Feel lighter, run faster.

by Seth Hasty on February 27, 2013

Sounds sort of like an idealist runner’s dream… right?

Well, at Mizuno we never stop dreaming about how to make our stuff better.  It’s actually deeply embedded into our DNA while paying homage to our strong Japanese roots, with just one word: “Kaizen”, which basically translates to “continued improvement”. 

“Kaizen” isn’t just a word to us, those six letters perfectly embody what Mizuno Running is all about.  Follow me here…Think back to your last PR.  It was pretty awesome...

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No More Excuses

by Seth Hasty on December 20, 2012

It’s mid-December and the weather sucks.  You just ate a whole batch of holiday cookies.It’s too dark in the morning, oh... and also in the evening.  You had another cookie.You HAVE GOT to find that last minute perfect gift!Oh, did somebody make fudge?My wife is under the mistletoe...Two words: EGG NOG.Running will be your 2013 New Year’s resolution...

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What's the Wave Rider 16 all about?

by Seth Hasty on October 31, 2012

Mizuno Product Developers share what's behind the new Wave Rider 16 - in stores and online November 5th.

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Wave Musha 4

by Seth Hasty on February 22, 2012

 When the alarm went off at 5:30am this morning I groaned, not because it was still pitch black, cold, and I wanted more sleep... but because I knew I had a 5 mile time-trial workout that I had been dreading since I saw that my coach (Mizuno Race Team member; Tyler McCandless) put it on the schedule.  Went downstairs, brewed a pot of coffee, and then a smile cracked across my face... I GET TO RUN IN MY MUSHA’S!Shoe nerds like me (and probably you) tend to rotate o...

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Houston Day 1: Passion

by Seth Hasty on January 12, 2012

As I sit on the frozen tarmac here in Maine, my flight headed due south towards The Lone Star State for the Olympic Marathon Trials taking place this weekend, I can’t help but reflect on what got me here.  It sure as hell was not my 3:03 marathon PR (hey, if I can shave 43:00 off maybe they'll let me run!).  Perhaps if I knock 16 minutes from my half PR within the next 3 days I can race on Saturday (darn, I forgot to pack my Wave Mushas!).To be honest, how I got to the Olympic Trials in Houston is no different than how the near 400 qualified runn...

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