Ready, Set, Goals: The #Mizuno20Day Challenge

Published: December 29, 2016   The new year is upon us, and, with a flip of the calendar, your personal goals just got a brand new start. We know what it takes to reach your maximum potential, and our most important goal is helping you achieve yours.  With the brand new Wave Rider 20, we took our cornerstone running shoe

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How to Run a Fast Mile

By: Jason R. Karp, PhD, FitFluential Published: December 23, 2016 The mile is my favorite race. There’s nothing quite like racing on the track in a pair of spikes, gripping the track with each aggressive step. The mile may be the most complex distance to train for, because it requires a precise combination of endurance and speed. Here’s your CliffsNotes

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What the Heck Do you Think About When You Run?

By: The Mizuno Shoe Guy Published: December 17, 2016 One of the questions non-runners invariably ask runners is: “What in the heck do you think about while you’re running? What do you do when you’re out there all that time by yourself?” Good questions. Depending how long you are running, you simply can’t spend all your time thinking about your

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How To Recover Quickly From Long Runs

By: The Mizuno Shoe Guy Published: December 16, 2016   If you’re training for one of the major winter marathons or half marathons, you should already have several long runs under your legs. Regardless of how many long runs you have completed so far, there’s absolutely no question that long runs are the key to your marathon (or half marathon)

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