Mizuno Wave Creation 14

Name: Mizuno Wave Creation 14
Brand: Mizuno

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 11.9 oz

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Mizuno Wave Creation 15 replaced it

How it ranks

The Mizuno Wave Creation 14 trails most daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 2 runner reviews and 3 other rated shoes in the Wave Creation product line. Another 10 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Bottom-tier

57/100

Overall

Bottom-tier 57

Cushioning

Decent 77

Durability

Bottom-tier 57

Comfort

Bottom-tier 56

Value

Bottom-tier 51

Appearance

Bottom-tier 51

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.

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Confidence

30/100

Very low 30

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 2 runner ratings.

Prefer this shoe over another

0% 0/3

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

One of two reviewers trained and raced a marathon in it, and says a pair lasted a long time.

Cons

Value averages 2.5 out of 5 across its two reviews, with comfort and durability both at 3.0.
Averaging 10.8 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is heavier than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale.
One reviewer finds the forefoot cushioning gone, and the other says a second pair fit differently and felt uncomfortable.

Wave Creation 14 rates 57. This shoe has very low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Mizuno Wave Creation

Each dot is one version of the Wave Creation, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

40 60 80 100

57 2014 73 2014 71 2016 67 2024

Release year

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

Wave Creation 25

2024 · 1 review

67 Below average

8 Confidence
Wave Creation 17

2016 · 1 review

71 Decent

6 Confidence
Wave Creation 15

2014 · 3 reviews

73 Decent

20 Confidence
Wave Creation 14 This shoe

2014 · 2 reviews

57 Bottom-tier

30 Confidence

Reader Ratings

2 ratings

5/5 0

4/5 1

3/5 1

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 11.9 oz
Release: 2014
MSRP: $150

Runner reviews

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Reader review

3/5

Overall

It's a good shoe. Train and ran 1 marathon in them and was injury free. Lasted a long time. Ordered a second pair online thinking it'd be the same shoe and I think the fit changed. The shoe I've got feels like the padding is weaker in the toe and the shoe is larger (not longer - my foot wiggles more in the toe than on the past shoe) and this results in the laces being tight only where the knot is. So they're kind of uncomfortable. Need to get new shoes but don't know if I want something less bulky, or if I need trainers and racing flats or spikes for road races and cross country runs.

scott.a.moskowitz · Aug 28, 2014

25 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort: 3/5
Durability: 3/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 3/5

Reader review

4/5

Overall

Been in Mizuno's for about 10 years. For first nine years I loved them. When I first started with them they were th sudden and complete solution for my patella tendonitis. Now for last year they seem to have lost some cushioning in the fore foot and have become almost unwearable.

A Day In August · Aug 28, 2014

25 mpw training for a half marathon