MULTISPORT
WATCH
The Garmin Forerunner
945 has all the training
tools a runner or tri-
athlete could want. It
tracks your every step
on the run and your
heartbeat as you sleep
to give you a complete
profile of your life as an
athlete. And the newest
model supports music
playback—it stores up
to 1,000 songs, whether
they’re your own MP3s
or synced from a music
service like Spotify. The
color maps are a handy
feature, too. Displayed
on the watch, they
allow you to find your
way around new cities
without getting lost,
and generate round-trip
courses on the fly. $600SPEEDWORK SHOE
To create a shoe that’s lighter than the competition without sacrificing cush-
ioning, Skechers developed a new midsole that’s manufactured using plasma.
The Skechers GOrun Razor 3 Hyper uses this new foam, which is made when
a solid block of plastic is exposed to a supercritical fluid. Basically, Skechers
heats CO 2 gas under pressure until it returns to a liquid state and penetrates
the plastic mold, turning the solid block into a compressible midsole. There’s
a lot of science to it, but the result is a midsole foam that’s lighter than typical
EVA, yet surprisingly well-cushioned. $135
DRIEST RAIN
JACKET
Waterproof or breath-
able, pick one. That was
typically the choice you
were forced to make
with foul-weather run-
ning jackets—you were
going to get soaked
either from rain or from
your own sweat trapped
inside a waterproof shell
that wouldn’t let enough
hot air escape. But new
jackets like The North
Face Futurelight Flight
Jacket change that. It’s
a stretchy, lightweight
shell with a waterproof
membrane laminated
inside. The fibers allow
heat to escape through
the tiny gaps in the
weave, but water mole-
cules won’t fit. Even on
warm days, it keeps you
more comfortably dry
than old seam-sealed
shells. $280RUNNERSWORLD.COM 71