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Mizuno Wave Horizon 9

Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 11.3 oz (men's) · 41/33mm stack · 8mm drop

How it ranks

The Mizuno Wave Horizon 9’s rating is an early estimate. We haven’t collected runner reviews of this shoe yet, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.

Mizuno Wave Horizon 9

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Current estimate: Good

86
Overall
86
Confidence

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.

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Confidence

66 Moderate

66

External retailer ratings

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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.

  1. Product line track record
  2. External ratings
  3. Our ratings

Where to buy

Amazon
6% off
$170 $180
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Price as of Oct 22, 8:37 AM UTC.

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Other retailers
Running Warehouse India Ink / Galaxy Silver (and 2 others)
$180
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Cons

  • It is much heavier than the typical daily trainer for sale.
  • It costs much more than the typical daily trainer for sale.

Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale

Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.

Confidence
50 60 70 80 90 100 25 50 75 100

Better Shoes Rating

Wave Horizon 9 rates 86. This shoe has moderate confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Mizuno Wave Horizon

Each dot is one version of the Wave Horizon, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.
  • Wave Horizon 9 This shoe

    2026 · 0 reviews

    86 Good

    66 Confidence

  • Wave Horizon 8

    2025 · 0 reviews

    91 Very good

    57 Confidence

  • Wave Horizon 7

    2024 · 0 reviews

    85 Good

    59 Confidence

  • Wave Horizon 6

    2022 · 0 reviews

    88 Good

    78 Confidence

  • Wave Horizon 5

    2021 · 0 reviews

    82 Good

    64 Confidence

  • Wave Horizon

    2017 · 0 reviews

    78 Decent

    0 Confidence

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
11.3 oz (men's)
Release
2026
MSRP
$180
Widths
Medium
Stack
41/33mm
Drop
8mm

Available sizes

Men's

8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11.5, 12, 12.5, 13

8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 11, 11.5, 12, 12.5

42, 42.5, 43, 44, 44.5, 45.5, 46, 47, 47.5

Women's

7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10

5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8

38, 38.5, 39, 40, 40.5, 41, 42

Compared to other shoes

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Stability
Stability
Neutral
Weight
11.3 oz (men's)
—
9.9 oz Lightest
Stack
41/33mm
—
40/35mm
Drop
8mm
—
4mm
Release
2026 Newest
2025 Q1
2022 Q3
MSRP
$180
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$165
Best price
$170
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$95 Lowest price
Ratings
Overall
86 Good
91 Very good
99 Exceptional Best overall
Comfort
78 Decent
81 Good
99 Exceptional Best comfort
Cushioning
79 Decent
81 Good
99 Exceptional Best cushioning
Durability
77 Decent
80 Good
97 Exceptional Best durability
Appearance
75 Decent
76 Decent Best appearance
75 Decent
Value
78 Decent
83 Good Best value rating
77 Decent
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