10+ Year Mizuno Wave Rider Wearer Approved!
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jan 17, 2020
50 mpw training for a marathon came from the Mizuno Wave Rider 22
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Mizuno Wave Rider 23
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 10 oz · 12mm drop · 32/20mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Mizuno Wave Rider 24 replaced it
How it ranks
The Mizuno Wave Rider 23 ranks among the stronger daily trainers in our data. Comfort and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 7 runner reviews and 15 other rated shoes in the Wave Rider product line. Another 5 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Good
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
86/100
What runners say
“Wave Riders have the perfect weight, cushioning, and stability for everything from long runs to 400 repeats.”
“Very responsive and lightweight at the same time which is terrific.”
“They have always lasted well and been durable over the miles.”
“The inner heels of these shoes both wore out very quickly.”
“I can do both fast efforts as well as long runs in it.”
“The actual fit of this shoe is one of the best in the series.”
“Wave Riders have decreased in durability since my first pair 10 years ago.”
“I have flat feet and they work great for me.”
“They feel fast on my feet.”
“Always been a great value.”
Prefer this shoe over another
25% 4/16
Where to buy
No offers available
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- Every reviewer rates it 5 out of 5 overall and 5 out of 5 for comfort.
- Three reviewers have worn Wave Riders for ten years or more, one of them fifteen.
- One reviewer does both fast efforts and long runs in it, calling it responsive and light.
Cons
- One reviewer finds the inner heel fabric wears out quickly, though a second pair holds up.
- One reviewer calls it on the pricey side.
- Two of seven reviewers report an injury while running in it.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Mizuno Wave Rider
Each dot is one version of the Wave Rider, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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2026 · 0 reviews
74 Decent
49 Confidence
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2025 · 2 reviews
81 Good
75 Confidence
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2024 · 6 reviews
97 Excellent
89 Confidence
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2023 · 17 reviews
81 Good
85 Confidence
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2022 · 21 reviews
75 Decent
88 Confidence
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2021 · 2 reviews
71 Decent
72 Confidence
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2020 · 4 reviews
68 Below average
48 Confidence
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Wave Rider 23 This shoe
2019 · 7 reviews
90 Good
86 Confidence
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2018 · 18 reviews
97 Exceptional
95 Confidence
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2017 · 25 reviews
74 Decent
91 Confidence
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2016 · 16 reviews
92 Very good
91 Confidence
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2015 · 12 reviews
62 Below average
88 Confidence
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2014 · 36 reviews
85 Good
95 Confidence
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2013 · 49 reviews
56 Bottom-tier
97 Confidence
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2012 · 42 reviews
66 Below average
93 Confidence
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2011 · 4 reviews
60 Bottom-tier
85 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 10 oz
- Release
- 2019 Q3
- MSRP
- $120
- Stack Height
- 32mm heel - 20mm toe
- Drop Height
- 12mm
Runner reviews
overall
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jan 11, 2020
30 mpw came from the Mizuno Wave Rider 22
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Love Mizunos
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Dec 30, 2019
20 mpw
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 13, 2019
30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Mizuno Wave Rider 22
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
Mizuno Waverider review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 11, 2019
55 mpw training for a half marathon came from the New Balance 1080 v9
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
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Mizuno Wave Rider 23 In Context
More on the Mizuno Wave Rider
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- Mizuno Wave Rider 26
- Mizuno Wave Rider 25
- Mizuno Wave Rider 24 next version
- Mizuno Wave Rider 22 previous version
Reviewers Also Ran In
- Mizuno Wave Rider 22 3 runners
- New Balance 1080 v9 1 runner
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