Reader review
3/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Apr 4, 2015
45 mpw 587 miles in this shoe training for a marathon came from the Mizuno Wave Inspire 9
- Comfort
- 3/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 4/5
Mizuno Wave Inspire 11
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
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
88/100
What runners say
“Toe box runs wide; need glide for long runs”
“Webbing developed a hole by 200 miles”
“Lighter, but a little harder on legs than earlier versions”
“Wear out relatively quickly—tough on budget”
“Expected durability: 300–400 miles”
“Love the roll-off of this shoe”
Prefer this shoe over another
28% 5/18
Where to buy
No offers available
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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.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
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.
Release year
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Release year unknown · 2 reviews
66 Below average
44 Confidence
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2025 · 2 reviews
60 Bottom-tier
44 Confidence
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2025 · 1 review
72 Decent
55 Confidence
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2023 · 8 reviews
69 Below average
76 Confidence
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2022 · 5 reviews
78 Decent
75 Confidence
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2021 · 1 review
63 Below average
49 Confidence
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2019 · 1 review
69 Below average
40 Confidence
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2019 · 7 reviews
88 Good
74 Confidence
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2018 · 6 reviews
68 Below average
77 Confidence
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2016 · 7 reviews
56 Bottom-tier
81 Confidence
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2016 · 4 reviews
77 Decent
71 Confidence
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Wave Inspire 11 This shoe
2014 · 7 reviews
54 Bottom-tier
88 Confidence
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2013 · 44 reviews
49 Bottom-tier
97 Confidence
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2012 · 19 reviews
80 Decent
87 Confidence
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2014 · 5 reviews
68 Below average
72 Confidence
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
Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Apr 3, 2015
70 mpw came from the Mizuno Wave Paradox
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
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Mizuno Wave Inspire 11 In Context
More on the Mizuno Wave Inspire
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- Mizuno Wave Inspire 19
- Mizuno Wave Inspire 18
- Mizuno Wave Inspire 17
- Mizuno Wave Inspire 8 next version
- Mizuno Wave Inspire 10 previous version
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