Mizuno Wave Sayonara 4

Name: Mizuno Wave Sayonara 4
Brand: Mizuno

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 9.0 oz (men's) · 28/18mm stack · 10mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Mizuno Wave Sayonara 1 replaced it

How it ranks

The Mizuno Wave Sayonara 4’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 1 runner review so far, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.

Current estimate: Decent

Overall

Decent 71

Appearance

Decent 70

Cushioning

Below average 68

Value

Below average 61

Comfort

Below average 61

Durability

Bottom-tier 57

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

59 Low

Low 59

Based on

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External ratings
Our ratings

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Pros

At 9.0 oz, and one reviewer calls it light enough for fast training with support for longer runs.
That reviewer gets 700 miles across two pairs during a marathon build-up.
They find the upper sleek and good at wicking moisture.

Cons

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

Wave Sayonara 4 rates 71. This shoe has low confidence. See how we rate shoes.

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.

Rating

40 60 80 100

56 2014 58 2015 64 2015 71 2017

Release year

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

Wave Sayonara 4 This shoe

2017 · 1 review

71 Decent

59 Confidence
Wave Sayonara 3

2015 · 3 reviews

64 Below average

59 Confidence
Wave Sayonara 2

2015 · 10 reviews

58 Bottom-tier

88 Confidence
Wave Sayonara

2014 · 34 reviews

56 Bottom-tier

94 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: 9.0 oz (men's)
Release: 2017 Q3
MSRP: $110
Stack: 28/18mm
Drop: 10mm

Runner reviews

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great trainer/racer

5/5

Overall

45-50 mpw during marathon buildup. Light enough for fast training and plenty of support for longer runs. Shoes have a sleek-ish build, wick moisture well and 2 pairs, lasted the 700 miles during the buildup. Middle of the road marathoner. 3:19 PR Great shoe for anyone who likes a lighter weight performance trainer.

Anonymous runner · Feb 7, 2018

48 mpw came from the HOKA Clifton 2