Do all shoes of the same model, but not necessarily the same number, have a similar build?
I've been running with Mizuno Waveriders, but am unsure of what number. Will Mizuno Waverider 15's have support in the same places as a Mizno Waverider 16 or a Mizuno Waverider 14?
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I don't know about the Mizuno Waverider, but it is not safe to assume that different versions of the same shoe have a similar build. Usually that's the case, but there are plenty of times when the shoe companies make "improvements" that will make a shoe unsuitable for people who liked an earlier version.
Read reviews and try on the new version before you buy.
+1 on this. Every shoe will be changed periodically from one version to another. Sometimes a company might not change the shoe for 10 years, other times they may change the shoe multiple years in a row. Usually changes are small, sometimes changes are quite noticeable.Personally, I am very much not "shoe-sensitive," so I have yet to have any of the 3 or 4 models I wear change enough to bother me, over 14 years of running.
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I don't know about the Mizuno Waverider, but it is not safe to assume that different versions of the same shoe have a similar build. Usually that's the case, but there are plenty of times when the shoe companies make "improvements" that will make a shoe unsuitable for people who liked an earlier version.
Read reviews and try on the new version before you buy.
All modern running shoes are built the same way. A stiff sole to keep your foot from flexing freely, a lift off the ground which causes ankle instability, and usually some measures to correct that instability, which don't work. Which is why people in high running shoes don't like TURNING!
Also a blocking of sensory feedback that might help you learn to run better, rubber to wear down because of your sloppy abrasive technique, laces & uppers to compress your metatarsals, a toe box that pushes your big toe outward causing the foot deformity endemic to shod societies. They render your toes basically useless. "What are toes for anyway?" Ah who needs em. Who here has ANY foot coordination? We never learned how to use them. Why? SHOES!
Cool story Bro! Now go run 100mpw on pavement or on a technical trail in your bare feet. LOL.
barefoot runner wrote:
All modern running shoes are built the same way. A stiff sole to keep your foot from flexing freely, a lift off the ground which causes ankle instability, and usually some measures to correct that instability, which don't work. Which is why people in high running shoes don't like TURNING!
Also a blocking of sensory feedback that might help you learn to run better, rubber to wear down because of your sloppy abrasive technique, laces & uppers to compress your metatarsals, a toe box that pushes your big toe outward causing the foot deformity endemic to shod societies. They render your toes basically useless. "What are toes for anyway?" Ah who needs em. Who here has ANY foot coordination? We never learned how to use them. Why? SHOES!
do not assume the version is the same as the last. Most likely they will be similar, but you may feel small changes that make the new one feel unrunnable.
I am curious wrote:
Cool story Bro! Now go run 100mpw on pavement or on a technical trail in your bare feet. LOL.
Now you go run 1 mpw barefoot.
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I can speak for Mizuno in that our shoes are on a 2 year cycle (so are most brands).So every year it's usually just an upper change, then every other year it's a new midsole/outsole change. For example, Wave Rider 14 vs. 15... totally different fit & feel, then 15 vs. 16, had the same midsole/outsole but the upper was improved, took some overlays off and lightened the shoe up by a full ounce.For Wave Rider 17 (comes out in the fall) it will be a brand new shoe.
CallMeSplintz wrote:
Do all shoes of the same model, but not necessarily the same number, have a similar build?
I've been running with Mizuno Waveriders, but am unsure of what number. Will Mizuno Waverider 15's have support in the same places as a Mizno Waverider 16 or a Mizuno Waverider 14?