments:

Loved the colour!

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Reviewed by Catherine

Star Rating (Out of 5): 5

Best Points:

The material and style and comfort whilst running.

Worst Points:

For a small shirt it is on the baggy side would prefer it more fitted

Other Comments:

Kept me nice and cool whilst running

Well we all know that every year Nike likes to come up with something fresh and new and, unsurprisingly, this year it’s all centered around the Olympics. Their latest grand design is the Lunar shoes. With their distictive designs this is a shoe you will be seeing a lot of on the TV during the olympics - especially when it comes to the athletics.

Nike lunar trainer

• Introduces the Lunar lite foam - mega springy and lightweight
• Has an anatomical last - based on nike free technology
• Has pillow waffle outsole - lighweight with cushioning value

WHAT WE THINK…

The hype is good - it always is with Nike. This shoe is ‘out there’ - the colours are bold and the outsole has a futuristic shape - but it works. The fit is fantastic, the feel plush and it is very light. Time will tell if stands up to serious road training but so far it feels fantastic.

Watch the lunar trainer designer video

Nike lunaracer

• Nikes lightest shoe other than the Mayfly (which is limited to 100K)
• Flywire upper adds structure without weight
• Pillow waffles - add cushioning without weight

WHAT WE THINK…

Nike promise ‘a super lightweight experience that makes me wanna run’ - well that is a little over the top from our amigos in the US of A - but the truth is that there’s some excellent technological thought gone into this shoe… and ultimately the scales don’t lie - it’s progressive and incredibly light (oh and it looks the business too doesn’t it?!)

Watch the lunar race designer video

Wow - I’ve spotted these little corkers on the website and they look great - can’t wait to see them in the flesh and maybe give them a try.

Only reason I’m excited by them is that I used to use Nike’s Tupu trail shoes which I thought were brilliant and could never understand why they dropped them. These look like a new version of the Tupu but even lower and leaner.

If they work like they look I reckon they’ll sell very well…..