The Planet Wave: Do You Collect Race Shirts and Finishers’ Medals?

By the Mizuno Shoe Guy A few weeks ago, my mother called and asked whether I wanted my grandfather’s extensive stamp and coin collection. She was cleaning out all the useless stuff in their house and his collection was just collecting dust mites, but it was mine if I wanted it. My grandfather was a gruff, stern German who had…

Now that your race season is done or almost done (best of luck if you are still racing a late fall/early winter goal race), it’s time to turn your thoughts to the off -season. If you live in a climate like I do in the Northern Hemisphere, our race season is just that….seasonal. Fall and early winter are generally the…

Mizuno Shoe Guy Answers Your Footwear Questions–October

by the Mizuno Shoe Guy 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. (Include your address.) If we pick your question for the Mizuno Shoe Guy to answer, we’ll send you a beautiful Mizuno…

The Replacements: Update and Upgrade

by The Mizuno Shoe Guy The mantra of Mizuno Running is a simple one: Never Settle. And we don’t. Status quo is never good enough at Mizuno. What might have been good enough last year isn’t an option as our team of footwear designers and developers—both in the United States and Japan—is charged with constantly pushing the envelope. This is…