3/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Mar 18, 2016
20 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Mizuno Wave Rider 18
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 2/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
Mizuno Wave Sayonara 2
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.1 oz (men's) · 24/14mm stack · 10mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Mizuno Wave Sayonara 3 replaced it
How it ranks
The Mizuno Wave Sayonara 2 trails most daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and looks are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating is based on 10 runner reviews and 3 other rated shoes in the Wave Sayonara product line.
Bottom-tier
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
88 High
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.
- Product line track record
- Our ratings
- External ratings
What runners say
“Quick, crisp, and snappy. Enough cushion for 20 milers, but responsive enough for a tempo.”
“Probably the best shoe I've run in. Light, responsive, cushioned enough, can wear for any run.”
“The shoe was not durable at all. Support reduces very quickly.”
“Great shoe for shorter distances, but not really cut out for the half marathon.”
“Light, but still feel substantial underfoot.”
“Very lightweight with lots of room in front part of the shoe.”
“Durability poor. Support goes very quickly.”
“I run 35-45 miles a week and these have held up pretty well.”
“Feeling the balls of my feet in the last few miles.”
“Lots of room in front section of shoe, which was very good.”
Prefer this shoe over another
55% 11/20
Where to buy
No offers available
Affiliate links included. They never affect our ratings.
Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.
Pros
- At 8.1 oz it is lighter than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers for sale, and three reviewers call it light but still substantial underfoot.
- Three reviewers use it for both tempo sessions and long runs.
- Two reviewers with wide feet praise the room in the forefoot.
Cons
- Reviewers rate durability 3.1 out of 5, its lowest dimension, and three say the cushioning and support go quickly.
- Four of ten reviewers who answered report an injury while running in it.
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
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Mizuno Wave Sayonara
Each dot is one version of the Wave Sayonara, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
-
2017 · 1 review
71 Decent
59 Confidence
-
2015 · 3 reviews
64 Below average
59 Confidence
-
Wave Sayonara 2 This shoe
2015 · 10 reviews
58 Bottom-tier
88 Confidence
-
2014 · 34 reviews
56 Bottom-tier
94 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 8.1 oz (men's)
- Release
- 2015
- MSRP
- $120
- Stack
- 24/14mm
- Drop
- 10mm
Runner reviews
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jan 14, 2016
37 mpw
- Comfort
- 3/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 3/5
3/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · May 26, 2015
30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Racer ST 5
- Comfort
- 2/5
- Durability
- 1/5
- Appearance
- 2/5
- Value
- 3/5
4/5
Overall
HSer · Apr 20, 2015
25 mpw training for middle distance came from the Mizuno Wave Inspire 11
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 3/5
3/5
Overall
HalfmilerI · Apr 12, 2015
50 mpw training for middle distance came from the ASICS GEL-Cumulus 14
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 2/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 2/5
Alternatives
Other shoes worth considering.
More from Mizuno
Compared to other shoes
See how this shoe compares to others like it.
Mizuno Wave Sayonara 2 In Context
More on the Mizuno Wave Sayonara
- Mizuno Wave Sayonara 1
- Mizuno Wave Sayonara 4
- Mizuno Wave Sayonara 3 next version
- Mizuno Wave Sayonara previous version
Reviewers Also Ran In
- ASICS GEL-Cumulus 14 1 runner
- ASICS GEL-Cumulus 15 1 runner
- adidas adizero Boston 3 1 runner