Wave Rider 28
WAVE RIDER 28 is the 28th-generation neutral daily trainer in the series. It features a MIZUNO ENERZY NXT, MIZUNO WAVE, Jacquard Air Mesh upper and X10 outsole, it's designed for everyday runs.
- Intended uses:
- Daily
Specs
Among 865 listed shoes, this is a high-stack Daily Trainer
- Weight
- 280g
- Of 811 known values: 460 lower, 18 equal, 333 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard57.8th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +13g
- Drop
- 12mm
- Of 815 known values: 783 lower, 31 equal, 1 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- higherUpper 3.9%, including ties / average +5.2mm
- Stack height (heel/forefoot)
- 38.5 / 26.5mm
- 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
- $140
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- 27.0cm from Mizuno Japan official news release.
- Plate note
- Mizuno's official release identifies a plant-derived nylon MIZUNO WAVE plate. It is not a carbon plate.
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for Mizuno Wave Rider 27.
The comparable registered values for weight, drop, heel stack, forefoot stack, and carbon status are unchanged.
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 (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 280g·registered average 267g (811 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 12mm·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.