Reader review
2/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jun 14, 2016
65 mpw training for a marathon came from the Mizuno Wave Sayonara 2
- Comfort
- 2/5
- Durability
- 2/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 2/5
Mizuno Wave Sayonara 3
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.4 oz · 10mm drop · 28/18mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Mizuno Wave Sayonara 4 replaced it
How it ranks
The Mizuno Wave Sayonara 3 trails most daily trainers in our data. Looks and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 3 runner reviews and 3 other rated shoes in the Wave Sayonara product line. Another 9 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Current estimate: Below average
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
47/100
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 3 runner ratings.
Prefer this shoe over another
33% 1/3
Where to buy
No offers available
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- Averaging 7.7 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is lighter than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale.
- Appearance averages 4.3 out of 5 across three reviews, its highest dimension.
Cons
- Durability averages 3.0 out of 5 across three reviews, the lowest of its dimensions.
- One reviewer at 65 miles a week finds the toe box too wide and gets hot spots.
- Every rated Wave Sayonara scores between 52 and 62.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Mizuno Wave Sayonara
Each dot is one version of the Wave Sayonara, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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2017 · 1 review
62 Below average
27 Confidence
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Wave Sayonara 3 This shoe
2015 · 3 reviews
60 Below average
47 Confidence
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2015 · 10 reviews
52 Bottom-tier
90 Confidence
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2014 · 34 reviews
54 Bottom-tier
93 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 8.4 oz
- Release
- 2015 Q3
- MSRP
- $110
- Stack Height
- 28mm heel - 18mm toe
- Drop Height
- 10mm
Runner reviews
Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Dec 14, 2015
30 mpw came from the Mizuno Wave Inspire 12
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 3/5
Reader review
5/5
Overall
sammichaelblake · Nov 29, 2015
60 mpw training for middle distance came from the Mizuno Wave Precision 13
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
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