Mizuno Wave Rider 29

Name: Mizuno Wave Rider 29
Brand: Mizuno

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 9mm drop · Medium/Wide

How it ranks

The Mizuno Wave Rider 29 ranks above most daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 2 runner reviews and 15 other rated shoes in the Wave Rider product line. Another 10 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Good

81/100

Overall

Good 81

Cushioning

Very good 91

Comfort

Good 85

Durability

Good 84

Value

Good 82

Appearance

Decent 74

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

75/100

Moderate 75

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 2 runner ratings.

Where to buy

Running Warehouse

33% off

$100 $150

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Price as of Sep 14.

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$105 30% off

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Pros

One of two reviewers so far finds it much more plush than the Wave Rider 27.
Both reviewers so far rate the cushioning 5 out of 5.

Cons

The Wave Rider 28 before it scores 97 on six reviews against its 81.
Scores across the Wave Rider line have ranged from 56 to 97.

Wave Rider 29 rates 81. This shoe has moderate 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

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60 2011 66 56 2013 85 62 2015 92 74 2017 97 90 2019 68 71 2021 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 This shoe

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

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

2 ratings

5/5 1

4/5 1

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Release: 2025 Q3
MSRP: $150
Widths: Medium, Wide
Drop Height: 9mm

Available sizes

Men's sizes

8, 9, 10, 11, 11.5, 12

Women's sizes

6.5, 7, 7.5, 8

Runner reviews

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Not a bad shoe at all but extremely thicc

4/5

Overall

Ordered these after skipping the 28 as it did not feel right - on my foot they feel more plush, waay more plush than my rider 27s, but not in a bad way. My calves definitely have noticed the lower drop from previous generations. Pretty good color way and they seem to be holding up alright with about 70 miles on them so far

Anonymous runner · Sep 5, 2025

15 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the Mizuno Wave Rider 27