Mizuno Wave Rider 24

Name: Mizuno Wave Rider 24
Brand: Mizuno

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 11.4 oz (men's) · 12mm drop

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

How it ranks

The Mizuno Wave Rider 24’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 4 runner reviews so far, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.

Decent

Overall

Decent 76

Value

Good 81

Cushioning

Decent 78

Durability

Decent 77

Comfort

Decent 76

Appearance

Decent 73

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 is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

41 Moderate

Moderate 41

External retailer ratings

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The middle of the bar marks the typical shoe at each type of retailer. The dot shows where this shoe ranks in comparison.

Based on

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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 for sale.

Wave Rider 24 rates 76. This shoe has moderate confidence. 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

74 2006 62 65 2012 59 76 2014 67 82 2016 71 92 2018 85 76 2020 80 77 2022 82 94 2024 89 84 2026

Release year

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

Wave Rider 30

2026 · 1 review

84 Good

40 Confidence
Wave Rider 29

2025 · 2 reviews

89 Good

60 Confidence
Wave Rider 28

2024 · 6 reviews

94 Excellent

59 Confidence
Wave Rider 27

2023 · 17 reviews

82 Good

62 Confidence
Wave Rider 26

2022 · 21 reviews

77 Decent

71 Confidence
Wave Rider 25

2021 · 2 reviews

80 Good

28 Confidence
Wave Rider 24 This shoe

2020 · 4 reviews

76 Decent

41 Confidence
Wave Rider 23

2019 · 7 reviews

85 Good

63 Confidence
Wave Rider 22

2018 · 18 reviews

92 Very good

84 Confidence
Wave Rider 21

2017 · 25 reviews

71 Decent

86 Confidence
Wave Rider 20

2016 · 16 reviews

82 Good

72 Confidence
Wave Rider 19

2015 · 12 reviews

67 Below average

74 Confidence
Wave Rider 18

2014 · 36 reviews

76 Decent

94 Confidence
Wave Rider 17

2013 · 49 reviews

59 Bottom-tier

91 Confidence
Wave Rider 16

2012 · 42 reviews

65 Below average

85 Confidence
Wave Rider 15

2011 · 4 reviews

62 Below average

52 Confidence
Wave Rider 10

2006 · 0 reviews

74 Decent

20 Confidence

Runner 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 (men's)
Release: 2020 Q3
Drop: 12mm

Runner reviews

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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