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Wave Inspire 22

StabilityRelease date 2026-01-09JP

WAVE INSPIRE 22 is the 22nd-generation shoe for daily running with an emphasis on stability. Its midsole is redesigned from the previous model, combining MIZUNO ENERZY NXT, MIZUNO WAVE, SMOOTHRIDE, and X10 in a support-oriented daily trainer.

Intended uses:
Daily

Specs

Weight
293g
Of 934 known values: 650 lower, 5 equal, 279 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
heavierUpper 30.4%, including ties / average +25g
Drop
10mm
Of 945 known values: 772 lower, 124 equal, 49 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
higherUpper 18.3%, including ties / average +3.2mm
Stack (heel/forefoot)
38.5 / 28.5mm
Of 779 known values: 576 lower, 16 equal, 187 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
higherUpper 26.1%, including ties / average +4.2mm
Carbon plate
No
83% of 855 known models have no carbon plates
Midsole
MIZUNO ENERZY NXT
Outsole
X10
Reference price
$150
US price
Weight measurement and plate details
Weight note
Approx. 293g at 27.0cm from Mizuno Japan official J1GC2644 product page.
Plate note
No carbon plate stated in checked official sources; Mizuno Japan describes a plant-based Elastollan N series Wave Plate.

Prices and release dates by market

3 markets are registered. Values are shown as published for each market: no currency conversion and no guessed days or months. Reference prices are not current shop prices.

Reference prices and release dates by market
MarketReference priceRelease
United StatesUS
$150Shown aboveBefore tax
Not registered
JapanJP
¥16,500Tax incl.
2026-01-09Shown aboveRetail launch
AustraliaAU
250 AUDTax incl.
Not registered

Changes from the previous model

A comparison with the registered values for Mizuno Wave Inspire 21.

In the registered data, weight is 2g lighter at 293g, drop is 2mm lower at 10mm, heel stack is 0.5mm higher at 38.5mm, and forefoot stack is 2.5mm higher at 28.5mm.

These are differences between registered values, not a controlled comparison at the same size and measurement conditions. See the notes below the specs for weight conditions.

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Comparison: All data (1,021 shoes)

Position map

This shoeregistered average

Weight x stack height

registered average: 266g / 34.4mm (761 shoes)

The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.

Spec distributions

This shoeregistered average

Weight

This shoe 293gregistered average 268g (934 shoes)

96g383g

Drop

This shoe 10mmregistered average 6.8mm (945 shoes)

0mm13.8mm

Stack height

This shoe 38.5mmregistered average 34.3mm (779 shoes)

6mm58mm

Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.