Discontinued · road · Tempo / Race day · $140
Earlier generation of the Mizuno Wave Rebellion Flash line, kept for replacement lookups.
Built for tempo, race day, at a target pace of 6:00–8:15 /mi on road.
This model is no longer in production. The closest shoe you can buy today is Mizuno Wave Rebellion Flash 2.
Mizuno tuned this midsole balanced (3/5 on our cushioning scale). Energy return is modest, so the ride feels protective and damp rather than springy. 34 mm of heel stack is the modern daily-trainer sweet spot — enough foam for long miles without losing contact with the road. Combined, the ride reads as calm at 2/5 responsiveness.
There is no plate here. The midsole does all the work, so the shoe flexes naturally and stays versatile across paces — easier on the feet day to day, but without the snap of a plated shoe when you want to roll.
A 6 mm drop is the mainstream middle — familiar to almost anyone coming from a standard trainer. The rocker is moderate — enough curve to smooth the roll-through without dictating your footstrike. The forefoot is stiff, so it rolls rather than bends — a lever, not a slipper. It is a neutral platform with no built-in correction.
The toe-box is standard width — comfortable for most feet without swimming. It fits true to size. Expect roughly 300 miles from the outsole, about $0.47 per mile at $140.
For the foams and plates Mizuno uses across its line, read the Mizuno brand guide.
Measured against the 542 currently-available shoes in the catalog. The bar shows where this shoe sits in that range.
Weight
244 g / 8.6 oz
31 g lighter than the catalog median of 275 g
Heel stack
34 mm
2 mm lower than the catalog median of 36 mm
Drop
6 mm
Level with the catalog median of 6 mm
Price
$140
20 cheaper than the catalog median of 160
Responsiveness
2 / 5
Catalog median 3 / 5
Cushioning
3 / 5
Catalog median 4 / 5
Energy return
2 / 5
Catalog median 3 / 5
Durability
~300 mi
Catalog median ~400 mi
Within the Mizuno line it is lighter than the brand's median (266 g / 9.4 oz) and sits lower than its median stack (40 mm).
Current shoes with the nearest combination of weight, stack, drop, foam feel and plate.
Adidas Duramo Speed 2
270 g / 9.5 oz · 35 mm · 6 mm drop · — · $90
Adidas Duramo Speed 2: 33 mm heel stack, 8 mm drop, 258 g — specs from independent lab testing.
Salomon Aero Blaze 3
245 g / 8.6 oz · 34 mm · 8 mm drop · — · $130
Firm, responsive road trainer at an approachable price.
Brooks Launch 12(2025)
249 g / 8.8 oz · 35 mm · 8 mm drop · — · $110
Firm, light, cheap — the honest budget uptempo trainer.
Hoka Solimar 2
227 g / 8.0 oz · 29 mm · 5 mm drop · — · $110
Simple, light and affordable — a lower-stack entry point to Hoka.