This Mizuno shoe has a devoted customer base (including our CEO). When the now infamous Wave Inspire 10 came out, there was such an outcry from loyal buyers that Mizuno scrapped the 10th version shoe design and returned to the 9th version body for future models. Now in the 12th incarnation, the Wave Inspire is a fantastic sneaker… with the great build Mizuno fans are used to. The shoe’s signature wave plate makes the Inspire incredibly durable (you can certainly run 600 miles in these shoes) while keeping the shoe relatively light at 8.9oz. And while it has a relatively high 12 mm heel-to-toe drop (standard for most Mizuno shoes), the shoe feels much closer to the ground. If you want a responsive, durable, and relatively inexpensive stability shoe, this is a great choice.