Honestly, yes. If you like late 2000s wave riders, check out shoes that currently are classified as having more road feel. For narrow feet, try the Puma Velocity Nitro 4. For wider feet, try the Craft Endurance, or the Craft Pacer 2. A favourite of the sub is also the Adidas Evo SL.
As for the reason: the foams on those are incredible compared to the wave riders. Comfy, good energy return, durable.
Mizuno wave rider in green/sage looks pretty good. Stable. Not the most exciting shoe and not for front foot strikers, but otherwise a pretty good shoe
I have a few pairs of mizuno wave riders that absolutely refuse to die and every time I think I should probably retire them I go for a run in them and they still feel fine.
Not many people ever seem to recommend them but one of my favourite long run, comfortable, not racy shoes that just never die and take a pounding are Mizuno Waveriders.
I agree. I own a pair of Mizuno Waves and they are just old fashioned workhorses. I mix them in with a variety of stack height type shoes, but compared to all the newer type shoes, the Mizunos are far more durable. I currently have 300 miles on mine and I'm convinced they will easily get a couple hundred more. They seem like new still. Boring, no frills, and I wouldn't lace them up for a race. But for easy long runs, they are extremely reliable.
Add the New Balance 1080 v14 into the mix. So comfortable and I love running in them.
For a bit more support and more heel to toe drop the Mizuno Wave Rider series have been a consistently strong option for a while.
Both would fit a medium to narrower foot, not sure about a wide foot.
Runrepeat have reviews that cover the breathability of the shoes they test so you can look there for how they might do in warmer weather.
Consider Puma Velocity Nitro, Adidas Boston, or Mizuno Wave Rider. They reach offer slightly different pros and cons and fit, depending what works for you.
If you want stability, comfort, some energy return and good quality the Mizuno have been a really solid choice for a long time.
Mizuno Wave Riders are a great all rounder with a little bit of support and they're lighter and more energy return than they used to be. If they are a good fit for your foot shape they'd be worth a look I think.
You could get a second pair on top of the Cliftons and rotate between them, and use them for different things.
A Kayano or Wave Inspire or Wave Rider might be your easy day and long run shoe, and your other pair e.g. Clifton 9's could be your shorter/quicker run shoe. The comparison between the two can also help give you an idea of what you need going forward (though what you need, and want, may change with time of course). It's also good not to run consecutive days in the same pair, to let the midsole recover. And it's good for your body not to get too used to just one type of shoe I believe.
There's no substitute for the strength work of glutes and core etc, and the gradual build of condition in a training cycle, but these types of shoes certainly seemed to help me along the way. Now I can mostly run in neutral and stable-neutral shoes, and race up to and beyond marathon distances in race shoes like the Vaporfly Next%(inherently not stable!).
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