Mizuno used to be good circa 2005.
Most shoes now have gone the Nike lunarlon direction, such as New Balance and their fresh foam. As a result, running shoes have shed a LOT of weight over the past 3 or 4 years! Except for Mizuno.
Why are they stubbornly sticking to having a slab of plastic in the sole? It seems like their designs are outdated as well.
Your mom is heavy
Just like every other company they have a bunch of models. Ekiden is only 5.1oz.
Mizuno actually makes the lightest shoe on the market. 2.8 ounces.
Go cry to your mommy and run in bare feet like our ancestors did. Why do you even wear shoes?
MOAT wrote:
Mizuno actually makes the lightest shoe on the market. 2.8 ounces.
This is true the mizuno wave universe 6, so thin perhaps too thin. Their main trainers are too heavy though. I think it was Arthur Lydiard who told me to stay away from trainers with too much plastic in them.
From the top rope wrote:
Your mom is heavy
Well, she is 83 years old, so I don´t think she gives a damn about her weight.
Just ride the Wave bro.
Caster Semen.....ya wrote:
MOAT wrote:Mizuno actually makes the lightest shoe on the market. 2.8 ounces.
This is true the mizuno wave universe 6, so thin perhaps too thin. Their main trainers are too heavy though. I think it was Arthur Lydiard who told me to stay away from trainers with too much plastic in them.
Mizuno's trainers tend toward the cushioned side of things. I think the plate is actually not that heavy but it provides the company's "house feel" of some stiffness. Personally I like the plate feel and some cushion for long runs, although these days I'm becoming more partial to Brooks for that purpose -- its trainers have much better overall fit and feel than recent offerings from Mizuno. However, they're even heavier. I switched from Wave Rider 19 to Ghost 9 and it's an extra ounce per shoe.
Aside from Hoka, does any company make cushioned trainers that aren't super heavy as compared with flats? I tried a couple of Hokas at the running store and thought they were extremely clunky.
Been running in Mizuno for years. The Wave Precision was my fav shoe.
All Mizunos have that great heel support bc of the wave plate. They are the only shoes I have ever worn that still has great heel support when the uppers and forefoot are trashed from mileage.
mizuno is actually known for very light shoes. The cruise which weighs 5.6 oz is considered a marathon flat in Japan. The wave universe is 2.8 oz and a 5k/10k racer. They have the ekiden for in between distances.
Oh Elixir 4, how I miss your open-meshed glory.
If I'm not mistaken, I think that Mizuno's are light relative to the stack height. Certainly was compared to regular EVA, maybe not boost, everun or freshfoam.
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