Runometry Index
67/100
No. 12 of 31
Value for money: Below average
- Cushioning37 mm
- +56.3 pts
- Lightness320 g
- +10.3 pts
- Foam
Shoe profile
Measurements
- Weight
- 320 g
- Reference size not stated by the source
- Very heavyHeavier than 77% of them
- Forefoot stack
- 33 mm
- Very highHigher than 86% of them
Construction
- Midsole foam
- MIZUNO ENERZY NXT / MIZUNO ENERZY
- Outsole
- X10
Who and what for
- Use
- Daily training,Long runs
- Category
- Stability shoes
- Versions
- Unisex
What’s new since the Mizuno Wave Horizon 8
Same line, new version: here’s what moved, from the published values. Weights are only compared in the same size.
| Criterion | Wave Horizon 9 (2026)This version | Wave Horizon 8 (2025) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 320 g | 320 g | Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given |
| Drop | 8 mm | 8 mm | Unchanged |
| Heel stack | 41 mm | 41 mm | Unchanged |
| Forefoot stack | 33 mm | 33 mm | Unchanged |
| Midsole foam | MIZUNO ENERZY NXT / MIZUNO ENERZY | MIZUNO ENERZY NXT / MIZUNO ENERZY | Unchanged |
| Catalogue price | USD 180 | USD 170 | +USD 10 |
| Runometry Index | 67/100 | 67/100 | Unchanged |
Model history
2026 This version
Mizuno
Wave Horizon 9
- Weight 320 g
- Drop 8 mm
- 3 colours
2025
Mizuno
Wave Horizon 8
- Weight 320 g
- Drop 8 mm
Mizuno
Wave Horizon 6
- Weight 269 g
- Drop 8 mm
Mizuno
Wave Horizon 4
- Weight 320 g
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