The Mizuno Neo Vista is a new plated daily trainer with a high stack of springy foam in the midsole. It’s designed to be able to handle a wide range of training runs, offering a mix of comfort and speed, and will be a rival to other super-trainers like the Saucony Endorphin Speed 4 and New Balance SC Trainer v2. Tom and Nick have been logging a lot of miles in the Mizuno Neo Vista lately, here’s their full verdict on the shoe.
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00:15 – Design & Key Stats
02:00 – How’s The Fit
04:48 – The Run Test
12:42 – Verdict & Alternatives
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Hello and welcome to the Run testers my Name is Nick and this is our full review Of the mauno Neo [Music] Vista the misso neov Vista is a new shoe From mauno it kind of fits into the Category of super trainer in that it has Some of the tech and elements of Mizuno's racing shoes but brought into a Shoe that's designed to be used for your Everyday training it costs £ 150 in the UK or1 $8 in the US it weighs in at 259 G or 9.1 o in the UK 8.5 has an 8mm drop And a big stack ey of 44.5 mm at the Heel 36.5 at the for foot key feature With the shoe is this big midsole which Is obviously a very high stack and it Uses mizuno's NZ NYX NXT foam which is An EVA foam but a very bouncy and Springy one got a nylon wave plate Running through the shoe which you can See from the underside thanks to this Huge cutout you have on the bottom of The shoe kind of that runs down the Center you've got mauno smooth speed Assist rocker which is similar to The Rocker you have on things like the wave Rebellion Pro Racing shoe but with a Lesser angle it's got a 5% angle on this Shoe whereas you look at a racing shoe I Think it's 11% on the wave Rebellion Pro Which creates a less aggressive ride and Slightly smoother rolling through rather Than that very aggressive rocker you
Have on the racing shoe as mentioned There is a huge cutout on the bottom of The shoe but aside from that cutout you Do have pretty good rubber coverage on The outsole of the shoe there and then You have a booty knit upper with an Integrated tongue pretty high heel tap Here and a little bit of reinforcement Of the heel for stability in general You've got quite a relaxed booty style Fit here with the kind of high collar And a heel tab like I [Music] Say Tom has joined me now to talk about The fit of the shoe Tom the Neo Vista Any thoughts on fit um I thought it to Be quite comfortable I I think there is A bit of extra space in the foref foot Uh more than I'd normally find with a Shoe in my UK size eight um didn't have An issue with it I always find with These booty uppers I'm not a big fan of Them really um I find them they're nice And comfy when you put them on but when You're running fast and turning corners And things it doesn't seem to have the Sort of um the structure that I'd like From a faster Pac shoe but I would stick To my size in this shoe so even though So you saying go to your normal size um It's a tricky one because I I would I Think I found it very comfortable um There's probably about thumbs width in Front of my toe which most people would
Go for anyway so I would say stick to um My size in it but I did find it a little Bit longer than some of the normal size Eight I'd have cool I've actually got a Half size down here because I spoke to Muno and I so the Muno wave Rebellion Pro to is meant to fit small and I have That in my normal size so I went for a Half size down in this because it has a More regular fit I kind of have two Normal sizes at this point which is a US 9.5 in the US 10 and how those scale Across to the UK is how I determine it But yeah so I think I'm pretty much on The barrier between two sizes and I've Got a really good fit by going for the Smaller of those two sizes so if you're In a similar situation that's what I do But broadly speaking I think it is a Pretty normal fitting shoe overall I Don't love the booty upper either like I Find it just a bit kind of cloying Slightly I don't think it's particularly Thick material it doesn't feel like my Foot's running warm but if I'm going to Try and run fast just feels like it Gives the impression of a of a like easy Day shoe to me a slow day shoe um and Actually this is a lot more versatile Underfoot than that so I'm not a huge Fan of the upper but it hasn't been too Bad me I've not any hot spots or rubbing Or anything like that but yeah I was Okay in the smaller of my two regular
Sizes I guess is how I'd put it Right run test Tom Neo Vista both big Fans of this shoe right I absolutely Love this shoe um I was hoping I was Going I saw um because quite a lot of Sort of influencer types and of people Got this before we did and everyone was Saying it was amazing but uh there Weren't any reviews out so um I was a Bit worried that um the general Consensus of it was probably not Accurate um because you know if we see a Lot of these sort of promotions before We get the shoe it's sometimes not a Good thing but um when I got it I yeah I Just absolutely love it I think it's Just really it's a sort of shoe that I Love because it's bouncy and soft and It's fun to run in but it's also nice And versatile as well I can really pick Up the pace in this shoe quite nicely um So I haven't been doing any major Sessions in this I've been a bit lazy Since Boston Marathon so yeah the the Best I could do at the moment is going Out for like 10ks and stuff but I have Done a couple of like flecks and stuff In it but nothing too major I've don't Not down the track in this um but I've Absolutely loved it for all of it I just Think it's a really comfortable fun Great shoe um that ticks up all those Daily miles but also you can do a lot More in it as well it's just um yeah I'm
Very much enjoying it yeah same I think It's I think it's fantastic it's a Really ver stle shoe like Tom says it's In this plated super trainer category And it really lives up to that billing For me in that it does do everything Pretty well it's got well is quite a Mellow bouncy ride like it's bouncy and Fun but it's really chilled it's not Like it's um like pushing you along too Much I think the angle is what Mauna Talks a lot about isn't it with their Their kind of rocker the angle of it and How much the angle's muted a bit or Lesser than it is with something like The Muno wave Rebellion Pro which is Phenomenally bouncy but really Aggressive this is very bouncy but kind Of mellow you can just chill out and run Very slow in this I've done a couple of Really long progression runs in it well One long one and one normal one where I Just started out real shuffle Pace you Know just mooching along just gradually Building going through the gears and it Handles all of it really well I have Been down the track in it as well and Did a session doing five times 1K reps 5400s and the ks were alternating 310 330 so that's kind of 5K Pace marathon Pace and yeah I was surprised I good it Feel like I said I don't love the feel Of the upper when running fast it's even On the track you know you don't really
Get any instability because you're just Running around gentle curves but it Doesn't feel like a fast ster but the Shoe underneath felt fast enough you can Turn your feet over well you've got a Lot of bounce it has that sensation Where it feels I think really bouncy Really fun at slow speeds and then when You go to fast to Speed it firms up that Little bit so you're not kind of losing Energy in the kind of softness and bounc It you know it really compresses and Bounces you along quite nicely and do Think it's got quite a nice amount of Punch four faster runs from the plate And the Foams combo and the other thing I found with it as well on the longer Run the bounce doesn't go away it's not When these shoes that feels amazing and Then 10K 12K in it starts to you know Just feel a bit more normal I was really Noticing all the way through like a 22k Run I did it that just the bounce was Always there really present and just Very enjoyable I think the only thing That's gone wrong with me in the whole Time I've had the shoe was I did get a Stone cut in the in the big kind of Canyon you have underneath but you know It's not necessarily I've used it on Trails a fair bit I think it can handle Them perfectly fine cuz I think it's Quite stable for size actually but yeah You will pick up stones but so I do
Think yeah it's in this category well I Think quite often we hear super trainer And we're really excited and the shoe Comes in it's not very versatile it's Kind of only really good for one thing Or something this actually really is Really versatile and lives up to that Billing a lot I think yeah I think I do Think there's probably a side to it Which is some people probably won't like This slight softer midsole um I Obviously do love it any M that's Squishy and bouncy I I'm obsessed with Um so I think it works really well for That it's definitely veered more towards When I first did a couple of runs in it I was doing easy runs in it and it just Felt like an easy run shoe um there I Wasn't expecting any more from it but Then when you do pick up the pace you Realize that there's a lot more to a lot More to it but it I think it does Veer Towards that side of the spectrum um From a a sort of experience and a feel Way you're not going to get the shoe and Go right it's definitely fast-paced Speed shoe um uh you're you're going to You're going to think it's a comfortable Daily shoe first first and and realize That you can go faster in it yeah it Doesn't feel aggressive it doesn't feel Like it's really pushing you forward I Guess something like the wave Rebellion Flash to we haven't tested that but
That's the kind of next step up towards The pro from Muno and there's a few Levels there but yeah this feels more in The in the daily train of VI like yeah I Took it down the track I enjoyed it on The track it can do that that probably Wouldn't be the kind of speed session I Do a lot of in it because I just prefer Like a a slightly more aggressive feel For that but you know and then this is The kind I do a lot of progression runs In Tempo runs does those really nicely Like it is soft and bouncy like I'm I'm Kind of come and go on soft and bouncy This is the right level of Bounce where It's not sapping it's not you're not Sinking in and you know just that energy Is being dispersed into the massive out Soole like or massive midsole it really Does spring back quite nicely and I Think think we talk of this is an Eva Phone right in the Neo Vista and it's You know it just shows you that you get A little bit too caught up on the tags Of what the foam is in shoes because What's here is it's a very bouncy very Modern feeling foam and people go Eva it Can't be any good but no it does feel Really good Under Foot and not really Had any quals about it like I think I've Enjoyed using it for everything I think There are some super trainers out there That do have more of a Pacey Edge for Those fast workouts but I think at the
Other end of the scale your general Daily runs I don't think there's a super Trainer that feels more comfortable and Enjoyable than this really I [Music] Agree right verdict on the shootter Obviously this is a very competitive Area lots of very good super trainers Out there how do you think Neo Vista Sets against them or would you have it More in the daily trainer category of Kind of cushion shoes I think it's a Triumph for Muno um I think you you hate The Triumph on famously not not the Trium 22 it's definitely not the Triumph 22 um I think it's a fantastic shoe for Muna I think it's really it's it's a Shoe that I think most people are going To really really enjoy it's not it isn't Doesn't skew towards any sort of type of Runner it's really um just a great value Because we the price is Fantastic50 in the UK is mad for a super Trainer these days that is really really Good um so yeah I just think it's um I Think for some people it'll fit into Rotation as sort of the fun faster Pac Longer run shoe for some people it would Be the perfect shoe that they could use For everything you could race in this Shoe I think quite comfortably and Really have a good time doing it I I Think I could run a marathon this shoe And um have a nice time time doing it so
I think it's a really it's a Catal shoe That for for most Runners is going to be Really enjoyable and worth getting yeah I think this is the shoe that probably Will really put Mao a bit more firmly in The center of people's minds cuz the Wave of Rebellion Pro is a really good Shoe a really good racing shoe but it's It's a crazy shoe and it's you know a Shoe that won't work for all running Styles and it feels very aggressive and Even the marketing is very pointed Towards certain types of Runners and That kind of thing whereas this does Feel very welcoming fun to pull on you Know whether you're shuffling along at a Really easy Pace or you're moving Through the gears working a bit harder Running faster it's a really good daily Really hits that daily trainer sweet Spot that we like we've got a cushion Shoe that's comfortable but still pretty Light got enough bounce can move fast it You know I think it goes right up Against the best shoes in this category I think you know whether you're looking At other shoes around here so there are Obviously greats in this C this the Endorphin speed for I think say it's Probably got a slightly firmer feel that Real rocker's a bit more kind of pointed I think you get a bit more punch for Speedier runs but I do think the mauno Is a bit more comfy for easy runs
Relaxed runs um and it's got a lot more Kind of four foot Comfort I'd say as Well for me as I snap through from my Heel and then there were things like we Haven't tested new magic speed with Magic Speed 3 was very much an allout Almost racing shoe for a super trainer There's the Puma dv9 nro 3 we're just Testing which I think the MAA beats kind Of on every count for me I think it's Lighter comfier bouncier softer I think D Nitro three is kind of the classic Example of a really good shoe that's Versatile but now is just blown out of The water by a shoe like this that just Feels a bit more kind of modern and Exciting in all levels and then there's The as Boston 12 which I'm a big fan of Again that feels a bit faster and feels Larer even though they're very almost Exactly the same weight but it feels Very a bit more aggressive for short Reps a bit more narrow and stripped down But Mauna has the edge for comfort so I Do think it is right up there in the Super category for me Tom yeah it is Right there I I would say that I think When you put it on and go for running it When I first um tried this I didn't Really know a lot about this shoe I just Knew that a lot of people were posting About it and I wasn't quite I wasn't Entirely sure if it was a super train I Actually went out for a running it
Before I'd really checked what it was And I didn't think uh when I first went Out out in it that it felt like a super Trainer as many of the super trainers That you that we that we test out feels Feels more like that sort of daily shoe Where if You' have said to me no it's Not a super triner it's just a Comfortable data shoe I'd be like oh Brilliant it's just really versatile um But when you actually compare it with a Lot of those shoes out there moment it's Definitely not as aggressive it's Definitely more sits in that sort of Catal braacket of doing lots of Different things it reminds me a little Bit of um uh and some people probably Not like this comparison but the uh the Original Nova blast which for me it get Had I got a similar feel from it the First time I went running it it which Bit soft and comfortable and nice daily Shoe but also had a nice little bit of Bounce on it from the midell foam I Would say that the The um plate in this is probably not as Noticeable as in a lot of super shoes That kind of plastic plate I think That's in a good way I think I think It's probably doing a bit of its work Under the hood like just stabilizing That Bouncy foam it does work quite well For that I do think we proba mentioned That I think this is pretty stable
Actually for a very high stack shoe I've Taken it you know pretty narrow stuff Some trails and there is the Big Canyon There but I didn't really have any Stability concerns myself I don't make You on no I think the way that the the Out the mid soole is built because it's You've got this sort big gap in the Middle then these bit at the side I Think it does give it a nice bit of wide Stability in the right area the only bit When it comes to stability for me is That upper because um you know if you're If you're turning around too quickly and Things like that my your foot does move About a bit more in it but it's not it's Not the shoe it's the it's the upper That does that to me but other than that Now I to be very stable contr shoe Considering the height yeah I think the Other shoe to compare it to is probably The New Balance SC Trainer V2 which I Think you know has that Canyon has a Very similar all round look and setup to This shoe but I think the Muno does what The SC Trainer Wasing trying to do I Found that shoe quite slovenly at faster Paces I didn't really love going I went Down the track in that shoe as well and Did a session and it just didn't feel Like good for that it felt much more Daily trainer and I suppose like you Said the mauno is kind of going for that Daily trainer with a plate but I think
It is in the in the super trainer Category as that kind of more mellow end Of it where you've got the more Aggressive ones further up maybe but This can do a bit of everything whilst Having that enjoyable mellow ride for Long and easy runs thumbs up for the Near Vista big thumbs up although we'd Probably go for a regular upper next Time
