Name: Mizuno Wave Inspire 16
Brand: Mizuno
Rating: 78 (9 reviews)

Overview

The Wave Inspire is a stability road running shoe family that uses Enerzy and WaveKnit technology from Mizuno.

The Wave Inspire 16 is a maximalist model. It uses breathable construction design, and came out in 2019. Its support type is designated as stability, meaning that it's designed for runners with overpronation. The latest model in the family is the Mizuno Wave Inspire 19.

With an average review score of 78%, it's in the lowest rated 30% of similar running shoes. Based on our monitoring of prices across the internet, it's currently in the cheapest 30% of running shoes today.

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priceBand	Price band
similarity	Similarity	Very similar	Very similar	Very similar	Very similar	Very similar
released	Released Dec 2019	Feb 2020	Dec 2022	Nov 2022	Sep 2021	Dec 2022
expertReviewScore	Expert Review Score ‌ ‌ 78%	‌ ‌	‌ ‌ 77%	‌ ‌ 77%	‌ ‌	‌ ‌ 81%
Weight	Weight M: 286 g W: 241 g	M: 366 g W: 312 g	M: 303 g W: 244 g	M: 275 g W: 235 g	M: 346 g W: 315 g	M: 275 g W: 235 g
Forefoot	Forefoot 20 mm		24 mm	28 mm	24 mm	M: 27 mm W: 14 mm
Heel to toe drop	Heel to toe drop 12 mm	12 mm	12 mm		12 mm	8 mm
Heel	Heel 32 mm		36 mm	28 mm	36 mm	M: 35 mm W: 22 mm
Brand	Brand Mizuno	New Balance	Mizuno	Altra	Brooks	ASICS
Strike Type	Strike Type Heel strike	Heel strike	Fore/Midfoot strike Heel strike	Fore/Midfoot strike Heel strike	Fore/Midfoot strike Heel strike	Fore/Midfoot strike Heel strike
Shoe Type	Shoe Type Maximalist		Comfortable Maximalist	Breathable Low drop Maximalist Zero drop	Maximalist	Breathable Comfortable Maximalist
Orthotic friendly	Orthotic friendly
Removable insole	Removable insole
Rocker	Rocker
Techs	Techs		Mizuno Enerzy	Altra EGO GuideRail	Brooks BioMoGo DNA GuideRail	ASICS FF Blast ASICS TRUSSTIC
Environmental Characteristics	Environmental Characteristics					Sustainable
Common characteristics RoadDaily runningStabilityOverpronationLow archBreathable

Mizuno Wave Inspire 16: what the experts say (2 reviews)

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Mizuno Wave Inspire 16 characteristics and specifications

Characteristics
Sports	Running (+1943)
Terrain	Road (+1316)
Usages	Daily running (+1122)
Brand	Mizuno (+86)
Support Type	Stability (+207)
Pronation Type	Overpronation (+189)
Strike Type	Heel strike (+1155)
Arch Type	Low arch (+193)
Shoe Type	Maximalist (+519)
Fit	Narrow toe box (+238)
Features	Breathable (+964)
Materials	Mesh (+883)
Events	10k (+688)Half marathon (+688)Marathon (+688)
Colorways	Arctic Ice Swhite Mid Indigo, Black, Black / Gold, Blue, Blue / Blue, Blue / Navy, Blue Blue Dblue Medblu 22, Castlerock Phantom, Castlerock Quiet Shade, Cloud Grey Snow White