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Value for money: Very poor
- Cushioning33 mm
- +25.6 pts
- Lightness310 g
- +4.1 pts
- Foam
- 11.0 pts
Mizuno Wave Sky 5
Shoe profile
Measurements
- Weight
- 310 g
- Reference size not stated by the source
- Very heavyHeavier than 84% of them
- Heel stack
- 37 mm
- Very lowLower than 76% of them
- Forefoot stack
- 29 mm
- Very lowLower than 92% of them
Construction
- Midsole foam
- MIZUNO ENERZY CORE / MIZUNO ENERZY FOAM
- Support
- Neutral
- Outsole
- X10
Who and what for
- Use
- Long runs
- Category
- Max cushion shoes
- Versions
- Unisex
What’s new since the Mizuno Wave Sky 3
Same line, new version: here’s what moved, from the published values. Weights are only compared in the same size.
Weight
- Wave Sky 5 (2021) · This version
- 310 g
- Wave Sky 3
- 275 g
- Change
- Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given
Drop
- Wave Sky 5 (2021) · This version
- 8 mm
- Wave Sky 3
- 10 mm
- Change
- −2 mm
Heel stack
- Wave Sky 5 (2021) · This version
- 37 mm
- Wave Sky 3
- 30 mm
- Change
- +7 mm
Midsole foam
- Wave Sky 5 (2021) · This version
- MIZUNO ENERZY CORE / MIZUNO ENERZY FOAM
- Wave Sky 3
- XPOP PU Foam; Mizuno Foam Wave
- Change
- New
| Criterion | Wave Sky 5 (2021)This version | Wave Sky 3 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 310 g | 275 g | Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given |
| Drop | 8 mm | 10 mm | −2 mm |
| Heel stack | 37 mm | 30 mm | +7 mm |
| Midsole foam | MIZUNO ENERZY CORE / MIZUNO ENERZY FOAM | XPOP PU Foam; Mizuno Foam Wave | New |
Model history
2025
2025
Mizuno
Wave Sky 8
- Weight 275 g
- Drop 8 mm
2023
Mizuno
Wave Sky 7
- Weight 320 g
- Drop 8 mm
2022
Mizuno
Wave Sky 6
- Weight 310 g
- Drop 8 mm
2021 This version
Mizuno
Wave Sky 3
- Weight 275 g
- Drop 10 mm
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