Mizuno Wave Rider 24

Name: Mizuno Wave Rider 24
Brand: Mizuno

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 11.4 oz

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Mizuno Wave Rider 25 replaced it

How it ranks

The Mizuno Wave Rider 24 ranks below most daily trainers in our data. Value and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 4 runner reviews and 15 other rated shoes in the Wave Rider product line. Another 8 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Below average

68/100

Overall

Below average 68

Value

Good 86

Cushioning

Good 82

Durability

Good 81

Comfort

Good 80

Appearance

Decent 71

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

48/100

Low 48

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

One reviewer on their twelfth pair has never had blister problems, and uses it for both speed work and long runs.
Its four reviewers rate comfort and value 4.5 out of 5.

Cons

The Wave Rider 23 before it scores 90 on seven reviews, and the 22 97 on eighteen.
Averaging 10.2 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is much heavier than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale.

Wave Rider 24 rates 68. This shoe has low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

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.

Rating

40 60 80 100

60 2011 66 56 2013 85 62 2015 92 74 2017 97 90 68 2020 71 75 81 2023 97 81 2025 74

Release year

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

Wave Rider 30

2026 · 0 reviews

74 Decent

49 Confidence
Wave Rider 29

2025 · 2 reviews

81 Good

75 Confidence
Wave Rider 28

2024 · 6 reviews

97 Excellent

89 Confidence
Wave Rider 27

2023 · 17 reviews

81 Good

85 Confidence
Wave Rider 26

2022 · 21 reviews

75 Decent

88 Confidence
Wave Rider 25

2021 · 2 reviews

71 Decent

72 Confidence
Wave Rider 24 This shoe

2020 · 4 reviews

68 Below average

48 Confidence
Wave Rider 23

2019 · 7 reviews

90 Good

86 Confidence
Wave Rider 22

2018 · 18 reviews

97 Exceptional

95 Confidence
Wave Rider 21

2017 · 25 reviews

74 Decent

91 Confidence
Wave Rider 20

2016 · 16 reviews

92 Very good

91 Confidence
Wave Rider 19

2015 · 12 reviews

62 Below average

88 Confidence
Wave Rider 18

2014 · 36 reviews

85 Good

95 Confidence
Wave Rider 17

2013 · 49 reviews

56 Bottom-tier

97 Confidence
Wave Rider 16

2012 · 42 reviews

66 Below average

93 Confidence
Wave Rider 15

2011 · 4 reviews

60 Bottom-tier

85 Confidence

Reader Ratings

4 ratings

5/5 2

4/5 2

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 11.4 oz
Release: 2020 Q3

Runner reviews

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Reader review

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Jun 29, 2023

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

Great simple shoe for all distances

5/5

Overall

Not fancy, but I've never had blister issues and they straddle the line to be good for both "speed" work and long runs. Best shoe/foot combo for me! I'm on pair #12.

Brian · Jun 14, 2023

40 mpw training for ultramarathons came from the Mizuno Wave Rider 22