What you like
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jan 28, 2020
25 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Launch 7
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 3/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Mizuno Wave Shadow 2
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.1 oz
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Mizuno Wave Shadow 3 replaced it
How it ranks
The Mizuno Wave Shadow 2’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 2 runner reviews so far, with product line history also informing the score.
Current estimate: Below average
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
48 Low
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
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.
Pros
- One reviewer runs long runs, tempo and intervals in it.
- Averaging 8.1 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is lighter than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers for sale.
- Both reviewers rate value 5 out of 5.
Cons
- One reviewer finds the sole thin, though with a good return on impact.
- The Wave Shadow before it scores 66 on eight reviews and the Wave Shadow 3 after it scores 70 on two.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Mizuno Wave Shadow
Each dot is one version of the Wave Shadow, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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2019 · 2 reviews
73 Decent
55 Confidence
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Wave Shadow 2 This shoe
2018 · 2 reviews
68 Below average
48 Confidence
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2017 · 8 reviews
67 Below average
78 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 8.1 oz
- Men's / women's
- Men's 8.9 oz · Women's 7.3 oz
- Release
- 2018 Q3
- MSRP
- $110
Runner reviews
Good workhorse
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 3, 2019
20 mpw came from the Mizuno Wave Rider 19
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
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Mizuno Wave Shadow 2 In Context
More on the Mizuno Wave Shadow
- Mizuno Wave Shadow 3 next version
- Mizuno Wave Shadow previous version
Reviewers Also Ran In
- Mizuno Wave Rider 19 1 runner
- Brooks Launch 7 1 runner