Mizuno - Wave Rider 27

I haven't tried many but the Kiprun KD900X.2 was a shocker for me. Accessible plated shoe at 120/130 euro. Fast, very light (my US 9 is around 900g), comfortable at all paces. Maybe a tiny bit unstable in tight corners, but that's the only complaint I have. An absolute gem for that price. Other than that I'm enjoying the Nimbus 27 as always, but preferred the 26. I'm a Wave Rider aficionado but didn't dig the 28s. I actually think 27s were better

I believe the last two Asics Nimbus iterations use Asics grip, which is very, very durable and the Nimbus is a very heel strikers friendly shoe. Maybe it's just me but I found Mizuno's latest outsoles to be less durable than in the past. Both my pairs of Wave Rider 27 and 28 showed signs of outsole wear before 400km, and before I could notice a drop in cushioning and response from the midsole.

I have not tried the new models yet, but owned a lot of Wave Riders (from 22 to 28, skipping the 26). To this day, the Wave Rider 25 is still one of the best pair of shoes I have ever run in (owned two pairs). The 27s were amazing as well, but I'm not thrilled about the 28s to the point I'm questioning whether buying the 29s when it will be time to get new daily trainers or not.

Saucony Tempus is often cited as the fastest shoe for overpronators. Worth checking V2 that I believe came out last year I'm a long time Wave Rider fan, so I totally feel you coming back to the Inspire after trying other brands. Mizuno's quality is really, really hard to beat and, although slowly, I think they are doing a good job at making both models lighter than the past. Edit: grammar

I currently have too many shoes and not enough time to run. So calling them a rotation is probably stretching the truth. Hoping to get back into heavier mileage in the next couple months when I will make use of the rotation more. Long runs/recover: Puma MagMax Daily/Tempo: Evo SL, Velocity Nitro 2 (about to retire at 400 miles), just ordered Neo Zen 1 on discount to replace VN2, still occasionally dust off some WaveRider 27s and Neo Vistas that are over 600 miles Threshold/Intervals: Deviate Nitro 2 (about to retire at 420 miles), Brooks Hyperion Tempo (never really enjoyed them, likely to retire soon), Streakfly 2 Race: Metaspeed Sky (likely to retire soon) for 10K+, Streakfly 2 for 5k I don't love the Streakfly 2s and actually think my Achilles troubles that started last summer might have been caused by them (or more accurately by me doing too much in them). Would like to maybe find some Adios for cheap to use for workouts and 5ks and some Deviate Nitro Elite 3s for 10k + races.

Wave riders for when it really is acting up. Did a HM in Deviate Nitro 2s that worked out pretty well.

I picked up some wave rider 27 real cheap - awesome shoe! Drop is13mm though

Mizuno Wave Rider 27/28, put 600 miles on my 27s and about to hit it again on my 28s. Maybe the best road shoe I’ve ever put on for daily use

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 have run plenty of miles in both Saucony Rides and Mizuno Wave Riders and would 100% endorse both as really good “normal” running shoes.

ASICS gt 2000, ASICS kayano, Mizuno wave rider or wave creation, they don’t last in my opinion, but I find them comfortable. 

Not exactly cheap but I really like Mizuno Wave Riders. They have a durable outsole.

For years and years and years (like, literally 2ish decades, since I was a freshman in high school), I've worn Mizuno Wave Riders. I recently needed a new pair after blowing through my stash of "several years old" versions, and I figured that rather than just ordering online, I'd do it through the local running store to support them. Turns out they don't carry Mizunos. They carry lots of cool/hip brands, but no "lame/boring" ones like Mizuno. They had to check their system to see if they could be ordered, and turns out they could be sourced because at least the supplier they use does offer Mizunos. They went through lots and lots of hoops and did manage to order me the Wave Riders. So all-in-all, really great customer service, and I super appreciate it! But I was definitely surprised that they didn't carry pretty much one of the most popular and boring regular running shoes of all time, and that apparently so few people come in seeking them that they had to jump through some hoops to figure out how to get them. I'm really happy they were able to do that for me, I was just... surprised!

I've had wave riders for the past few years after switching from asics, then earlier in the year gave saucony a shot. They started well but didn't take long to fall out of favour with them, so I've gone back and got a new pair of wave riders.