Wave Inspire 22
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
Among 865 listed shoes, this is a heavier / high-stack Stability
- Weight
- 293g
- Of 811 known values: 580 lower, 5 equal, 226 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- heavierUpper 28.5%, including ties / average +26g
- Drop
- 10mm
- Of 815 known values: 665 lower, 110 equal, 40 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- higherUpper 18.4%, including ties / average +3.2mm
- Stack height (heel/forefoot)
- 38.5 / 28.5mm
- Of 694 known values: 499 lower, 15 equal, 180 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- higherUpper 28.1%, including ties / average +3.8mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 786 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.
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.
Compare within the database
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Comparison: All data (865 shoes)
Position map
Weight x stack height
registered average: 265g / 34.7mm (686 shoes)
The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.
Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 293g·registered average 267g (811 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 10mm·registered average 6.8mm (815 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 38.5mm·registered average 34.7mm (694 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.