waiting for mezamashii

Remember these?

Well they're still in the box in my closet. They experienced 1 mile run (with a broken leg) on the treadmill and then were packed back up to wait for me until I was ready to find their brilliance.

I'm ready to break these bad boys in and write my review for the Mezamashii Project (sorry for the 8 month hiatus, Mizuno... I promise I intended to be running in these the whole time).


I'm convinced that a run in shoes that are not stark white is automatically qualifies as brilliant, but in my quest for the brilliant run, I'm hoping to stumble along some PRs, new distances (ahem...26.2miles, to be exact) and a lot more miles. 

mezamashii run project

I'll be finding my brilliant run in these puppies.

The fabulous folks at Mizuno are sponsoring the Mezamashii Run Project  on a quest for "the brilliant run" (mezamashii is  a Japanese word for "brilliant"), something I can totally get behind. To help thousands of runners achieve their goals, Mizuno is sending free sneaks to those selected. As a bonus, you get a code to give to a worthy runner. My selected worthy runner better be planning to start finding the brilliant run with me really soon...in our matching sneakers.

my very first pair post 5k

As a new lover of Mizuno, you can imagine my excitement when I found a little code in my inbox entitling me to a free pair of sneakers (any pair of my choosing).  Upon receiving the code I already knew what I want. A while ago I ran in the Wave Inspire 8's at the Mizuno trail fun run. Once I checked out the color selection these obnoxious lovely "opal and lime punch" numbers were calling my name.

Prior to being selected to join the Mezamashii Run Project, I snagged a fabulous deal on runningwarehouse.com and got the 2010 model of the Wave Alchemy for about $60. Not too shabby.

I went from zero to three (pairs) in less than six months. I think I've found the brand.