By Paul Freary Having my own running store for over 20 years, spent the 10 years before that working for major shoe brands and spent several years as a sponsored athlete, I’ve never been short of a vast selection of running shoes.Throughout most of these years, I’d use a specific shoe for easy runs, a […]
Paul Freary
Paul has a lifetime of running experience. As an athlete, he competed at the international level and has some pretty impressive PR’s including; Mile 3:56, 5000m - 13min55sec, Half Marathon - 64min 55sec and, although he says ‘It’s not that good’ a pretty impressive Marathon best of 2hr 35min from Chicago in 2002.
Paul was the British Half Marathon Champion as we as World Masters Champion at the same distance.
He says one of his best runs was at the Berlin Marathon last year, where he finished in 2hr 39min at the age of 54 and hopes to go a little quicker this year.
Paul has worked in the running industry for over 30 years, both with brands including Puma, Fila, Adidas and Nike as well as owning his own running specialty store.
He lives in Lancashire in the UK and writes for several leading publications including Athletics Weekly.
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How I Ran a 2:40 Marathon at Age 55 – Running Tips for the ‘Older’ Runner
By Paul Freary As a long-time runner and one who hopes to continue running for the foreseeable future, I’ve learned many things that have helped me maintain a reasonable standard and that I hope others will find useful in both starting and continuing to run into their 50s.So before I get into running a 2:40 […]
Nike ZoomX Streakfly Review – The Road Racing Shoe
By Paul Freary The Nike ZoomX Streakfly might be the road racing shoe from Nike that you’ve never heard of! With the success of the Alphafly and Vaporfly the clamour for carbon-plated super shoes has drowned out most other competition models. That said, a few brands still make road racing models worthy of consideration, especially […]
Nike Alphafly 3 Tested and Reviewed – The Popular Race Day Shoe
By Paul Freary The Nike Alphalfy never fails to disappoint, with a long list of major marathon victories under its belt as well as world records.The latest version, the Alphafly 3 is no different, having claimed a new world record on the feet of the late Kevin Kiptum in the Chicago marathon. Kiptums record-breaking run […]
ASICS – MetaSpeed Sky Paris Review – The Lightweight Race Shoe
By Paul Freary Initially launched in 2021, the ASICS Metaspeed concept was one which saw the brand launch two carbon-plated race-specific shoes simultaneously. The Metaspeed Sky and Metaspeed Edge shared components but aimed to cater for two specific runners; those that increased their stride length to increase speed and those that increased their cadence to increase […]
New Balance Fresh Foam X 880v14 Review – Neutral Everyday Training Shoe
By Paul Freary Another very popular model from New Balance, the 880 series shoe has become their best value, mid-level, neutral everyday running shoe. This 14th-generation model of the 880 sees improvements to the cushioning and a refreshed upper.Sitting at a very competitive price point in the market, the 880 has become well-established among the […]
Cushioning – How Does it Stack Up?
By Paul Freary In recent years we’ve seen the amount of cushioning or stack height of running shoes increase more and more. It began increasing at such a rate that World Athletics, the sport’s global governing body introduced a limit on the amount of cushioning in a shoe, or at least in competition shoes for elites.HOKA […]
What are Support Shoes? Do I Need them and Do they Work?
By Paul Freary The running shoe market is growing constantly with both new and established brands introducing new models on what seems like a weekly basis. The choice and variety of shoes on offer are enormous and can be confusing, even bewildering at times.Reading descriptions of new models from brands themselves can often add to […]
Altra VIA Olympus 2 Review – More than Just Another Zero Drop Shoe
By Paul Freary The second version of the VIA Olympus from Altra takes the cushioning to a new level while retaining the familiar foot shape last and zero-drop, balanced ride for a classic Altra fit and feel. But what makes this zero drop shoe special? Find out in my Altra VIA Olympus 2 review.If you […]
New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Elite V4 Review – Cushioned Road Racing Shoe
By Paul Freary The fourth generation of the brand’s carbon-plated road racing shoe, the FuelCell SuperComp Elite V4 aims to be the most advanced and fastest yet.Like with any new release from any brand, New Balance tells us this is the culmination of many years of development and while that sounds a little like some […]
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