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2023
Mizuno
Wave Rider v26
Road / Neutralavailable2023
Mizuno

Wave Rider v26

Width options: standard, wide (Men's) / standard, wide (Women's)

Showing: Men's & Women's data combined
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Based on 7 reports
Based on 7 reports: True to size

Imported family signal

6 of 7 runners said this shoe fit true to size.

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Fit Notes

Runs slightly narrow. Wide feet should go up half size.

Sizing vs. popular reference shoes

7 reports
Asics Superblast 1 (Men's)
Early reportsEarly

1 of 1 runners landed on 11.5 (0.5 weighted).

Length
True to size
Width
Slightly narrow
Toebox
Good room
11.5100%
Brooks Ghost 15 (Women's)
Early reportsEarly

1 of 1 runners landed on women's 9.5 (0.5 weighted).

Length
True to size
Width
True to width
Toebox
Good room
women's 9.5100%
Brooks Launch 11 (Women's)
Early reportsEarly

1 of 1 runners landed on women's 9.5 (0.5 weighted).

Length
True to size
Width
True to width
Toebox
Good room
women's 9.5100%
Mizuno Wave Inspire 21 (Women's)
Early reportsEarly

1 of 1 runners landed on 9 (0.5 weighted).

Length
True to size
Width
Slightly wide
Toebox
Good room
9100%
Nike Free Run 5.0 (Women's)
Early reportsEarly

1 of 1 runners landed on 9.5 (0.5 weighted).

Length
True to size
Width
Very narrow
Toebox
Good room
9.5100%
Salomon S/Lab Ultra 3 (Men's)
Early reportsEarly

1 of 1 runners landed on 9 (0.5 weighted).

Length
True to size
Width
True to width
Toebox
Good room
9100%
Mizuno Wave Rebellion Pro 2 (Men's)
Early reportsEarly

1 of 1 runners landed on unknown (0.4 weighted).

Length
Some go half size down
Width
Very wide
Toebox
Very roomy toebox
unknown100%

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Community reports

True to size
86%

Across the full report set, this many called the shoe true to size.

Sourced
100%

Reports linked to a public source you can open and verify.

Reported issues
14%

Signals for hotspots, blisters, or other pain points across the full report set.

Showing 7 of 7 total reports

Runner notes are AI-extracted sizing summaries from public running-shoe discussions. They are not quotes.

Asics Superblast 1 (Men's)
11.5 -> 11.5
Mar 2026
True to sizeSlightly narrow

Reported fit vs Asics Superblast 1 (Men's) — true to length, slightly narrow.

Nike Free Run 5.0 (Women's)
9.5 -> 9.5
Mar 2026
True to sizeToo narrow

Reported fit vs Nike Free Run 5.0 (Women's) — true to length, too narrow.

Arch pain
Brooks Ghost 15 (Women's)
women's 9.5 -> women's 9.5
Mar 2026
True to sizeTrue to width

Reported fit vs Brooks Ghost 15 (Women's) — true to length, true to width.

Brooks Launch 11 (Women's)
women's 9.5 -> women's 9.5
Mar 2026
True to sizeTrue to width

Reported fit vs Brooks Launch 11 (Women's) — true to length, true to width.

Salomon S/Lab Ultra 3 (Men's)
9 -> 9
Mar 2026
True to sizeTrue to width

Reported fit vs Salomon S/Lab Ultra 3 (Men's) — true to length, true to width.

Mizuno Wave Inspire 21 (Women's)
9 -> 9
Mar 2026
True to sizeSlightly wide

Reported fit vs Mizuno Wave Inspire 21 (Women's) — true to length, slightly wide.

Mizuno Wave Rebellion Pro 2 (Men's)
unknown -> unknown
Mar 2026
Slightly longToo wide

Reported fit vs Mizuno Wave Rebellion Pro 2 (Men's) — too wide, overly roomy toebox.

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