Mizuno Wave Rider 29

Name: Mizuno Wave Rider 29
Brand: Mizuno

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.6 oz · 39/29mm stack · 10mm drop

How it ranks

The Mizuno Wave Rider 29’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 2 runner reviews so far, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.

Current estimate: Good

Overall

Good 89

Cushioning

Good 83

Durability

Decent 79

Comfort

Decent 79

Value

Decent 77

Appearance

Decent 73

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

80 Moderate

Moderate 80

External retailer ratings

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The middle of the bar marks the typical shoe at each type of retailer. The dot shows where this shoe ranks in comparison.

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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.

Product line track record
External ratings
Our ratings

Where to buy

Running Warehouse

20% off

$120 $150

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Price as of Oct 22.

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Other retailers

Amazon

$144

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Pros

It is lighter than the typical daily trainer for sale.

Cons

We don't have enough reviewer information on this shoe to make a judgment of cons.

Wave Rider 29 rates 89. This shoe has moderate confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Mizuno Wave Rider

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

Rating

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74 2006 62 65 2012 59 76 2014 67 83 2016 72 91 2018 85 77 2020 79 77 2022 82 95 89 2025 84

Release year

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

Wave Rider 30

2026 · 1 review

84 Good

79 Confidence
Wave Rider 29 This shoe

2025 · 2 reviews

89 Good

80 Confidence
Wave Rider 28

2024 · 6 reviews

95 Excellent

85 Confidence
Wave Rider 27

2023 · 17 reviews

82 Good

92 Confidence
Wave Rider 26

2022 · 21 reviews

77 Decent

93 Confidence
Wave Rider 25

2021 · 2 reviews

79 Decent

80 Confidence
Wave Rider 24

2020 · 4 reviews

77 Decent

86 Confidence
Wave Rider 23

2019 · 7 reviews

85 Good

90 Confidence
Wave Rider 22

2018 · 18 reviews

91 Very good

95 Confidence
Wave Rider 21

2017 · 25 reviews

72 Decent

97 Confidence
Wave Rider 20

2016 · 16 reviews

83 Good

95 Confidence
Wave Rider 19

2015 · 12 reviews

67 Below average

93 Confidence
Wave Rider 18

2014 · 36 reviews

76 Decent

98 Confidence
Wave Rider 17

2013 · 49 reviews

59 Bottom-tier

98 Confidence
Wave Rider 16

2012 · 42 reviews

65 Below average

96 Confidence
Wave Rider 15

2011 · 4 reviews

62 Below average

91 Confidence
Wave Rider 10

2006 · 0 reviews

74 Decent

80 Confidence

Runner Ratings

2 ratings

5/5 1

4/5 1

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 8.6 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 9.3 oz · Women's 7.9 oz
Release: 2025 Q3
MSRP: $150
Widths: Medium
Stack: 39/29mm
Drop: 10mm

Available sizes

Men's

8, 9, 11.5

7.5, 8.5, 11

41, 42.5, 45.5

Women's

7, 7.5

5, 5.5

38, 38.5

Runner reviews

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Not a bad shoe at all but extremely thicc

4/5

Overall

Ordered these after skipping the 28 as it did not feel right - on my foot they feel more plush, waay more plush than my rider 27s, but not in a bad way. My calves definitely have noticed the lower drop from previous generations. Pretty good color way and they seem to be holding up alright with about 70 miles on them so far

Anonymous runner · Sep 5, 2025

15 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the Mizuno Wave Rider 27