Mizuno Wave Inspire 13

Name: Mizuno Wave Inspire 13
Brand: Mizuno
Rating: 4.4 (7 reviews)

Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 11 oz · 12mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Mizuno Wave Inspire 14 replaced it

How it ranks

The Mizuno Wave Inspire 13 trails most daily trainers in our data. Value 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

56/100

Overall

Bottom-tier 56

Value

Good 84

Durability

Good 82

Cushioning

Below average 70

Comfort

Below average 65

Appearance

Bottom-tier 55

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

81/100

Moderate 81

What runners say

“After starting to run in these my calves stopped being tight and I increased my mileage/speed with no tightness in my Achilles.”

5/5 Full review 60 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Glycerin 14

“Pretty bulky. If you don't like your shoes weighing you down, steer clear of these.”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a marathon came from the Mizuno Wave Inspire 12

“I get 475–500 miles out them at 164 lb.”

5/5 Full review 60 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Glycerin 14

“Enough space in the shoe for my bulky custom orthotics (I have incredibly high arches and underpronate).”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a marathon came from the Mizuno Wave Inspire 12

“Good room in the toe box for toe splay.”

5/5 Full review 60 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Glycerin 14

“Really good for long runs and steady state stuff, while a little too big for speed work.”

5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Mizuno Wave Inspire 11

“A little bit bulky to run 200–400m repeats in, but you can manage.”

5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Mizuno Wave Inspire 11

“Really comfortable. Smooth ride.”

5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Mizuno Wave Inspire 11

“They are cushioned and don't wear out too much on me.”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a marathon came from the Mizuno Wave Inspire 12

“Great for supporting slight overpronation.”

4/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 31

Prefer this shoe over another

13% 1/8

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Value averages 4.7 out of 5 and durability 4.6 across seven reviews, with comfort at 4.4.
Three reviewers use it for long runs and steady cruising mileage.
One reviewer gets 475 to 500 miles from a pair.

Cons

Averaging 10.2 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is heavier than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale, and three reviewers call it bulky for faster work.
Appearance averages 3.7 out of 5, the lowest of its dimensions, and two reviewers call it dorky or not much to look at.
One reviewer gets about 300 miles from a pair, fewer than they hoped for.

Wave Inspire 13 rates 56. This shoe has moderate 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 2013 54 77 56 2016 68 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 This shoe

2016 · 7 reviews

56 Bottom-tier

81 Confidence
Wave Inspire 12

2016 · 4 reviews

77 Decent

71 Confidence
Wave Inspire 11

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 3

4/5 4

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 11 oz
Release: 2016 Q3
MSRP: $120
Drop Height: 12mm

Runner reviews

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Reader review

4/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Jul 2, 2019

18 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Mizuno Wave Inspire 11

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

a shoe that fixed my chronic tight achilles/calf problems.

5/5

Overall

The Mizumo inspire 13 has a great fit, good room in the toe box for toe splay. For a trainer it is pretty light but with good cushioning and does not feel soft(I don't like shoes that are too soft). My foot lands in a mostly neutral way. For me the shoe does not feel like it takes any breaking in as some reviews say it does. I think it feels great out of the box. I get 475-500 miles out them and I weigh 164lb. My running background is I've run for 20+ years and tried most running shoe types/brands. My best race/marathon time is 2:29:55 in Chicago and almost every year I've had some kind of injury.. most often tight calves leading to tight Achilles tendon, sometimes leading to achilleas tendinitis and plantar fasciitis. After starting to run in the Mizuno inspire 13 my calves stopped being tight and I was able to increased my millage/speed with no tightness in my Achilles. I average 60mpw with intervals/tempo and long run in a week(if not racing that week). I rarely go beyond 80 mpw now as my work schedule dictates this but I also now know what kind of training works better for my body now. Not feeling a tight Achilles pain is like godsend, for years I've run with tight Achilles and now finally found a shoe that fixed this and helped me gain fitness back that I haven't seen in a while.

Morte · Jul 12, 2018

60 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Glycerin 14

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

Reader review

4/5

Overall

I switched to the Wave Inspire after many years in the Wave Rider. I started noticing that my sedentary work life required that I either spend a lot more time on maintenance of the little things to keep my form in check; deal with the new nagging pain in lower leg muscles or tendons near my calf; or take the shortcut and try a slightly more supportive shoe. The shoe change worked, and it still has the wave plate for the "feel" that I've gotten used to from Mizuno shoes.

Anonymous runner · Feb 28, 2018

30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Mizuno Wave Rider 19

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

Workhorse

4/5

Overall

Quality, workhorse of a shoe. Fairly light. I would say it’s on the stiff, responsive side. Great for supporting slight overpronation. Smooth midfoot strike. I didn’t get as many miles out of them (about 300) as I would have hoped, but not too bad.

Anonymous runner · Feb 6, 2018

35 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 31

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

Good quality shoe

5/5

Overall

I've been able to do some quality mileage in this shoe. It is a little bit bulky to run 200-400m repeats in, but you can manage. Really good for cruise mileage, long runs, that type of thing. Works just fine on trails, but every shoe does. I really love it. I loved the Wave Inspire 11s, and these are quite different, a lot bigger than those, but both are great shoes.

Big Baller · Feb 6, 2018

50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Mizuno Wave Inspire 11