Racing shoe · Neutral · Road · 9.1 oz · 38/28mm stack · 12mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Mizuno Wave Rider 29 replaced it
How it ranks
The Mizuno Wave Rider 28’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 6 runner reviews so far, with product line history and external ratings 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
85 High
External retailer ratings
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67% 2/3
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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.
Better Shoes Rating
Each dot is one version of the Wave Rider, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2026 · 1 review
84 Good
79 Confidence
2025 · 2 reviews
89 Good
80 Confidence
Wave Rider 28 This shoe
2024 · 6 reviews
95 Excellent
85 Confidence
2023 · 17 reviews
82 Good
92 Confidence
2022 · 21 reviews
77 Decent
93 Confidence
2021 · 2 reviews
79 Decent
80 Confidence
2020 · 4 reviews
77 Decent
86 Confidence
2019 · 7 reviews
85 Good
90 Confidence
2018 · 18 reviews
91 Very good
95 Confidence
2017 · 25 reviews
72 Decent
97 Confidence
2016 · 16 reviews
83 Good
95 Confidence
2015 · 12 reviews
67 Below average
93 Confidence
2014 · 36 reviews
76 Decent
98 Confidence
2013 · 49 reviews
59 Bottom-tier
98 Confidence
2012 · 42 reviews
65 Below average
96 Confidence
2011 · 4 reviews
62 Below average
91 Confidence
2006 · 0 reviews
74 Decent
80 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
5/5
Overall
The foam midsole continues to grow and a further cushioned feel is created over the 27 (and the 26 more so). They could go with a thicker layer of carbon rubber on the outer sole. I'm running these 500-550 miles (35-40MPW, and I'm not fit anymore, so gone are the days of 700+ miles on shoes).
Anonymous runner · Dec 8, 2024
38 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the Mizuno Wave Rider 27
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