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
Mizuno Shoe Guy Answers Your Footwear Questions - June 2012
by Bob "Wish" Wischnia on June 12, 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.Good long run shoeQ: I like the Wave Precisions very much and use it as my daily training shoe. But I would like a shoe with a...
The Planet Wave—I Find The Marathon’s True Meaning
by Bob "Wish" Wischnia on May 30, 2012
You might find this hard to believe, but I actually have a friend who doesn’t run. Whenever I see him after finishing yet another marathon, invariably the first thing he asks is: “Why do you do those stupid things? Aren’t they hard?”Well, of course, running a marathon is hard. I’ve run plenty and I’ve never run one that wasn’t hard. I think that’s the point.But what’s even harder than running a marathon, is not running one. If you don’t believe me, try standing on the sidelines of a marathon that you have poi...
Mizuno Shoe Guy Answers Your Footwear Questions--May
by Bob "Wish" Wischnia on May 9, 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.Elixir LoveQ: Hi MSG. My name is Isabelle and I live in beautiful Quebec. When I started running a few years ago, I ran in the Elixir 3 and I loved it. It carried ...
The Planet Wave: It’s Time For Change At The Boston Marathon
by Bob "Wish" Wischnia on April 27, 2012
For an American runner, the Boston Marathon is the Holy Grail of our sport. It’s our Masters, World Series and Super Bowl all rolled into a once-a-year extravaganza and, unlike the other major sports, we can actually compete in it. Boston is the one marathon nearly every runner dreams of running in someday.It’s inarguable that Boston is the greatest road race in the world. It’s the oldest marathon in the U.S. and the one with the most traditional, history-laden course and has the most rabid, wildly enthusiastic crowds who treat the race with the reverence it so rich...
Mizuno Shoe Guys Answers Your Footwear Questions—April
by Bob "Wish" Wischnia on April 5, 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.Beasty BoysQ: I have worn the Brooks Beast for several years, but like the fit and feel of Mizunos that I have tried on much better. I need a lot of support and cu...
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