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Mizuno Wave Horizon 9, side view

Mizuno Wave Horizon 9

Stability, medium drop

Drop
8 mm
Heel stack
42 mm
Forefoot
34 mm
Weight
309 g
Support
Stability
Plate
Other

US M9, as listed. 3 sources

Shoe profile

Where the Wave Horizon 9 sits among the 395 shoes in our catalogue.

50100CushioningLightnessStabilityDropResponse
AxisWave Horizon 9
Cushioning78
Lightness9
Stability85
Drop45
Response20

Fig. 1 · How to read it. Each axis runs from 0 at the centre to 100 at the edge. Cushioning, lightness and drop are the shoe’s rank in the catalogue from listed figures; stability and response are scored from the support type, the plate, the rocker and the intended use. The dotted grey line is the catalogue median. Source: Strideprint catalogue (cat).

Where it sits in the catalogue

Weight309 g, heavier than 91% of shoes

Drop8 mm, higher than 45% of shoes

Heel stack42 mm, higher than 78% of shoes

Forefoot stack34 mm, higher than 69% of shoes

Fig. 2 · Distribution of listed figures across the catalogue. Bar height is the number of shoes in each bracket. Weight: 300 shoes, average 257.2 g. Drop: 306 shoes, average 7.1 mm. Heel stack: 255 shoes, average 38 mm. Forefoot stack: 253 shoes, average 31.1 mm. Source: Strideprint catalogue (cat), listed values.

Specs, listed and measured

Every figure carries its source.

SpecListedMeasured
Drop
  • 8 mm runningwarehouse.com
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Heel stack
  • 42 mm runningwarehouse.com
–
Forefoot stack
  • 34 mm runningwarehouse.com
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Weight, US M9
  • 309 g runningwarehouse.com
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Support
  • Stability emea.mizuno.com
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Plate
  • Other emea.mizuno.com
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Surface
  • Road cat
–
Release year
  • 2026 doctorsofrunning.com
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Sources

  1. runningwarehouse.com · Drop, Heel stack, Forefoot stack, and Weight, US M9, listed
  2. emea.mizuno.com · Support and Plate, listed
  3. doctorsofrunning.com · Release year, listed
  4. cat: Strideprint catalogue, 395 shoes
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