Mizuno Shoe Guy Answers Your Footwear Questions—January, 2013

by Bob "Wish" Wischnia on January 7, 2013

Do you have a shoe-related question? Or a running shoe question, specific to Mizuno for the Mizuno Shoe Guy? If you have a question you’d like him to answer, send it to Shoeguy@Mizunousa.com. He'll pick five questions a month to answer and if he picks your question, we'll send you a beautiful Mizuno tech T-shirt.Elixir 8 DifferencesQ: I found your address on the R...

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First Look At Mizuno Winter-Spring 2013 Shoes

by Bob "Wish" Wischnia on December 19, 2012

Led by the resurgence of the Wave Rider and Wave Inspire franchises, we had a record-breaking 2012. But 2013 promises to be an even better year with several new, exciting introductions as well as significant improvements in existing models.The big news for winter-spring 2013 is lighter, better fitting uppers, resulting in overall weight savings and improved ride. In addition, Mizuno breaks new ground with the debut of its Wave Evo collection of zero drop shoes, designed primarily for midfoot strikers as well as the introduction of the Wave Ekiden racing flat.Neutral, ...

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The Planet Wave: Whatever Happened to Great Race Shirts?

by Bob "Wish" Wischnia on December 18, 2012

I’m not exactly sure exactly when or why the tradition of race T-shirts began, but my guess it was probably in the mid-70s when a handful of skinny guys (back then, it was always guys) would be standing around after finishing a road race, shivering uncontrollably in their wet stuff. That skinny, shivering guy would have been me.Eventually, someone came up with the bright idea to pass out a few dry shirts so the bedraggled finishers wouldn't look quite so pitiful as we waited around for a free beer, bagel and maybe even the award ceremony.Over the years, as road races...

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Mizuno Shoe Guy Answers Your Footwear Questions—November, 2012

by Bob "Wish" Wischnia on November 13, 2012

Do you have a shoe-related question? Or a running shoe question, specific to Mizuno for the Mizuno Shoe Guy? If you have a question you’d like him to answer, send it to Shoeguy@Mizunousa.com. If we pick your question for the Mizuno Shoe Guy to answer, we’ll send you a beautiful Mizuno DryScience T-shirt.Q: I've worn Mizuno shoes for several years, but often change from model to model. I am currently enjoying the Wave Elixir, but I'm worried it might not ...

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Team Mizuno Texas' Jose Munoz Wins 5th Annual San Antonio Rock 'n' Roll Marathon

by Bob "Wish" Wischnia on November 12, 2012

Team Mizuno Texas' Jose Munoz--Central Texas won the fifth annual San Antonio Rock 'n' Roll Marathon on Sunday in a time of 2:27:53. Munoz, a 27-year-old resident of San Antonio, was using the marathon as a training experiment. After setting a PR of 2:23 at the Chicago Marathon four weeks ago, Munoz and his coach decided on a different tactic for San Antonio.

A notorious front runner, Munoz's coach wanted to see if he could run a negative split in San Antonio by going out much slower than he normally would. With Houston as his target marathon, Munoz was instructed to ...

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