Runometry Index
82/100
No. 4 of 37
Value for money: Very good
- Cushioning41 mm
- +70.2 pts
- Lightness290 g
- +11.8 pts
- Foam
Mizuno Wave Sky 9 Men's
MenBlack
Shoe profile
Measurements
- Weight
- 290 g
- Reference size not stated by the source
- AverageHeavier than 50% of them
- Drop
- 6 mm
- LowTypical
- Forefoot stack
- 38 mm
- Very highHigher than 82% of them
Construction
- Midsole foam
- MIZUNO ENERZY NXT
- Outsole
- X10
Who and what for
- Category
- Max cushion shoes
- Versions
- Unisex
What’s new since the Mizuno Wave Sky 8
Same line, new version: here’s what moved, from the published values. Weights are only compared in the same size.
| Criterion | Wave Sky 9 (2025)This version | Wave Sky 8 (2025) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 290 g | 275 g | Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given |
| Drop | 6 mm | 8 mm | −2 mm |
| Heel stack | 44 mm | 41 mm | +3 mm |
| Forefoot stack | 38 mm | 33 mm | +5 mm |
| Midsole foam | MIZUNO ENERZY NXT | MIZUNO ENERZY NXT / MIZUNO ENERZY | New |
| Catalogue price | USD 180 | USD 170 | +USD 10 |
| Runometry Index | 82/100 | 68/100 | +14 pts |
Model history
2025 This version
Mizuno
Wave Sky 9
- Weight 290 g
- Drop 6 mm
- 5 colours
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
Mizuno
Wave Sky 3
- Weight 275 g
- Drop 10 mm
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