New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- Buoyed by the podium finishes for India's long and middle distance runners-including three medals for Gulveer Singh and a silver medal for marathoner Sawan Barwal, at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya in Japan this year-recreational runners are enthusiastically welcoming the running season in India.

How to hit a new personal best is on the minds of tens of thousands as races start coming thick and fast, including World Majors such as Chicago Marathon and New York City Marathon and the homegrown Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon on October 18. Beyond proper training, the answer lies in choosing shoes that can help you reach your goals, believes Romain Girard, Global Head of Innovation for footwear at PUMA Group, as he looks a...