Runometry Index
37/100
Provisional index · 80 % read
No. 36 of 37
Value for money: Very poor
- Cushioning32 mm
- +21.8 pts
- Lightness310 g
- +4.1 pts
- Foam
- 11.0 pts
Mizuno Wave Sky 6
Shoe profile
Measurements
- Weight
- 310 g
- Reference size not stated by the source
- Very heavyHeavier than 84% of them
- Heel stack
- 36.5 mm
- Very lowLower than 86% of them
- Forefoot stack
- 27.5 mm
- Very lowLower than 97% of them
Construction
- Midsole foam
- MIZUNO ENERZY CORE / MIZUNO ENERZY FOAM
- Outsole
- X10
Who and what for
- Use
- Long runs
- Category
- Max cushion shoes
- Versions
- Unisex
What’s new since the Mizuno Wave Sky 5
Same line, new version: here’s what moved, from the published values. Weights are only compared in the same size.
Weight
- Wave Sky 6 (2022) · This version
- 310 g
- Wave Sky 5 (2021)
- 310 g
- Change
- Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given
Drop
- Wave Sky 6 (2022) · This version
- 8 mm
- Wave Sky 5 (2021)
- 8 mm
- Change
- Unchanged
Heel stack
- Wave Sky 6 (2022) · This version
- 36.5 mm
- Wave Sky 5 (2021)
- 37 mm
- Change
- −0.5 mm
Forefoot stack
- Wave Sky 6 (2022) · This version
- 27.5 mm
- Wave Sky 5 (2021)
- 29 mm
- Change
- −1.5 mm
Midsole foam
- Wave Sky 6 (2022) · This version
- MIZUNO ENERZY CORE / MIZUNO ENERZY FOAM
- Wave Sky 5 (2021)
- MIZUNO ENERZY CORE / MIZUNO ENERZY FOAM
- Change
- Unchanged
Catalogue price
- Wave Sky 6 (2022) · This version
- USD 169.95
- Wave Sky 5 (2021)
- USD 169.95
- Change
- Unchanged
Runometry Index
- Wave Sky 6 (2022) · This version
- 37/100
- Wave Sky 5 (2021)
- 41/100
- Change
- −4 pts
| Criterion | Wave Sky 6 (2022)This version | Wave Sky 5 (2021) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 310 g | 310 g | Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given |
| Drop | 8 mm | 8 mm | Unchanged |
| Heel stack | 36.5 mm | 37 mm | −0.5 mm |
| Forefoot stack | 27.5 mm | 29 mm | −1.5 mm |
| Midsole foam | MIZUNO ENERZY CORE / MIZUNO ENERZY FOAM | MIZUNO ENERZY CORE / MIZUNO ENERZY FOAM | Unchanged |
| Catalogue price | USD 169.95 | USD 169.95 | Unchanged |
| Runometry Index | 37/100 | 41/100 | −4 pts |
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 This version
Mizuno
Wave Sky 6
- Weight 310 g
- Drop 8 mm
2021
Mizuno
Wave Sky 3
- Weight 275 g
- Drop 10 mm
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