Review of Mizuno Women's Wave Alchemy 12 Running Shoe

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I've always loved Mizuno Alchemy. LOVED them. They're the only shoes that doesn't give me any problems while running. I have the Alchemy 11 (my favorite by the way).

I bought the Alchemy 12's and wore them several times and I can barely run without pain. They are hard as a rock. My shins hurt, my feet hurt, there is no cushion like the 11's. I HATE these 12's. I've ran outside once and made it a mile. Ran the treadmill for 5 (horrible). Did they change something about them? Someone mentioned that I need to "break them in" Disappointing in that my Alchemy 11's never needed broke in. I'm thinking about sending them back. I did buy another pair of the 11's b/c I really liked them that much. I could wear them for my cross training since they don't bother me for that but I have other shoes for those classes (spinning, turbo, and BodyPump).

Anyone else having issues with the 12's or is it just me? Did I just get a bad pair?

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mizuno wave alchemy 12 is a good shoe; just didn't like the heel. mizuno is a great shoe mfg but they do run a half size smaller than normal (i.e. wear an 8 you will need 8.5).

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So, I read the reviews before buying these, and was a littler nervous about people saying they were different, but I've been buying the alchemy's for the last 4ish models and I have loved every. single. one. I didn't trust the complainers :)

Sadly, the complainers ended up being right. The Alchemy 12 is a COMPLETELY different shoe from the 11's. The 11's are by far my favorite, best shoe EVER. The 12's are hard. After a couple weeks running with them I developed patellar tendonitis, and my shin splints returned. Not wanting to believe it was the shoe, I kept running in them. Today however, I ran in my old 11's and had zero pain.

Please, please, please, Mizuno, if you're reading this, PLEASE go back to the design of the 11's. I don't want to give up on the alchemy's yet, but until there's a new model I'm going to have to find a different motion control shoe. :/

I still gave it 2 stars because the fit is great, they look good, and I'm sure they work for some people, but not this girls severe over-pronation.

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I went to a running lab to get fitted for a running shoes as I would always get shin splints no matter what changes I do with my running. It costs an arm and a leg if I will get it from the running shoe store. I'm glad i found it here in Amazon. I've had this in the last 3 months and I've never had shin splints since. It didn't have to be broken in either. As soon as I got the shoes, I used it for a 5K the following day and it didn't feel like brand new.

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I usually buy Saucony running shoes, but decided after several years of the same brand to try something new. BIG MISTAKE. I know everyone has a unique foot, but I did go online to use the Mizuno custom guide to find the "right" shoe for me. Even repeated the test twice to make sure I got the right one! Unfortunately, this shoe was so bad for my feet, I could only wear it for 3 six-mile runs and then went and bought my good old Saucony brand, tried but true. The Mizuno Alchemy was terrible for cushion in the ball of my feet, and the way it fit across the midsection of my foot caused my left foot to actually feel tingly, almost numb. I thought maybe it was laced too tight, but no. Even after I fixed it, still had the same problem. There seemed to be very little cushioning in the shoe and arch support was minimal, even though I had checked "high arches" on the custom fit guide. I have high arches and tend to roll my feet to the outside when running. These shoes did NOT work for me. Not worth the $110 pricetag by any means. Sorry, Mizuno. Going back to Saucony for good. Lesson learned.