Mizuno Wave Inspire 11

Name: Mizuno Wave Inspire 11
Brand: Mizuno
Rating: 4 (7 reviews)

Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 9.7 oz · 12mm drop · 27/15mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Mizuno Wave Inspire 8 replaced it

How it ranks

The Mizuno Wave Inspire 11 trails most daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 7 runner reviews and 14 other rated shoes in the Wave Inspire product line. Another 5 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Bottom-tier

54/100

Overall

Bottom-tier 54

Cushioning

Below average 65

Durability

Below average 65

Value

Bottom-tier 57

Appearance

Bottom-tier 55

Comfort

Bottom-tier 53

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

88/100

High 88

What runners say

“Toe box runs wide; need glide for long runs”

4/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Guide 7

“Webbing developed a hole by 200 miles”

3/5 Full review 15 mpw came from the Saucony Omni 13

“Lighter, but a little harder on legs than earlier versions”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a marathon

“Wear out relatively quickly—tough on budget”

5/5 Full review 70 mpw came from the Mizuno Wave Paradox

“Expected durability: 300–400 miles”

3/5 Full review 15 mpw came from the Saucony Omni 13

“Love the roll-off of this shoe”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a marathon

Prefer this shoe over another

28% 5/18

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Two reviewers value it as a light stability trainer.
One of seven reviewers so far praises the roll-off through the stride.

Cons

Reviewers rate durability 3.6 out of 5, and two report the upper holing before 300 miles.
Two reviewers find it firmer on the legs than the Wave Inspires they came from.
One of seven reviewers so far, with narrow feet, finds the toe box too wide.

Wave Inspire 11 rates 54. This shoe has high certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Mizuno Wave Inspire

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

68 2014 80 49 54 2014 77 56 68 2018 88 69 2019 63 78 2022 69 72 2025 60 66 —

Release year

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

Inspire

Release year unknown · 2 reviews

66 Below average

44 Confidence
Wave Inspire 22

2025 · 2 reviews

60 Bottom-tier

44 Confidence
Wave Inspire 21

2025 · 1 review

72 Decent

55 Confidence
Wave Inspire 19

2023 · 8 reviews

69 Below average

76 Confidence
Wave Inspire 18

2022 · 5 reviews

78 Decent

75 Confidence
Wave Inspire 17

2021 · 1 review

63 Below average

49 Confidence
Wave Inspire 16

2019 · 1 review

69 Below average

40 Confidence
Wave Inspire 15

2019 · 7 reviews

88 Good

74 Confidence
Wave Inspire 14

2018 · 6 reviews

68 Below average

77 Confidence
Wave Inspire 13

2016 · 7 reviews

56 Bottom-tier

81 Confidence
Wave Inspire 12

2016 · 4 reviews

77 Decent

71 Confidence
Wave Inspire 11 This shoe

2014 · 7 reviews

54 Bottom-tier

88 Confidence
Wave Inspire 10

2013 · 44 reviews

49 Bottom-tier

97 Confidence
Wave Inspire 9

2012 · 19 reviews

80 Decent

87 Confidence
Wave Inspire 8

2014 · 5 reviews

68 Below average

72 Confidence

Reader Ratings

7 ratings

5/5 2

4/5 3

3/5 2

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 9.7 oz
Release: 2014
MSRP: $120
Stack Height: 27mm heel - 15mm toe
Drop Height: 12mm

Runner reviews

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Great shoe

5/5

Overall

The only trainers I have ever used in 13 years of running

Anonymous runner · Jul 8, 2019

80 mpw training for a marathon came from the Mizuno Wave Inspire 14

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

Reader review

4/5

Overall

I really like these shoes. I have slightly narrow feet so The toe box is a little wide for me so I end up having to apply glide to my toes before long runs but I still prefer them over narrow width shoes.

Anonymous runner · Apr 12, 2016

20 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Guide 7

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

Reader review

3/5

Overall

Overall I was ok with the shoe, until the webbing started to develop a hole. It was a definite small hole by 200 miles. At 230 miles now and hoping it'll limp through to 300. Still, I expect my shoes to go 300 miles at least, preferably get closer to 400.

Anonymous runner · Dec 5, 2015

15 mpw came from the Saucony Omni 13

Comfort: 4/5
Durability: 2/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 3/5

Reader review

4/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Apr 6, 2015

30 mpw came from the Brooks Adrenaline 10

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

Reader review

4/5

Overall

Love the roll-off of this shoe. A lot of other brands feel like a flat piece of rubber. I like the fact it's gotten lighter but they may have taken it too far as it's a little harder on my legs than earlier versions.

Anonymous runner · Apr 4, 2015

40 mpw training for a marathon