Article by Sam Winebaum and Sally Reiley
Mizuno Mystery Shoe 01 ($150)
Introduction
Sam: With flair, and yes for sure elements of mystery and Japanese inspired ceremony, Mizuno introduced, or more accurately teased, four run trainers named for now Mystery Shoes 001-004 with general releases in early 2025 and actual names revealed then.
The totally new shoe is Mystery Shoe 01 with Mizuno’s theme for it: “The Art of Bounce”. True and accurate marketing I say after testing it. We’ll leave the others aside for now and focus here on the Mystery 01, an all light and super fun to run shoe releasing December 13 for $150.
There are better and more stable “jogging” or slow paces shoes, but there are very few if any in its class that balance lightweight, energetic cushion and high stack as well as the Mystery 01 with its state of the art supercritical TPU foam, lots of cushion depth, no plate, light weight and fine knit upper to deliver such a fun and fast ride. Let’s get into the details as Sally and I have put it through its paces the last couple of weeks.