elixir to go fast update
March 12, 2009
| Mar 17, '09 6:30 AM for everyone |
Mizuno Wave Elixir 4 (lightweight stability shoe)
Visually, this shoe emulates ‘fast’ and ‘elite’ – I am neither, but I do try (at least I don’t cross the finish line last). This shoe weighs only a mere 9.4 oz; now for a stability shoe, that is by all means light. Just so you can imagine how 9oz weigh, its lighter than your starbucks planner. There. Better?
Upper: made of mizuno’s ‘AIRmesh’ material, which clearly dictates also that this shoe is very breathable. Also, another thing to note is the colar of the shoe features the ‘dynamotion fit’ which means that it fits or snugs to your foot – it eliminates distortion of the colar. Like a perfect fit every time. There are details to note on the upper like the mock “reptile skin” on the heel and on the eyelets – makes it look sort of ‘dangerous’.
Midsole: features the mizuno wave plate and ‘AP midsole’ for both a responsive and lightweight cushioning.
Outsole: (my second favorite part of this shoe) the polka dot part is called G3 – this has an optimal grip on asphalt, cement, basically on almost everything the road can dish out for you; more superb grip than your usual rubber. The crash pad (on the heel) has mizuno’s X10, which is their version of hard and durable rubber for anti abrasion. ‘Smooth ride’ on the mid part of the outsole for a guided heel to toe transition for the mild flat runner.
Running with it (the exciting part): so I got the shoe around 3pm (2 weeks ago) and that same afternoon I road tested it in fort. since its break-in time, i wanted to do a easy 5k; thanks to my curiosity for the shoe i ended up doing 6k in 30mins. Your foot will readily feel that its really close to the ground. It has fast turns or cornering, and the toe-off is fantastic on account of the G3 outsole – the crash pad isn’t so bad either. Also, you can feel the effect of the ‘smooth ride’ as your foot goes into transition from heel to toe-off. This really is a fast shoe, as I noticed that my turn-over were faster, and it really makes you stay light on your feet. There really is a psychological effect that will make you go faster if you know you’re wearing something ‘elite’ like compression tights, high-end singlets, even a nice pair of specs; or in this case, the mizuno elixir 4.
Cant wait to run with this pair on the condura run.
test update 5:23pm
