Plenty of durable rubber which is well arrayed with firmer rubber at the rear and softer rubber up front. It might be a little on the shallow end for me for a day-in-day-out level of trainer, but again, I’m a bigger runner who gravitates toward softer shoes with higher stacks for daily training. Their Enerzy midsole brings a “soft enough” performance that lighter weight runners will probably find nice and soft, while bigger runners like myself will find it just enough. Jeff: While some brands are getting softer and softer, Mizuno has always been on the firm side of things. It is definitely a great daily trainer, for easier/recovery miles or longer efforts. Jana: As Sam mentioned above, there is plenty of cushioning, with added stiffness to the rear foot. Unlike say the highly front compressing ON Cloudsurfer, the forefoot does not feel thin or bottomed out or overly firm as say the Pegasus tends to feel. I don’t think mid or forefoot strikers have to worry much as we have a very decent 26.5mm of stack upfront and a mostly full coverage outsole. I tend to heel strike at slower paces and all was good. Recall we have a 12mm drop but quite frankly the shoe for me, at least a slower paces, feels more like 8-10mm as things move forward so smoothly. In combination with the deep decoupling groove and relatively narrow rear landing (unlike many 2023 shoes such as the latest Nimbus), I never feel, no matter the pace, that the heel is “in the way”or blocky.Īt the front we have nice flexibility. I wouldn’t mind a slightly wider toebox, but as Sam pointed out, the mesh upper has some stretch to it, so it’s effectively wider than it is. Fitwise it is true-to-size for length, and while it’s not the widest shoe around, the standard D width accommodates my slightly wider than D foot. Jeff: I’ve run in a handful of WRs over the last decade, though mostly sticking with its heftier big brother, the Wave Sky - but one constant with Mizuno is their impressive fit, finish, and attention to detail across all of their shoes. The tongue is moderate in thickness, providing a secure feel and I have not experienced any slippage. The heel sits securely locked in place, as well as midfoot - there is no side to side movement. It has a high - 12mm - heel to toe drop, which I am not used to, so it took me a few runs to get used to it. It is a neutral category model, with a stable and comfortable ride, but with a narrow toe box. This is not a shoe that will catch your eye, but it will get the job done. I am a big fan of other Mizuno shoes, so I was happy to test the 27th edition of Mizuno’s signature shoe. Jana: Last time, and the only time, I ran in Mizuno Wave Rider was about 10 years ago. The fit is perfectly true to size with wide sizing also available. Always focused on the details and quality, as with every Mizuno I can recall, they weigh to the gram the same left and right (a rarity for sure in the industry) and one should expect excellent durability. There are no called out or noticed changes to the lively protective Enerzy Foan midsole, bio Wave Plate, or outsole although during my A/B run with the Wave Rider 26 on the other foot the forefoot ride was a tiny touch softer in the 27, or so it seemed maybe with the rubber slightly softer. Trust me don’t worry about the drop if you do some heel striking as most do as with the deeply decoupled heel and wave plate you are led forward smoothly even at slower paces and there is plenty of cushion upfront. A very respectable weight indeed as we have a max cushion grade 38.5mm heel with as always a Wave plate (bio based Pebax Renew) leading forward 12mm in drop to the 26.5mm forefoot. For its 27th edition, the Wave Rider, Mizuno’s workhorse neutral trainer, gets a well executed upper update and a slight weight drop of 0.3 oz to 9.51 oz / 269g in my US8.5 sample.
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