Most of us can only dream of running a 1hr 17min half-marathon – Juris Silenieks did one at the weekend wearing dress shoes. Yes, leather dress shoes. Are your toes curling up in sympathy yet? The runner set a world record at the Hotlanta Half wearing a pair of Wolf & Shepherd lace-ups. Then again, the company was set up by a former decathlete, so if any pair of smart shoes were going to be comfy enough to run in, you’d think it would be these ...

