Daily trainer · Neutral · Road
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Mizuno Wave Ekiden 11 replaced it
How it ranks
The Mizuno Wave Ekiden 1’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 3 runner reviews so far, with brand history also informing the score.
Confidence
How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
48 Low
Based on
The bars show roughly how much each source contributes to this shoe’s rating. Their influence depends on how many reviews we’ve collected, how many earlier versions are in the product line, and the external ratings available.
“A racing flat that has a lower drop but durable enough for runs up to the marathon distance.”
“Tread does start to go after a bit, but you can log quite a few miles before getting a new pair.”
“Lightweight, minimal but not quite as minimal as some recent minimalist designs.”
“Enough cushioning to get through heavy miles.”
“Great half marathon to marathon flat.”
“A bit more heel / toe drop than I prefer.”
“Light weight flexible running shoe.”
“Fitted but not confining.”
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Sizing and ride details at a glance.
4/5
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aging 2 lapper · Sep 15, 2014
40 mpw training for a half marathon
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 28, 2014
75 mpw training for a marathon
5/5
Overall
thrasyllus · Aug 28, 2014
80 mpw training for a half marathon
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