Replaced my Adidas Adi Boston
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jan 18, 2020
50 mpw training for a marathon came from the adidas adizero Boston 8
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
Mizuno Wave Shadow 3
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 7.4 oz (women's) · 26/16mm stack · 10mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.
How it ranks
The Mizuno Wave Shadow 3’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 2 runner reviews so far, with product line history also informing the score.
Current estimate: Decent
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
55 Low
Based on
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- Product line track record
- Our ratings
- External ratings
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.
Pros
- At 7.4 oz in women's, one reviewer uses it for track repeats from 200m to 5000m.
- It lists at $110, below the $150 median for daily trainers for sale.
- It scores above the first two Wave Shadow versions, which score 66 and 62.
Cons
- The 26mm heel stack is well below the 39mm median for daily trainers for sale.
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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Wave Shadow 3 This shoe
2019 · 2 reviews
73 Decent
55 Confidence
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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
- 7.4 oz (women's)
- Release
- 2019 Q2
- MSRP
- $110
- Stack
- 26/16mm
- Drop
- 10mm
Runner reviews
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jan 18, 2020
10 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas adizero Boston 7
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
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Mizuno Wave Shadow 3 In Context
More on the Mizuno Wave Shadow
- Mizuno Wave Shadow 2 previous version
- Mizuno Wave Shadow
Reviewers Also Ran In
- adidas adizero Boston 7 1 runner
- adidas adizero Boston 8 1 runner