Mizuno Wave Shadow 3

Name: Mizuno Wave Shadow 3
Brand: Mizuno

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 7.4 oz · 10mm drop · 26/16mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.

How it ranks

The Mizuno Wave Shadow 3 ranks below 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

69/100

Overall

Below average 69

Value

Good 81

Durability

Decent 78

Appearance

Decent 74

Comfort

Below average 63

Cushioning

Bottom-tier 59

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

22/100

Very low 22

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

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

At 7.4 oz in women's, one reviewer uses it for track repeats from 200m to 5000m.
It lists at $110, below the $150 median for daily trainers on sale.
It scores above the first two Wave Shadow versions, which score 66 and 62.

Cons

The 26mm heel stack is well below the 39mm median for daily trainers on sale.

Wave Shadow 3 rates 69. 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 This shoe

2019 · 2 reviews

69 Below average

22 Confidence
Wave Shadow 2

2018 · 2 reviews

63 Below average

24 Confidence
Wave Shadow

2017 · 8 reviews

66 Below average

54 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.

Weight: 7.4 oz
Release: 2019 Q2
MSRP: $110
Stack Height: 26mm heel - 16mm toe
Drop Height: 10mm

Runner reviews

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Replaced my Adidas Adi Boston

5/5

Overall

I had been running in the Adi Boston for years, but recently the feel is just off. It seemed like the sizing changed (felt too big) and longer runs in them made my feet sore. I love the Wave Rider for general everyday running, so thought I'd try the Wave Shadow for some light workouts. Felt great right out of the box - extremely comfortable and the perfect fit, plus lighter than the Wave Rider. Better color options, too.

Anonymous runner · Jan 18, 2020

50 mpw training for a marathon came from the adidas adizero Boston 8