![]() This did not influence the outcome of this review, written after running more than 50 miles in them. We purchased a pair of Mizuno Wave Rider 23 from runningwarehouse using our own money. The Wave Rider is a great every day running shoe, either as a single trainer option, or as the long run, miles on miles go-to shoe. It held up well over the course of longer distance runs and the plate provided some support when form would begin to break down. The Mizuno Wave Rider 23 acts great as an everyday shoe for runners who are looking for a single option. The softer cushioning and more durable rubber in the heel is clearly designed for comfort on a heel strikers run.įor a touch of support in an otherwise neutral shoe and a dose of firmness, the Pebax wave plate provides a firmer ride overall under the foot. Like the previous version, the Wave Rider 23 excels for a variety of runs and runners. The great sole from the Wave Rider 22 returns, and the upper which needed improvement saw the necessary change. This year, the Wave Rider 23 is a small tweak and adjustment from last year’s model. Sometimes they work out poorly, the upper of the 22 again. Materials used in the heel of the shoe and tongue are very soft but also have a texture that grips your sock and holds your foot in place. The shoe has a really soft sock like feel to it. Sometimes these tweaks work out great, the sole from the 21 to the 22 for example. If you hold the shoe up to the light it is actually so thin that you can see through it. If you got a great thing going, why mess with it too much.Īnd much like a majority of the flagship neutral everyday trainers, the Mizuno Wave Rider is generally a great shoe that has been tweaked slightly from year to year. Minor tweaks and adjustments is the name of the game when it comes to the Mizuno Wave Rider. Now from the 22 to the 23 the sole and outsole remains the same and fixes the main issue with the 22nd version by providing a better more breathable and supportive upper. The update to the upper arguable swung too far and gave the Wave Rider 22 an upper that was no longer breathable and way too thick. In the past few years the Wave Riders updates have been minor, tweaking one aspect of the shoe at a time.įrom the 21 to the 22 the main updates were in the sole of the trainer making the cushioning softer under the foot and creating a thicker upper. What differentiates the Wave Rider from the other shoes in this category is the plastic wave plate which creates a more supportive and firmer ride compared to the competition. Now in the 23rd version of the Mizuno neutral cushioning trainer, the Wave Rider 23 makes minor updates to the previous year’s model.Ĭontaining the same sole unit as the Wave Rider 22, a mix of U4ic and U4icX foams (pronounced euphoric and euphoric-X) with a parallel wave plate, the update between the 2018 and the 2019 version’s of the trainer is in the new engineered mesh upper.Īll in all the Wave Rider 23 is similar to the 22 and continues to compete with similar neutral everyday trainers such as the Saucony Ride, Nike Pegasus, Brooks Ghost and so on.
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