Mizuno Wave Paradox 2

Name: Mizuno Wave Paradox 2
Brand: Mizuno

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 10.2 oz

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Mizuno Wave Paradox 3 replaced it

How it ranks

The Mizuno Wave Paradox 2’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 1 runner review so far, with product line history also informing the score.

Current estimate: Decent

Overall

Decent 75

Appearance

Decent 75

Value

Decent 75

Durability

Decent 74

Cushioning

Decent 74

Comfort

Decent 72

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

57 Low

Low 57

Based on

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External ratings

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Pros

The one reviewer so far rates every dimension 5 out of 5, using it on the treadmill in winter and a bike path the rest of the year.
It scores 72 against 68 for the original Wave Paradox on ten reviews.

Cons

At 10.9 oz in the men's build and 9.4 oz in the women's it sits in the heavy weight band.

Wave Paradox 2 rates 75. This shoe has low confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Mizuno Wave Paradox

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

70 2014 75 2015

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.

Wave Paradox 2 This shoe

2015 · 1 review

75 Decent

57 Confidence
Wave Paradox

2014 · 10 reviews

70 Decent

76 Confidence

Runner Ratings

1 rating

5/5 1

4/5 0

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 10.2 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 10.9 oz · Women's 9.4 oz
Release: 2015
MSRP: $135

Runner reviews

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5/5

Overall

I really like this shoe. I do a lot of running on the treadmill in the winter months d/t living out in the country on a very unsafe running road. During the nicer months I head to a local bike path to do most of my running.

oldog94 · Dec 6, 2015

15 mpw came from the Saucony Hurricane ISO