Reader review
patman920 · Mar 28, 2015
4/5
Overall
- Comfort
- 3/5
- Durability
- 2/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
Mizuno
Wave Evo Cursoris 1
Daily trainer
· Neutral
· Road
Very good
(82/100)
- Release
- 2025
Very good
(82/100)
overall
Shoe details
- Release
- 2025
Ratings & Reviews
Very good (82/100)
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 2 runner ratings.
Rating breakdown
Better Shoes Rating. Shading shows the expected rating range.
?
Rankings combine runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, direct comparisons to other shoes, related product-line performance, and trusted external ratings.
The darker band shows the central rating range. The lighter band shows a wider range of reasonable outcomes. More reviews for this shoe usually narrow both bands.
Likely rating
Overall
Very good (82/100)
Overall rating
We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.
Better Shoes Rating
Very good (82/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 69% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
Value
Exceptional (96/100)
Value rating
We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.
Better Shoes Rating
Exceptional (96/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 94% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
Comfort
Very good (81/100)
Comfort rating
We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.
Better Shoes Rating
Very good (81/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 64% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
Durability
Good (72/100)
Durability rating
We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.
Better Shoes Rating
Good (72/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 36% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
Cushioning
Good (71/100)
Cushioning rating
We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.
Better Shoes Rating
Good (71/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 34% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
Appearance
Average (65/100)
Appearance rating
We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.
Better Shoes Rating
Average (65/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 19% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
67%
2/3
Prefer this shoe over another.
Reviewers said this shoe was better than another shoe they ran in.
Compared to other shoes
See how this shoe compares to others like it.
Current shoe
Newest
/
Best value
Best overall
/
Best comfort
/
Best cushioning
Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
—
—
—
Stack
—
—
—
Drop
—
—
7mm
Release
2025
Newest
2016
2024 Q2
MSRP
—
—
$200
Best price
—
—
$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Above average (69%)
—
Exceptional (>99%)
Best overall
Comfort
Above average (64%)
—
Exceptional (99%)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Below average (34%)
—
Exceptional (99%)
Best cushioning
Durability
Below average (36%)
—
Exceptional (99%)
Best durability
Appearance
Bottom tier (19%)
—
Exceptional (98%)
Best appearance
Value
Excellent (94%)
Best value
—
Very good (86%)
Where to buy
No offers available
Check back soon for deals
Better alternatives
Higher-rated shoes similar to this one
Novablast 5
Daily trainer
$110.47
Top 2%
Ranks higher than this shoe
Clifton 10
Daily trainer
$123.96
Top 5%
Ranks higher than this shoe
adizero Evo SL
Daily trainer
$96.73
Top 6%
Ranks higher than this shoe
Velocity Nitro 4
Daily trainer
$99.88
Top 10%
Ranks higher than this shoe
Vomero Plus
Daily trainer
$109.99
Top 11%
Ranks higher than this shoe
Triumph 23
Daily trainer
$124.88
Top 12%
Ranks higher than this shoe
More from Mizuno
Reader Ratings
2 reader ratings
Showing 1–2 of 2 written reviews
Reader review
gship · Sep 19, 2014
4/5
Overall
Bought for easy recovery runs, but like the lightness and cushion of it so much that I'm using it for all types of runs.
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5