The Mizuno Wave Rebellion Pro 3 is a performance shoe designed for runners aiming for faster times over long-distance events.
The latest version has been modified to be even better for endurance events due to a wider landing platform and the addition of the brand’s soft and bouncy nitrogen-infused MIZUNO ENERZY XP midsole foam.
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Hey Tom here in this video I'm going to Be doing my full review of The Mao wave Rebellion Pro 3 Let's see what I [Music] Thought Muno wave Rebellion Pro 3 cost 210 or $250 it weighs 222 G or 7.8 o for Men in a size 8 and the drop is 4 Mm the Muno wave Rebellion Pro 3 is a Performance shoe designed for runners Aiming for faster times over Longdistance events the latest version Has been modified to be even better for Endurance events due to a wider Landing Platform and the addition of the brand Soft and bouncy nitrogen infused Muno Enery XP mid cell phone Muno states that The shoe is aimed at Runners looking for A sub 2.5h hour marathon time thanks to The combination of the new midell foam Along with a smooth speed assist Geometry for Optimum gate and efficiency And a carbon infused mauno wave plate to Provide a high level of energy return The also features a breathable mesh Upper and a G3 outsole designed to be Lightweight but provide a good amount of Grip on road surfaces although the stack Height of the shoe is measured from the Heel to the 4 foot there is a much Thicker stack of the midell foam in the Middle of the [Applause] Shoe so fit me in the shoe I'm size Eight in the UK this is a size eight
It's not very roomy shoe it's a ray shoe Like many Ray shoes it is a little bit More restrictive than what you'll get From daily shoes cushion shoes things Like that um it there's not a lot of R Before the big toe for me uh which in is Not normally a problem when it comes to Raceu for me I do like my raoes to be a Little bit more uh restrictive um I like To have a nice lock down fit all the way Across the shoe but what I did find in The shoe is that because of the way the Shoe is designed your toes do generally Push down a bit further when you're Running it it's sort of at an angle and A bit more aggressive so that you do it Does push your toes down a little bit More um so as a result I can feel my Toes touching the end sometimes when I'm Running in it so I probably suggest Going up half a size in this shoe if you Really want a bit of extra space I I've Done about 60k in the shoe so far and I've not had any major problems with it But I do tend to go for shoes um that Have less space before the big toe um But so if you really want loads of space There you probably want to go up half Size in this shoe other than that it's Very comfortable fit um it's not got the Rous upper but it's a Rao so that's what You sort of expect um but like most Raoes it feels absolutely fine there's Not loads of padding around it they're
Trying to keep the weight down on this Shoe um and yeah overall I've not had Any issues at all I found it to be a Very comfortable shoe apart from the Slight touching of the end but which Didn't cause me any problems so I would Go up half a size in this shoe if you Want some extra Space so I've been a massive fan of the Wave Rebellion series I bought the first Pair as a gamble um when um one of my Friends had been testing it and I Absolutely loved it I used it for loads Of part runs it was a very quick nippy Shoe it's a very interesting ride but Not too alien it wasn't too bouncy it Didn't have too many sort of big sticky Outfits on it it was a little bit more Um well not conventional but it was more Like the r shoes that I was used to Running in the waver Bellion Pro 2 Changed that quite a lot so um you can See there it's got this massive um Chunky section in the bottom bottom of The shoe uh I really enjoy the shoe it's It's a shoe that always class as being An incredibly fun shoe I us should love Using this for doing my marathon Training uh interval sessions when it Was a long interval session I found this To be a really enjoyable shoe it's a Funny shoe though I don't think it's the Most optimized shoe for a lot of of runs That you'll do because um what I find is
That I hit this this Mido right on this Point where it's it's it's it's biggest And you get this lovely bounce off of it But it's not that an aggressive bounce It doesn't really push you forward a lot It just sort of bounces you up it's Really nice really enjoyable uh feeling On the run but I don't think it's one of The best raoes out there I wouldn't use This for a marathon if I was going for a PB or something like that just because I Don't think it's the most efficient shoe Out there um with the wave Rebellion Pro 3 um mauno has actually moved the this Sort of pointy section the the deepest Section of the midell back a little bit Idea being that um they're trying to Focus this more on uh longer distances So that that Heel To Toe transition is Designed to be a little bit more um Attuned to longer distance running uh so You get more of a turnover and you sort Keep that momentum going as you're Running they did talk about the sh been Designed for uh 2 and a half hour Marathon runners um which seems like a Pretty bold claim I'm not a two and a Half hour marathon runner Nick has just Got these um but he's he's not using at The moment because he's just finished Doing um Seville so we hopefully we get Some verses soon and we can see what a Two and a half hour marathon runner Actually thinks of them uh for me it's
Definitely an improvement on the the Previous version I I think it is a more Enjoyable shooter run now it's not it Doesn't just feel like uh a fun shoe it Feels like a shoe that is a little bit More consistent I've not used this for a Marathon yet I've used it for a 10K and A couple of Park runs and for the park Runs and 10K I thought it was fantastic It felt very very fast um it felt very Enjoyable to running definitely felt Like it was a shoe that was turning me Over a lot more it feels a bit more Aggressive than the previous version of The shoe which has a sort of level of Aggressiveness but not one that really Feels like it's pushing you forward it Just feels like you're bouncing whereas This really feels like it's rolling you Forward and giving you AIT a bit of a Bounce off of it which I think is where That Marathon Focus comes in it's Designed to sort of keep you keep your Moving and give you a bit of bounce as You're going it feels very very good for That I've also used this for long a long Run uh and it felt very good for that Definitely very comfortable shoe for a Long run um and an improvement on the Previous version I probably wouldn't Have used the previous version for like A consistently paced long run just Because it didn't it didn't feel like it Was really moving me forward as much as
This shoe but there's definitely Improvement on on that um so uh I would Definitely say that it's a shoe that is Enjoyable for those longer distance Sessions now I think for some Marathon Runners it might work I think the Problem with this shoe um for some People is that it's a very specific feel It doesn't feel like any other Marathon Shoe that I've run in before or any Other carbon plate shoe it it's a Different experience the way that it Rolls the way that that foam sticks out If you don't like that feeling you're Not going to get on with this shoe so It's quite a difficult shoe to pick up You really want to go and try this on in The shop and go oh I quite like that Feeling it feels really really good I Think it's an incredibly fun shoe I love Chunky levels of of midell FO there lot Of Midol foam in this shoe um and it Really works for me for those but having Said that I also probably wouldn't use This for a marathon just because um it Doesn't feel uh I want a more Conventional feel from a shoe I want Something like the uh alphafly the Hilo X1 where it it it's not changing the way That I'm running too much I did use the Previous version for a half marathon and It really didn't work from that half Marathon it just felt after 15 km that I Was putting too much effort in and it
Wasn't really moving me forward I think This will be different I've got Brighton Half marathon coming up next weekend and I might use this for uh Brighton half Marathon depends what shoes I've I've Got available but I definitely think This is a much better shoe now if you're Looking for a consistent Pace longer run Marathons half marathons I do think it's A very specific feeling shoe so if you Don't get on with the feel of this shoe You you're probably not going to like it As much as I do out soole is very good It's got a full covering of rubber all The way across it you've got this cutout Section in the middle there but yeah Really solid layer a very very grippy Rubber on the outside for itself so a Fantastic shoe for running on varied Conditions and i' I've been running in a Lot of Muddy conditions um and a lot of Switchbacks on wet wet sections within The part runs that I do very very good Grip on this uh the only issue is that It's quite high so say you're doing a Switch back you do you do feel like you Have to be careful in this shoe because You know if you don't you don't want to Go over in a stack height that high so Even though the grip's really good the Um stability from the um midsole is is a Bit tricky if you're not running in a Straight Line so my verdict on the Muno wave
Rebellion Pro 3 I think it's a great Shoot um I think for certain people they Would really really enjoy running in This shoe I think it's a much better Shoe for longer distance running now and It feels like it's a lot more efficient Than what you got from the wave Rebellion Pro 2 the issues with the shoe I think are that you really need to try The shoe on before you you you buy it Because the way that it feels the bounce The way that that um Mid section points out there it's going To work differently for different people I'm looking forward to seeing how Nick Gets on with this because obviously Nick Is a heel Striker and I think this shoe Is designed to be better for heel Strikers um but for some people it it Just might not work especially maybe if You're over prating or under PR 18 Because it's quite that really high um That really high stack um but also just Because of the way it rides and it if You're used to running in a more Conventional shoe like a vapor fly or Something like that it does not feel Like that it feels like something that Is really um pushing you forward with This big stack of Midol foam nice Feeling for some people I really like it But I don't think that's the case for Everyone um but I do think it's a Massive Improvement I think it's a Sho
That is probably going to work for People a lot better for longer distance Sessions now um although I like using it For for park run I've got some of my um Fastest times recently running in this Shoe so um no no no issues there but um Yeah I definitely think it's a shoe that Maybe won't work for everyone but it's a Very good Improvement on the previous Version and I do really enjoy running in This shoe it's great fun if I went out For a 10k run now and I just wanted to Have fun um and I had to pick keep up The pace a bit this would be a great Shoot for it um as long as you enjoy That sort of midsole feel that's it for Me on this review of the bazo wer bring Po 3 thanks a lot for watching don't Forget to like subscribe and click the Little bell and if you're going the Catch and blow you com into our podcast Which comes out a couple of times each Month thanks a lot for watching catch You next time [Music]
