Mizuno has lot of stuff going on this upcoming summer! As mentioned before they are releasing the brand new Sayonara with the new light compound UI4C.
Mizuno also follow up their 0mm drop EVO line with a Trail version called Ferus. A really smart move from Mizuno. Lot of trail runners dig the features of a minimalistic drop shoe, and for those runners Ferus should be on the list. Earlier you have not seen Mizuno as much at the trail racers but I believe you will see the bright yellow one over the summer for sure!
Also to mention, if you are not into the lower drop shoe category......Mizuno is also releasing an update on the Ascend. Ascend is a light weight trail trainer, with some supportive features. Kind of close to the road version Elixir. On the 8 edition Mizuno has updated the traction and upper for better fit. Ascend 8 comes of course in nice colors (with some SWE colors)!
http://blog.runningwarehouse.com/rs/mizuno-wave-ascend-8-sneak-peek/
Mizuno is stepping it up when it comes to trail running shoes. With Ferus and Ascend 8 they will cover most of the Trail runners needs this Summer!
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
Monday, March 25, 2013
Mizuno Sayonara sneak peak
Runningwarehouse.com and Mizuno has posted this sneak peak. Mizuno Wave Sayonara
Sayonara looks really promising and fast. Should be a great replacement for Precision.
Release date July 2013!
Sayonara looks really promising and fast. Should be a great replacement for Precision.
Release date July 2013!
Friday, January 18, 2013
Shoe companies are killing their shoes?
A couple a months ago Brooks announced that they would discontinued their shoe "Launch" and "The Green Silence" (GS), to make more room for the some what new PURE PROJECT.....Brooks fans all over the world kind of went crazy. Brooks made sure that the new PURE shoes would fill the gap after the shoes but the fans was not happy and the protests continues. A few months later Brooks posted a blog announcing that they would keep "Launch"and made a 180 degree turn over, "Green Silence" are still to be discontinued.
Now it seems like Mizuno is going the same route. Mizuno has already announced that they will discontinue Nexus but the rumors says that one of the best looking shoes out there Elixir is meeting the same destiny. Mizuno has also announced the new Sayonara to replace Precision. Mizuno might reconsider this as Precision won some rewards and got a lot of publicity.
Over the years Adidas has also been know for killing lot of shoes according to some of my Adidas die hard fans over in Europe.
Is it right to discontinue shoes for what ever the reason it is? Will runners stay with the company and try the new model or move on to another brand. Lot of tricky question to be answered. Let say if you have been running in the Mizuno Precision for 13 years (Precision 13 is out now) Would you automatically move on to Sayonara? And is Elixir selling that bad, Elixir has a lot of hard core fans out there? By replacing these model, do they really think that the new shoe will sell so much better? I can see what Brooks did try to achieve. They wanted to give the new PURE line a booze and were hoping to get Launch and GS users over, but Mizuno is just replacing one shoe with another, no big changes. The Sayonara could have been a Precision 14. Hopefully Mizunos runners will stay with the replacements, but again wouldn't it have been better to just keep Elixir and Precision?
Brooks did the right thing by keeping the Launch for sure and perhaps the GS users will find a good replacement in the PURE PROJECT, like Flow or Cadence. Hopefully the Mizuno runner will do the same. But the shoe companies are really gambling with its customers and runners according to me. Some bad publicity at different forums changed Brooks mind, I wonder if Mizuno will do the same?
Now it seems like Mizuno is going the same route. Mizuno has already announced that they will discontinue Nexus but the rumors says that one of the best looking shoes out there Elixir is meeting the same destiny. Mizuno has also announced the new Sayonara to replace Precision. Mizuno might reconsider this as Precision won some rewards and got a lot of publicity.
Over the years Adidas has also been know for killing lot of shoes according to some of my Adidas die hard fans over in Europe.
Is it right to discontinue shoes for what ever the reason it is? Will runners stay with the company and try the new model or move on to another brand. Lot of tricky question to be answered. Let say if you have been running in the Mizuno Precision for 13 years (Precision 13 is out now) Would you automatically move on to Sayonara? And is Elixir selling that bad, Elixir has a lot of hard core fans out there? By replacing these model, do they really think that the new shoe will sell so much better? I can see what Brooks did try to achieve. They wanted to give the new PURE line a booze and were hoping to get Launch and GS users over, but Mizuno is just replacing one shoe with another, no big changes. The Sayonara could have been a Precision 14. Hopefully Mizunos runners will stay with the replacements, but again wouldn't it have been better to just keep Elixir and Precision?
Brooks did the right thing by keeping the Launch for sure and perhaps the GS users will find a good replacement in the PURE PROJECT, like Flow or Cadence. Hopefully the Mizuno runner will do the same. But the shoe companies are really gambling with its customers and runners according to me. Some bad publicity at different forums changed Brooks mind, I wonder if Mizuno will do the same?
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Winter Running
Boston Marathon training means that you have to log most of your miles during the cold winter months. The last couple of years the winter has been pretty kind to us here in NJ, USA. With only a few days were the temperature has been dropping really low and way below ZERO (thank God). Wind, snow, sun and rain are all big factors when you decide what to wear for the day. I have to admit that I have big issues finding the right clothes for my runs. I'm a big sweater so generally winter running fits me much better then the hot humid summer days, but if you get your clothes wrong during your winter running, even a easy run might feel hard as you will sweat a lot under your layers, this is my biggest issue. I like the cold weather for running but I'm also a big wimp and a "freezing onion" (Swedish saying fryslök), so I tend to over dress a lot. When you get to warm, in most of the cases its to late to get undressed as you have already started to sweat and therefor your clothes are wet. Many of the weather sites has the "true feeling temp" feature, a good tool to help you to adjust your clothing for the day. My problem might also be a northern USA east coast phenomena, I understand that other states like Minnesota and Maine (also Northern east coast but way up there...) are very cold and it might be easy to adjust clothing's before the run as it is very cold and stays that way. In NJ the temperatures varies a lot and it gets harder to adjust, just a thought.........
Last year I invested in wind protected under wear and damn what a difference it makes. The vital parts....well you don't wont to get them cold and this made the difference for me. One of the best investments I have ever done.....I have been having good luck with Asics Men's ASX Boxer.
When it comes to socks, I go with wool all the way. I hate to have cold toes and I freeze easily. Lot of runners talk about Gore Tex shoes or what ever the different shoe companies calls there material they use for weather protection. For me wool socks is the way to go. Smartwool and lately Darn Tough has been keeping my feet warm during extreme cold weather.
My hair and head gets really wet from sweat so a good wind protected that can breath hat is to recommend. All brands has them. Gore running has been working decent during the mild winter weather. For extreme cold weather I add a headband under or/and ear mufflers......Enjoy your winter running, stay warm and dry!
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Almost on the list......
Some shoes deserve to be mentioned on the list of 2013 running shoes! Going by brand.....
Mizuno: Mizuno has not been interested in the natural/minimal running scene until now. This year two bran new shoes are introduced: Mizuno Evo Cursoris and Mizuno Evo Levitas, both shoes with a ZERO drop. Levitas is the more race alike of the both, good review here: http://www.runblogger.com/2013/01/brooks-drift-mizuno-evo-levitas-mizuno.html
Mizuno had a big success 2012 with the Precision who won a few rewards. Mizuno was planning to discontinue the Precision to make room for the new Sayonara. Some Mizuno reps has indicated that Mizuno will continue with both shoes for this year..Sayonara has the new Mizuno U4IC midsole unti, U4IC is a new midsole Mizuno created in the labs in Japan, a lot lighter yet more resilient. No secret I was a big fan of the Mizuno AERO, so I'm kind of curious about the new Sayonara. Unfortunately the design does not catch my eye, Its kind of looks like a Saucony Kinvara on speed. Its funny with the Mizuno designers, most of the time they get it righ tand makes for sure the best looking shoes on the market. But they also get it totally wrong in sometimes, like the new Elixir 8, with 7th edition they had the best looking shoe on the market but the 8th looks like an ugly disco ball. It works for some but not for me. The same with Sayonara, it just dosent work for me.....No info yet about the drop ( I would love to see this shoe 4mm, but that will not happen)
Saucony: Kinvara 4 of course and the new Virratata. saucony does the changes I could see them doing. By adding a softer mesh and adding some cush to the heel by adding the new powerGrid. Some info here: http://blog.runningwarehouse.com/rs/saucony-kinvara-4-sneak-peek/. Not that Im interested really in ZERO drop shoes but the new Saucony Virrata looks really nice. A more faster and cushioning shoe with a ZERO drop. Could be something to try......
Mizuno: Mizuno has not been interested in the natural/minimal running scene until now. This year two bran new shoes are introduced: Mizuno Evo Cursoris and Mizuno Evo Levitas, both shoes with a ZERO drop. Levitas is the more race alike of the both, good review here: http://www.runblogger.com/2013/01/brooks-drift-mizuno-evo-levitas-mizuno.html
Mizuno had a big success 2012 with the Precision who won a few rewards. Mizuno was planning to discontinue the Precision to make room for the new Sayonara. Some Mizuno reps has indicated that Mizuno will continue with both shoes for this year..Sayonara has the new Mizuno U4IC midsole unti, U4IC is a new midsole Mizuno created in the labs in Japan, a lot lighter yet more resilient. No secret I was a big fan of the Mizuno AERO, so I'm kind of curious about the new Sayonara. Unfortunately the design does not catch my eye, Its kind of looks like a Saucony Kinvara on speed. Its funny with the Mizuno designers, most of the time they get it righ tand makes for sure the best looking shoes on the market. But they also get it totally wrong in sometimes, like the new Elixir 8, with 7th edition they had the best looking shoe on the market but the 8th looks like an ugly disco ball. It works for some but not for me. The same with Sayonara, it just dosent work for me.....No info yet about the drop ( I would love to see this shoe 4mm, but that will not happen)
Saucony: Kinvara 4 of course and the new Virratata. saucony does the changes I could see them doing. By adding a softer mesh and adding some cush to the heel by adding the new powerGrid. Some info here: http://blog.runningwarehouse.com/rs/saucony-kinvara-4-sneak-peek/. Not that Im interested really in ZERO drop shoes but the new Saucony Virrata looks really nice. A more faster and cushioning shoe with a ZERO drop. Could be something to try......
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