Mizuno Wave Rider 25 - Mizunos absolute bestseller, which really has a lot of faithful and loyal users. Once you have tried Mizuno Rider, you will stick with it. At least that is our experience - and it is totally understandable.
With Wave Rider 25 Mizuno have not only preserved the fundamental and well-known qualities in the Rider-collection but also attempted to further develop the shoe to provide exactly what runners are looking for today versus the first edition of Wave Rider. The faithful runners still need to recognize the shoe and find the same great joy, but the shoe has been improved, so it now offers even more comfort for all types of runs.
Listen to my complete review of the shoe here.
Video-review of Mizuno Wave Rider 25 here
Mizuno Wave Rider 25 - now with much more Enerzy Foam
Wave Rider 25 has been developed for two years while runners all over the world tested it continuously. Mizuno are quite determined and certain that Wave Rider 25 will become the absolute most popular edition in 25 years.
More of the ultra soft Mizuno Enerzy Foam has been added to the midsole in Wave Rider 25. Wave Rider 24 only had Enerzy Foam under the Mizuno Wave-plate which only made up 20-25% of the midsole. But with the latest version, Rider 25, the midsole is now 100% Enerzy Foam. I.e. you will now find Enerzy Foam in full length above and below the Mizuno Wave-plate, which takes part in providing stability, so you don´t sink completely into the shoe during the landing but instead get great propulsion.
Wave Rider 25 offers lots of comfort and return energy
As you are perhaps already familiar with, Mizuno Enerzy Foam is not only enormously cushioning but also delivers a high degree of return energy. Specifically it provides a lighter sensation and a greater sense of propulsion which supports the incredible versatility of the shoe. Its perfect for all types of runs, regardless if you are going slow, fast or mixing it up.
I had the same experience. When I was doing a pace of 05:30 I specifically noticed the comfort of the shoe while I clearly noticed its responsiveness during pacy runs (pace of 04:30)
Make it easy to for all your runs of the week with Wave Rider 25
As the shoe is named ”Wave Rider”, I also expected some kind of wavy/rolling sensation - and I think that the shoe lives up to that. It provides an incredibly smooth roll regardless of the distance and the pace. It feels completely like riding a wave where not many demands are made on your legs.
Its really an excellent all-round, lightweight, high-mileage training shoe superb for the runner who just wants to use one running shoe for all his runs of the week or the runner who wants a lighter supplement for high-mileage training shoes like Mizuno Wave Sky or Wave Sky NEO among others. Its really a running shoe which can be used by all types of runners as it is comfortable, stable, bouncy and light.
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