The Neo Vista 2 is the shoe that made runners look at Mizuno again: a 45 mm stack of nitrogen-infused ENERZY NXT over an EVA base, a full Mizuno Wave plate through the middle, and the Smooth Speed Assist geometry the brand developed for its racers — all under a sock-like knit upper, at 272 g in a size 9.
It suits you as the one maximal shoe for most of the week: easy days that bounce, long runs, and tempo work the plate quietly helps along. With the Neo Vista 3 now out, the 2 sells at $150 — super-trainer hardware at daily-trainer money.
It is not subtle or stable-feeling; this much soft foam asks for reasonable ankles, and the knit upper holds warmth in summer. The Wave plate is the flexible kind, not race-day carbon.