Mizuno Wave Shadow 2

Name: Mizuno Wave Shadow 2
Brand: Mizuno

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.9 oz

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Mizuno Wave Shadow 3 replaced it

How it ranks

The Mizuno Wave Shadow 2 trails most daily trainers in our data. Value and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 2 runner reviews and 2 other rated shoes in the Wave Shadow product line. Another 10 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Below average

63/100

Overall

Below average 63

Value

Good 84

Durability

Decent 72

Appearance

Decent 71

Comfort

Bottom-tier 58

Cushioning

Bottom-tier 56

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

24/100

Very low 24

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

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

One reviewer runs long runs, tempo and intervals in it.
Averaging 8.1 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is lighter than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale.
Both reviewers rate value 5 out of 5.

Cons

One reviewer finds the sole thin, though with a good return on impact.
The Wave Shadow before it scores 66 on eight reviews and the Wave Shadow 3 after it scores 70 on two.

Wave Shadow 2 rates 63. This shoe has very low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Mizuno Wave Shadow

Each dot is one version of the Wave Shadow, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

40 60 80 100

66 2017 63 2018 69 2019

Release year

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

Wave Shadow 3

2019 · 2 reviews

69 Below average

22 Confidence
Wave Shadow 2 This shoe

2018 · 2 reviews

63 Below average

24 Confidence
Wave Shadow

2017 · 8 reviews

66 Below average

54 Confidence

Reader Ratings

2 ratings

5/5 0

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: 8.9 oz
Release: 2018 Q3
MSRP: $110

Runner reviews

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What you like

4/5

Overall

A shoe really depends on what you like unless you want to spend a few hundred. The Mizuno wave Shadow 2 is a good shoe, the sole feels thin but offers a good return on impact. It has held up well for 200 miles so far. I alternate right now between these and the Diadora which has much more cushioning. These are my favorite. They fit well and feel right.

Anonymous runner · Jan 28, 2020

25 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Launch 7

Comfort: 4/5
Cushioning: 3/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 5/5

Good workhorse

4/5

Overall

Just an all around decent shoe. Doesn’t do anything great but does everything pretty well. I can run long, run tempo, run intervals, and it never feels totally out of its depth.

Anonymous runner · Jul 3, 2019

20 mpw came from the Mizuno Wave Rider 19