Mizuno Wave Musha 5

Name: Mizuno Wave Musha 5
Brand: Mizuno

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.

How it ranks

The Mizuno Wave Musha 5 ranks above 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 Musha product line. Another 11 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Good

85/100

Overall

Good 85

Value

Good 81

Comfort

Good 82

Cushioning

Decent 74

Durability

Below average 67

Appearance

Below average 65

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

17/100

Very low 17

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 found the cushioning and support sufficient in a lightweight shoe.

Cons

Durability and appearance are the only marks below 5 in the single review so far, both at 4 out of 5.

Wave Musha 5 rates 85. This shoe has very low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Mizuno Wave Musha

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

Rating

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76 2014 85 2014

Release year

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

Wave Musha 5 This shoe

2014 · 1 review

85 Good

17 Confidence
Wave Musha 4

2014 · 1 review

76 Decent

8 Confidence

Reader Ratings

1 rating

5/5 1

4/5 0

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Release: 2014

Runner reviews

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Reader review

5/5

Overall

Used to run in Asics 2000 series. Heavy but protective. Moved to Nike Lunarglide -- protective and lighter. Tried Mizuno Musha as a ligihtweight alternative: needed *some* support (flat feet; old man) but wanted lighter weight and lower heel drop (Lunarglide is 13mm; Musha is 8mm). Love love LOVE the Musha. Sufficient cushion; sufficient support; GREAT road feel and the LIGHTEST support shoe I could find. Of course: discontinued. I bought several pairs in reserve. I also run long runs in Saucony Guide.

ivygradgrad · Aug 22, 2014

35 mpw training for a half marathon