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Why that girl wears hoca. The case of Miki Shimura.

Why do people choose hoka? To find out, we spoke with Miki Shimura, a track and field influencer. She used to be a serious competitor in track and field, so why is she attracted to "hoka"? We take a behind-the-scenes look at the visual shoot for the latest "Rincon 4" featured in GIRL HOUYHNHNM and find out why she wears "Hoka" shoes.

Photo_Kai Naito

Text_Issey Enomoto

Edit_Hiroshi Yamamoto

PROFILE

Miki Shimura

As a student, he competed in the 800-meter track and field event and won many national championships, including the Inter-High School Championships and the Japan Championships. . He is currently active as an influencer in the track and field field field. Instagram@mikkitygram

Shoe selection is one of the joys of running.

--. First of all, please tell us about your passion for shoes. When you were an active athlete, what were your criteria for selecting shoes?

I have been involved in athletics from junior high school through college, but I was never particular about shoes. At that time, running shoes were, so to speak, consumable items for me. I would wear them out and then replace them.

--. is that so? I find that a bit surprising.

. I became obsessed with shoes after I retired from athletics and started running as part of my lifestyle. When it came time to choose shoes, I went to a store and looked in the shoe section and was surprised to see how many different types there were.

-maybe I saw things differently than I did when I was a competitor.

I think you are right. . when I was an active competitor, I didn't have time to enjoy shoe selection. . Now, shoe selection is one of the pleasures of running.