The Mizuno Neo Vista is a super trainer designed to cover everything from easy runs all the way up to race day. That versatility is largely down to the combination of the Mizuno Wave plate and the thick stack of Mixuno ENERZY NXT foam in the midsole, balancing soft cushioning with a high level of energy return and bounce.
The shoe uses the brand’s Smooth Speed Assist geometry to promote a smooth transition, alongside a wide heel bevel to guide the foot on landing, aiming to promote an efficient and comfortable ride over any distance.
Tom took the shoe out on the first run to get some early thoughts.
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00:00 – Intro
00:16 – Stats
00:32 – Design
01:19 – How’s the Fit?
02:12- The First Run Test
07:14 – Should You Buy It?
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Hey Tommy from the Run testers in this Video I'm going to doing a first run of A very exciting shoe which I've been Looking forward to getting for a long Time it's the mauno Neo Vista so let's Dive in and see what I thought on my First Run the mauno Neo Vista costs $180 we Don't have a UK price at the moment it Weighs 256 G or 9 oz for men in a size 8 And the drop is 8 mm The mauno Neo Vista is a super trainer Designed to cover everything from Easy Runs all the way up to race day that Versatility is largely down to the Combination of the mauno wave plates and The thick stack of Muno energy NXT foam In the midsole balancing soft cushioning With a high level of energy return and Bounce the shoe uses the brand smooth Speed assist geometry to promote a Smooth transition alongside a wide heel Bevel to guide The footon Landing aiming To to promote an efficient and Comfortable ride for any distance the Upper is a knitted booty design built to Provide a stretchy fit as well as ensure Plenty of ventilation and there's a good Level of rubber covering the out soole For grip and to protect the midsole foam In the center of the midsole is a cavity Which plays a big part in the shoes Relatively Lightweight okay so the fit for me in
This shoe I'm a size eight in the UK Which is a US size 9 uh I did actually Find that the length of the shoe is a Little bit longer than uh some of the Size eights that I get in the UK um not Massively just felt like there's a Little bit of extra space in the for Foot I'd still stick to my size based on The sizing um but what I would say is This booty construction at the top uh It's quite hard to get on I've never Really been a big fan of these sort of Booty um designs that um some shoes have Uh it's it's it can be a bit tricker to Get on and it's also a little bit Restrictive around the midfoot not Around the 4 foot it's there's loads of Space around the side of the shoe in the 4 foot a lot of room for you to move Your feet around but in the midfoot it's A little bit um more restrictive than Some shoes that I test um but I was fine Out on that first run and I would Definitely stay to my UK size 8 in this Shoe so my first run in this shoe was About 11k and uh it was bit my base pace So the Run ended up being about 4 minute 55 per kilometer but I did throw in some Other sections as well um a few 200 M Reps 300 M reps where I was trying to Pick up the pace and see how it deled um When you try to pick up the pace now This shoe is it's a super trainer it's Designed to be used for lots of
Different things it's designed to cover You from Easy runs all the way up to Race day if you wanted to um and it it's Really really good I really like this Shoe from that first run um it as you Can see from the size of it it's a big Stack in it and it is sometimes when you See a big stack it can look like it's Soft and cushioned but it is a little Bit firm this is really soft really Bouncy loads of energy returning in it Um if you're running uh over most of That run I was running relatively easy Very enjoyable very Comfort very bouncy Just feels like it's bouncing you along In a nice enjoyable way without effort Helping you with your efficiency felt Great for that when I picked up the pace It kicks into gear and it feels a little Bit like um mum X foam um this Muno eny NXT foam that's in there feels very Similar to those sorts of lightweight Bouncy Foams that um you get in some of The most popular Super Shoes um so for me after that First run it's it's a really positive Feel for this shoe U and I and I'm Pleased it was because I was really Worried I was going to get this and I Wasn't going to enjoy it as much I've Seen a lot of people posting about it uh Online but I haven't really seen anyone Go into depth about um about the shoe And how it works so really pleased that
It has these performance benefits in it And it's not just a comfy nice looking Daily shoe it's actually got some it's Got the things that I want from shoe From that first run um the other things I would say about the shoe is it's Pretty light for for a super trainer a Lot of super trainers have a bit of an Issue where they uh they pack a lot of Stuff into the shoe uh but as a result They become quite Hefty um this doesn't It's actually it's about 255 Gams for me in my UK size 8 which is Pretty low for a shoe a super trainer uh Which has got a lot of stackless high in It so good work as you know on pulling This together at that lightweight other Things I say about this shoe is uh I'm Not a fan of the booty upper um Especially for shoes where I want Performance benefits from it just feels That it's quite hard to really lock it In and that it doesn't have a lot of Structure or sort of reinforced Qualities to it um I didn't have any Issues with stability in this shoe I Think because of the way the out soole Is built it's quite wide it's got this Wide heel section um and the cut away is In the middle so it does feel relatively Stable but what I did find is that even Though the shoe itself was stable the Upper didn't really hold my foot in Place sometimes I could feel my foot
Moving a little bit um and it was hard To get a lock down Fit U not a major Issue I I but I wouldn't say it's a a Big problem by any stress of the Imagination but I've never really got on With these with these booty uppers I Just find that they can be a little bit Difficult to really get a lock down fit In um and also they're quite hard to get On as well um it's it's very comfortable Though no issues from the comfort side Of that upper uh the other things I Would say about the shoe is that I Mentioned it being soft um I'm a midfoot Striker and sometimes when I get a shoe And and and it's really soft and it hit I hit the midell foam um it doesn't work Quite as well this does work quite well It it hits I hit it in the midsection of The shoe and it really just roll forward Nicely and then gives you a nice bit of Bounce from that foam so works very well For my style of running I assume that Because of this wider heel that it's Probably quite good for um heel Strikers As well fortunately hasn't got it to Test out um but uh based on this foam I Think it's it's it's got a nice level of Bounce that sort of squishes in and then Bounces you back forward so nice fluid Transition from that run um the outsole I it was pretty nice when I went out in It um it was absolutely fine no issues a Grip at all so I've not tested it on the
Wet ground um but feels fine to me so Far on that first run so overall I was I'm really pleased with it I think um It's the sort of shoe that I really look For um and when it comes to Super Trainers I've tested quite a few of them Out now and some of them I like some of Them are okay um I think this is really What I want from a super trainer I want It to be soft I want it to be bouncy I Want it to to do all those things all The versatile things that uh you're Paying for when you when when you you Pay for these expensive shoes and I Think this is this is for a lot of People who like soft shoes it's it's It's going to do the job um and I I'd be More than happy to race a marathon in This based off that first run being very Positive here I've still got a lot more Testing to do in this shoe but I I've Warmed to this shoe very very quickly um So I'll do a lot more testing uh over The next uh week or so and then I'll Come back with a full review later but For now very Pleased okay so my early verdict on this Shoe I think you can probably guess uh I'm a big fan of it so far um it's the Sort of shoot sort of feel that I want From a super trainer you're playing a Lot of money I like softness I like B P This is what you're getting from this Shoe it feels really comfortable it
Feels like it' be a great easy day shoe Probably would be a really good long run Shoe and it definitely has a lot energy Return and propulsion to get you um to Pi for picking up the pace so I'm really Excited about testing this shoe out more I think um it's a really good move for Muno to to develop this shoe because I've tried quite a few of Muno shoes Recently and I've been really impressed Especially with shoes like the mauno Wave Rebellion Pro 2 um but this is Really nice super trainer um and I'm Looking forward to testing it out a lot More over the coming weeks super Trainers is a tricky Marketplace at the Moment there's a lot of different ones Out and they really really vary some of Them are really good at faster sessions They're firmer um some of them are Really good at easier runs or longer Runs but not many of them are really Really versatile uh so I will feedback On this after I do plenty more tests in In the shoe over the next week or so um And I will be back for the full review Soon that's it for me on this first one Review thanks a lot for watching don't Forget to like subscribe click the Little bell and if you go into the Caption below you can find a link to our Podcast which comes out a couple of Times each month uh including the points Of shoe podcast where you can ask us
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