Mizuno Wave Ascend 5 Running Shoe Wins the "Best for Distance" Award

by Rod Foley on November 15, 2010

Shape magazine awards the Mizuno Wave Ascend 5 trail running shoe as the "Best for Distance" shoe within the Trail Running category. Shape challenged hundreds of their readers to "put these shoes through months of training" in order to select the award winners in each category. Only new running and trail shoes for this fall (no color updates) were eligible for an award.

Here is what Shape has to say about the Mizuno Wave Ascend 5 trail running shoe:

Who needs it: Women who cover 5 miles or more on a trek.

What it offers: This shoe's cushioning, provided by two layers of padding in the midsole, "feels pillowy soft." One trail trotter says, "Even after 90-minute sessions, my feet weren't sore." Mesh on the upper "prevents overheating," and the rubber outsole "has excellent grip, even on slick, muddy trails."

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Author Rod Foley

Rod Foley has been with Mizuno USA since 2000, having previously worked at Vertel's Chicago, one of the old school Running Specialty stores. Originally from Northern New Jersey, Rod graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelors in Accounting. With that accounting degree, Rod went to work as a bean counter at the prestigious Arthur Andersen & Co., before switching careers and chasing his true passion...running. He has an extensive knowledge of the athletic footwear industry, and is an avid runner himself, as well as a cyclist.