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Mizuno Wave Elixir 7 Running Shoes

When you first look at this shoe, the first thing you notice is the flashy colour.  The pair I have are a bright orange with some black on them which looks like an animal print.  I think many people will buy the shoe just for the look as the shoe definitely gets noticed and grabs your attention.  The Elixir weighs only x oz so my immediate thought was I will have to use this for shorter fast runs.  After trying the shoe for my first run I was amazed how supportive it was for how light it was.  I found the shoe provided good proprioception allowing me better feedback to tell if my form was good or not. This is my first pair of Mizuno shoes and I must say I am happily surprised.  I typically run in Brooks.  My last two pair of shoes were the Brooks Ghost.  I like the Brooks as they have good support, yet are still light and allow me to run fast.  After trying the Mizuno Elixir, I don’t think I would go back to Brooks.  I find the Mizuno Elixir lighter and feel faster.  I started out with some shorter runs as you should always break the shoes in with lower distances.  I then moved into mid distances and added more speed work.  When running on gravel, you do feel the rocks underneath your feet, but I find they do offer better protection than a racing flat.  To date my longest run in them has been 27k and they held up well.  I was worried that they my feet would get sore with the Elixir at longer distances since I am use to a shoe with more cushion.  After the 27k, I found my feet still felt fine.  My feet felt so good that I think I will actually use them for my next marathon (NYC).  I was concerned that due to the lower amount of support that I would pronate too much.  According to a few runners that ran behind me during my last long slow run, they said I seemed to have great form in the shoes.  That I had just the right amount of pronation.

The shoes do have a rather large grove at the heel.  If you run in muddy conditions, it will get filled.  I imagine the same will be true in the winter with snow.  There is an excellent amount of grip with the Elixir 7.   As much as I like the Elixir, I doubt I will use them in the winter.  I think they would be too light and breathable that my feet would get too cold.  However, those same features make them great for warm summer runs!

Overall I would say the Elixer 7 is a fast shoe that actually has some stability to it which allows for excellent transitions.  I recommend it for runners who need some medial support or for those more neutral runners.  With the colour options available, these shoes will definitely get you noticed although might be a challenge to co-ordinate colours with!

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