boycott mizuno

After a decade of trying different running shoes with little success, I found the Mizuno Wave Rider and have not used anything else in the last 5 years. They are by far my favorite running shoes ever, and thus Mizuno is one of the few brands that I'm happy to promote to other runners.

But of course I'll boycott them because some message board stranger who's never run a marathon got dissed by Mizuno's marathon team.

you dont even need to promote a public boycott. im pretty sure that the products they put out take care of that.

you wouldnt of qualifed for Ncaa's.

Again, companies make very little off athletes. having you wear their gear isnt going to sell more Riders or alchemys.

Your best bet is to go through a running store right now. If you by chance qualify for usatf/olympic trials then you may get a gear deal just so shoe companies have somone on the line come the champs races.

Good luck though.

He's not being a dick. You're what, only a few seconds faster than the women's 5000m WR?.. please ;) and while the time may be equivalent, you certainly haven't run the longer races.

I read here, somewhere, that you should be able to get gear from Nike or Brooks, no problem.

Good luck, you have some talent, keep at it.

Um, well Mizuno is very very good to me, and let's just say that I'm slower than you.

Mizuno is very helpful in my city/region. I used to be mid 14's and was not sponsored. I have slowed to 14:46 as my recent PR, but Mizuno picked me up with equipment at least - 6 shoes, breath thermo stuff for winter plus a great winter waterproof jacket, a computer bag, a duffle. I have been out of the country for the past two months so I have not been home to get my summer stuff. My only complaint is they do have a tendency to send me the gear a bit late.

I was persistent and it took at least 6 calls/emails to the local rep to get it done - keep working the rep. The sqeaky wheel gets greased - sorry about the cliche.

Good luck

You sure sound like a whiny, pathetic loser. Calling for a national boycott of Mizuno products because you didn't get what you wanted from them only proves how clueless and classless you are.

A boycott of Mizuno because they didn't bow to your request? I think you'll have better luck standing in the middle of the street, stomping your feet and crying "mommy I didn't get what I waaaaaanted"!

What a loser. The guy probably saw right through you and your insecurities.

Hey, I work for a footwear company. We would be glad to give you some help. Please post your name and contact info.

That's weird, because I got a deal and I've only run 15:47. Maybe you're just ugly?

Shoe Guy wrote:

Hey, I work for a footwear company. We would be glad to give you some help. Please post your name and contact info.

Decent attempt.

What you said. I love the Wave Rider 10's.

Mizuno makes great shoes. The Wave Rider is the perfect training shoe for me. This is why I buy shoes, not because a particular "elite" wears them. No boycott from me but good luck with your training - sounds like you've got some talent.

I too have been running in the Wave Riders for 7 years with no problems. If you are so sure that your times are equivalent and that you're better at the longer distances, why not just run the 2:15 marathon?

Look at me. Ain't I beautiful?

http://cvrr.ca/cvrr-tuesday-track-workouts.php

I will not boycott Mizuno because of you, however I have been boycotting them ever since Regina Jacobs first appeared as one of their athletes (and Nikes have never really fit right so when they took over her sponsorship I continued to not buy anyway). I'm an adidas man personally.

If you ran seriously at all, you'd know that mizuno doesn't corporately sponsor anyone in the US. The best way to get gear is to work in a specialty store and hit the local rep up, but other than that you can keep praying.

You're like every other tier C runner with his hand out expecting free gear and comp'd entries. I bet you didn't even show proof of your PR (probably three years old anyway). Use your head.

I routinely shoot between 70-74 from the tips (6,800 yards) at my country club. I asked Mizuno to sponsor me because I'm a really good golfer, and some guy there told me that "they only want PGA tour caliber players".

Well, if I had shot 71 every round of the last two US Opens, I'd have won both! What an outrage!

Boycott Mizuno!

wow..you have no idea how to put together a sponsorship packet and less how the industry works