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Mizuno Wave Rider 29, side view

Mizuno Wave Rider 29

Neutral, high drop, stiff plate

Drop
10 mm
Heel stack
38 mm
Forefoot
28 mm
Weight
258 g
Support
Neutral
Plate
Other

US M9, as listed. 2 sources

Shoe profile

Where the Wave Rider 29 sits among the 395 shoes in our catalogue.

50100CushioningLightnessStabilityDropResponse
AxisWave Rider 29
Cushioning43
Lightness58
Stability30
Drop84
Response40

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

Weight258 g, lighter than 56% of shoes

Drop10 mm, higher than 84% of shoes

Heel stack38 mm, lower than 49% of shoes

Forefoot stack28 mm, lower than 72% 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
  • 10 mm usa.mizuno.com
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Heel stack
  • 38 mm runningwarehouse.com
–
Forefoot stack
  • 28 mm runningwarehouse.com
–
Weight, US M9
  • 258 g runningwarehouse.com
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Support
  • Neutral runningwarehouse.com
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Plate
  • Other runningwarehouse.com
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Surface
  • Road cat
–
Release year
  • 2025 usa.mizuno.com
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Sources

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