Wave Sky 9
WAVE SKY 9 is a max cushion shoe for long runs and recovery. A combination of nitrogen-infused MIZUNO ENERZY NXT and regular MIZUNO ENERZY NXT, with Foam Wave and a wide midsole shape for added stability.
- Intended uses:
- Daily, Long run, Recovery
Specs
Among 865 listed shoes, this is a heavier / high-stack Max Cushion
- Weight
- 290g
- Of 811 known values: 548 lower, 16 equal, 247 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- heavierUpper 32.4%, including ties / average +23g
- Drop
- 6mm
- Of 815 known values: 221 lower, 156 equal, 438 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard36.7th percentile (tie midpoint) / average -0.8mm
- Stack height (heel/forefoot)
- 44 / 38mm
- Of 694 known values: 660 lower, 7 equal, 27 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- higherUpper 4.9%, including ties / average +9.3mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 786 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- MIZUNO ENERZY NXT
- Outsole
- X10
- Reference price
- $180
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- Approx. 290g for one shoe at 27.0cm from the Mizuno Japan exact product page. Mizuno USA canonical page lists 10.2 oz for size 9 as regional context.
- Plate note
- Foam Wave; carbon plate not stated
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for Mizuno Wave Sky 8.
In the registered data, weight is 15g heavier at 290g, drop is 2mm lower at 6mm, heel stack is 3mm higher at 44mm, and forefoot stack is 5mm higher at 38mm.
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 290g·registered average 267g (811 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 6mm·registered average 6.8mm (815 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 44mm·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.