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#193 Wild Heel Geometries, the Science Behind the Neo Vista, and the Future of Super Shoes with Mizuno
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This week we are thrilled to share a conversation with our friends at Mizuno Running. Shunsuke, Mizuno’s Global Product Line Manager, and Ayako Suzuki (Susan), the team’s Running Footwear Product Designer, join Matt and Andrea to talk about the brand new Neo Vista. They dig into the brand’s bold new heel geometries (including the one seen in the Japan-only Wave Duel Pro model) and discuss what these new trends mean for the future of running shoes at Mizuno.
Chapters
- 0:00 - Intro
- 2:02 - Susan & Shunsuke's roles at Mizuno
- 3:50 - Mizuno's different types of foams
- 7:00 - The design of the Neo Vista's midsole
- 10:50 - Foam composition
- 13:59 - The science between Mizuno's aggressive heel geometries
- 19:48 - The extreme Wave Duel Pro
- 23:31 - Making the Neo Vista stable thru design
- 33:00 - Mizuno's plate composition
- 35:34 - The future of Mizuno's two main shoe lines
- 40:52 - The future of Mizuno's super shoes
- 46:22 - Wrap-up
217 episodes
Manage episode 420853753 series 2986865
This week we are thrilled to share a conversation with our friends at Mizuno Running. Shunsuke, Mizuno’s Global Product Line Manager, and Ayako Suzuki (Susan), the team’s Running Footwear Product Designer, join Matt and Andrea to talk about the brand new Neo Vista. They dig into the brand’s bold new heel geometries (including the one seen in the Japan-only Wave Duel Pro model) and discuss what these new trends mean for the future of running shoes at Mizuno.
Chapters
- 0:00 - Intro
- 2:02 - Susan & Shunsuke's roles at Mizuno
- 3:50 - Mizuno's different types of foams
- 7:00 - The design of the Neo Vista's midsole
- 10:50 - Foam composition
- 13:59 - The science between Mizuno's aggressive heel geometries
- 19:48 - The extreme Wave Duel Pro
- 23:31 - Making the Neo Vista stable thru design
- 33:00 - Mizuno's plate composition
- 35:34 - The future of Mizuno's two main shoe lines
- 40:52 - The future of Mizuno's super shoes
- 46:22 - Wrap-up
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