Usain Bolt does it again in a very slightly different pair of spikes.

The Puma Complete Theseus - Usain Bolt's world record breaking spikes from the Beijing Olympics 100m final.

Designed to optimize world champion and Olympic hopeful Jeremy Wariner's strengths in the 400m race, adidas' revolutionary new Lone Star spike has hit the track at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. Wariner will compete in the new shoe, wearing different color styles throughout the competition and at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in August.

The Nike Zoom Aerofly - Asafa Powell's striking gold sprint spike made especially for the Beijing Olympics.

Guide to choosing the best running shoes and trainers for you

We visit adidas as they unveil their Olympic product including specialist track spikes for Tyson Gay, Allyson Felix, Haile Gebrselassie and Jeremy Wariner

Olympic year is always great. Not only do we get to sit in front of the TV watching performances we could only ever dream of achieving, the Games also triggers the major brands to make sure their products are the best possible for those taking part. That means new launches and new technologies.

We go behind the scenes at Nike's global HQ in Oregon to see the new technologies they are launching in Olympic year.

Could you be a tester for www.shoeguide.co.uk? We tell you how you can be.

Women's running shoes should be different to men's. We look at why and how brands are working to take important differences into account.

The www.shoeguide.co.uk guide to the best running shoes for training for a marathon and for wearing on marathon race day.

A guide to choosing the right shoes for running on a treadmill. How to take account of the differences between running on road and on a treadmill at the gym.

If you are going to be running why not run for charity?

All the latest running shoe technologies from adidas, ASICS, Brooks, Mizuno, New Balance, Nike, Saucony, Pearl izumi, Puma, Hi-Tec, Ecco, Helly Hansen, Inov-8, Keen, Merrell, Salomon, The North Face, Reebok, UK Gear and Berghaus

The best running shoes of 2007 are unveiled. Read on to find out which trainers are the winners in each category.

Using Shoeguide.co.uk to find the best running shoes for you