Mizuno Wave Inspire 16 Waveknit

Overview

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

It's a maximalist model. It uses breathable construction design, and went on sale in 2020. 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.

Based on our monitoring of prices across the internet, it's currently in the most expensive 40% of running shoes today.

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priceBand	Price band
similarity	Similarity	Very similar	Very similar	Very similar
released	Released Feb 2020		Dec 2022		Jan 2014	Sep 2018
expertReviewScore	Expert Review Score ‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌ 75%
Weight	Weight M: 286 g W: 241 g			M: 281 g W: 238 g	M: 272 g W: 235 g	M: 318 g W: 281 g
Forefoot	Forefoot 20 mm			23 mm	20 mm	18 mm
Heel to toe drop	Heel to toe drop 12 mm			10 mm	6 mm	8 mm
Heel	Heel 32 mm			33 mm	26 mm	26 mm
Brand	Brand Mizuno	adidas	New Balance	ASICS	New Balance	Brooks
Support Type	Support Type Stability	Neutral Stability	Stability	Stability	Stability	Stability
Pronation Type	Pronation Type Overpronation	Neutral pronation Overpronation	Overpronation	Overpronation	Overpronation	Overpronation
Strike Type	Strike Type Heel strike	Heel strike	Fore/Midfoot strike Heel strike	Heel strike	Fore/Midfoot strike Heel strike	Fore/Midfoot strike Heel strike
Arch Type	Arch Type Low arch	High arch Low arch	Low arch	Low arch	Low arch	Low arch
Shoe Type	Shoe Type Maximalist		Maximalist	Maximalist
Orthotic friendly	Orthotic friendly
Removable insole	Removable insole
Rocker	Rocker
Techs	Techs Mizuno WaveKnit	adidas Ultraboost	New Balance Fresh Foam
Common characteristics RoadDaily runningBreathable

Characteristics
Sports	Running (+2048)
Terrain	Road (+1361)
Usages	Daily running (+1131)
Brand	Mizuno (+89)
Support Type	Stability (+209)
Pronation Type	Overpronation (+195)
Strike Type	Heel strike (+1096)
Arch Type	Low arch (+201)
Shoe Type	Maximalist (+428)
Fit	Narrow toe box (+222)
Features	Breathable (+752)
Materials	Knit (+211)
Techs	Mizuno WaveKnit (+7)
Events	10k (+711)Half marathon (+711)Marathon (+711)
Colorways	Ballerina Snow White, Blue, Enamel Blue Medieval Blue, Highrise Glacier Grey, Skydiver Silver