Great long run trainer for pronators
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Dec 28, 2017
30 mpw 2,346 miles in this shoe training for a half marathon came from the Pearl Izumi EM Road H3
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Mizuno Wave Catalyst
Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 9.4 oz · 10mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Mizuno Wave Catalyst 2 replaced it
How it ranks
The Mizuno Wave Catalyst ranks below most daily trainers in our data. Comfort and value are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 1 runner review and 1 other rated shoe in the Wave Catalyst product line. Another 11 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
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 will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
15/100
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 1 runner rating.
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- The one reviewer so far has owned three pairs and praises the stability on long runs alongside decent flexibility.
- That reviewer got no blisters worth mentioning until the shoe wore out.
Cons
- Durability draws 3 out of 5 in the single review so far, and that reviewer says about 450 miles feels a touch early.
- The Wave Catalyst 2 after it scores 79 on two reviews against its 70.
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Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Mizuno Wave Catalyst
Each dot is one version of the Wave Catalyst, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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2017 · 2 reviews
79 Decent
27 Confidence
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Wave Catalyst This shoe
2016 · 1 review
71 Decent
15 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 9.4 oz
- Release
- 2016
- MSRP
- $110
- Drop Height
- 10mm
Runner reviews
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Mizuno Wave Catalyst In Context
More on the Mizuno Wave Catalyst
- Mizuno Wave Catalyst 2 next version
Reviewers Also Ran In
- Pearl Izumi EM Road H3 1 runner