new shoes? Mizuno wwyd

[breezy8407]

I have been wearing Mizuno Wave Rider 14's for the past 3ish years. I stock piled them and have been in my last pair since beginning of July. In theory, there are only 250 +/- miles on them, but I noticed over the weekend I am wearing down one of the sides of the heels pretty bad and the rubber is gone. 

Should I be able to transition right into the 16's? I know they are different so I am curious. I can't find any 14's online anymore. I don't want to get an entirely new shoe with less than a month before my 1/2. 

Thoughts? 

[vegas]

Lurker here, but I wanted to respond since I had the same issue with my Mizunos. I run my marathon this weekend and probably should have changed shoes a few weeks ago but since I couldn't find the exact same model (Mizuno Elixir 9, I think?) my running coach/group leader suggested I wait until after the race. He said that they make small enough changes to shoes for each model and he was worried it would impact my race and possibly lead to injury. For that reason I'm staying a bit longer in my older Mizunos. HTH.

[blndsnbrdr]

I went right from the 14s to the 16s without issues. I completely skipped the 15s.

They 14s and 16s are very similar, not huge changes.

[breezy8407]

Thanks ladies! I ordered the 16's but might wait till after the race to switch over fully and only wear them for shorter easier runs.

[scorpio72]

Sept 30, 2013 13:09:04 GMT -5 blndsnbrdr said:

I went right from the 14s to the 16s without issues. I completely skipped the 15s.

They 14s and 16s are very similar, not huge changes.

I actually like the 16s better. They feel a bit lighter. No huge changes and I had no problems switching. I also like th bright colors!