Well said Twister.

Runners world = superfluous froth with the smiley airbrushed front cover and 'subscriber only content' on the website its sterile.
(although the runnersworld.com site isn't bad).
Last time I flicked through it in tescos they were reviewing some sort of shoe with metal springs in the heels, and no, it wasn't the april issue. Its quite sad because people use this publication as gospel.

Regarding shoes. racing flats are all you need for the road if you really must run on tarmac, something like saucony fastwitch or similar.
I think I'll be trying the INOV8 230s for all rounders until the xtalon 190s come out in july.

The Less cushioning and support the better