I need my feet to be ok and looked after, what with bunions, my age and my love of walking long distances. So I decided to get some proper running shoes rather than carrying on using my North Face trainers, even though they're comfy and haven't yet caused any problems.

I went to The Derby Runner and had my gait analysed on the treadmill - nothing much wrong with it thank goodness - and then tried on some shoes. These were the best and they've got Vibram soles, which is never a bad thing.