About the Author
Bob "Wish" Wischnia
Mizuno Shoe Guy
Residence | Austin, TX
Bob “Wish” Wischnia has more than 30 years of running industry experience across publishing, retail, web, and race organization. An Arizona State University alum, Wischnia has been a runner virtually his entire life, still competing in track and road race competitions. And in the free time he’s not pounding the pavement? He’s swimming, cycling, and catching days on the green.
Recent articles
The Planet Wave: Sitting Can Put a Big Hurt on Your Running
by Bob "Wish" Wischnia on November 7, 2012
I certainly don't make any claims about being one of the greatest runner on the planet, but there is one area I have always excelled: I get injured in the craziest ways. Sure, I have made all the typical mistakes—overtraining, too many races, too much speed--and suffered the logical consequences, but I have also found all sorts of unique ways to get hurt.Just in the past couple of years, I have hurt my back by sneezing too hard, tweaked a hamstring by doing a flip turn in the pool and inexplicably, strained a calf muscle by drinking warm Gatorade on a long run. Then, there ...
Renee Metivier Baillie Shocks The World (But Not Herself) at Chicago Marathon
by Bob "Wish" Wischnia on October 15, 2012
Two nights before the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Renee Metivier Baillie and Austin Baillie, met some friends for dinner. The couple had just flown into Chicago that evening from their home in Bend, Oregon and Renee was absolutely bubbling with excitement that she was ready to nail what would be her first marathon.Over a huge slab of beef, Metivier Baillie spoke openly of her goal on Sunday: She wanted to break Kara Goucher's American record of 2...
The Planet Wave: When Do You Run?
by Bob "Wish" Wischnia on September 30, 2012
I tend to have a very myopic view of the world. At least my little corner of it. And in my world, I divide people up into two categories: Morning and evening runners. You’re either one or the other.One isn’t necessarily better than the other; we’re just different species of the same running animal. But when we run, tends to shape our running persona. It doesn’t change how we run or what we can accomplish, but there are subtle distinctions between the two subspecies.Me? I’m a morning runner. Always have been, always will be. I grew up as a...
Mizuno Shoe Guy Answers Your Footwear Questions — September, 2012
by Bob "Wish" Wischnia on September 24, 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. 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.Inspire FanQ: Hi Shoe Guy.I absolutely love my Wave Inspire 5. I will never run in any other shoe, but they are worn out and I need a new pair. Unfortunately, I can’t find them anywhere. What is the...
The Myths about Running Shoes: Separating Fact from Fiction
by Bob "Wish" Wischnia on September 17, 2012
Buying a new pair of running shoes should be the simplest task in running. But it isn’t. There are so many options and with so much talk these days about gait analysis, minimalism, support and reduced weight, finding the perfect pair of shoes for you can be a bit dicey.Also getting in the way of finding the best shoe for you are the inordinate number of myths about running shoes. Some of these had basis in fact 20-30 years ago, but today they are just that—myths—that somehow endure.Separating shoe fact from fiction is always a challenge because there is so mu...
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