so, what is the most flexible flat to buy...cuz im tired of stiff shoes.
so, what is the most flexible flat to buy...cuz im tired of stiff shoes.
then don't buy mizunos.
wait a minute...Mizuno's Spacer is flexible. I'm a high arched forefoot striker and i fing them to be very flexible and go with my foot as oppose to my foot fighting the shoe.
can you bend it in half pretty easily? if not, its not flexible. ive tried the spacers, way too stiff to be anything near minimal.
The Flash is the bomb diggity. I love them. Light enough for tempos or even some slow pace like track workouts if you want, but enough structure to them for daily training. A multifaceted shoe
The flash is too stiff in the plantar area and when you can't flex the shoe when you run, your tendons and muscles in your feet become weak. Not to mention your achilles tendon does cannot fully lengthen so when you actually get a chance to run in your spikes on the track, your tendon is tight from the Flash's and when it's forced to lengthen in the spikes, bam, you have achilles problems. When will people stop treating the symptoms and start looking to treat the underlying problem? Shoes are made for the MASSES not small framed, high mileag college runners. It seems like no one understands that these days.
No, I didn't try to bend them when I got them, I wore them to find out if they would work for me, my third Mizuno try, the first being the Revolver, then Aero and finally the Spacer.
I'm glad there are so many different shoes to choose from, because each of us are so different and so are our foot strikes. Thank you MIZUNO, NIKE, adiddas, Asic, Saucony, New Balance, Spira, Diadora, Reebok,Avia, Brooks, PUMA. etc.
I remember a time at the beginning of the running boom that at times when you opened the box of shoes you didin't know exactly what you were going to get. ie, the sizing would be off, I know that hasn't changed, the quality control was almost non existent and you didn't know exactly what you were going to get. And NIKE or addidas, maybe a puma running shoe could be found at the local sporting goods store, especially if the manager was a runner. Forget about having a women's shoe.
I once had the privilege of having my shoes made for me and of course, that is not available for me right now. I have tried many shoes over the years and I've always been a tough fit. If you call BR's store and ask Charlie who is the hardest one to find shoes for it would be me.
I can wear the Spacer, right, off the shelf and I'm training with high intensity right now and the shoe is working for me, not a blister, not an ache or a pain in my feet. I've ruptured my planta a long time ago, with specially made shoes. Yes, it could have been a combination of things.
All I know is the shoes many of us keep getting is because they work for us at the time. I know it can be expensive to keep trying to get THE shoe for our feet. My guess right now, is this is one step. The second, would be if it feels good in the store, chances are a little better. Of course running in the shoe for a week or so really lets you know, I don't know of a shoe company that will let you do that, try it for a week.
At one time I thought the ASIC Gels were fabulous, of course my needs changed and one time Nike Air was the greatest.
I love the Spacer.
most mizuno shoes only have the rear foot wave, so how does that effect flexibility of a shoe? i dont know about you but my foot only flexes in the forefoot, of course a pair of tiger paws are going to be more flexible than a pair of creations there is nothing to them. my wave riders are more flexible than most of the shoes from other companies in that catagory shoe
I like Mizuno's a lot. I've run in everything from the Spacer to the Wave Creation. I generally rotate between the Wave Rider, Revolver, and Spacer. I didn't care for the Precision because of it's odd toe box. I think there's a new Precision coming out in August, with a remodeled forefoot.
I also do some speed work in the PUMA Irie and H-Street. I'll sometimes pull out a pair of NB900's if my shins flare up.
I generally do no more than 6 or 7 consecutive runs in any type shoe, meaning I'll run 3 days in the Revolvers and three in the Spacers and so on. I've avoided the chronic overuse injuries that plagued me when I stuck to the same type shoe for extended periods of time.