The Wave Inspire 22 is Mizuno's stability stalwart, and its support still comes from geometry rather than dense foam: the fan-shaped supportive Mizuno Wave plate resists arch collapse while letting weight transfer smoothly through the stride — the brand's own description of the update, and the mechanism that has kept this franchise selling for two decades.
It suits you for supported daily mileage: overpronators and anyone who likes a structured, traditional ride at 295 g on a classic 10 mm drop.
It is not soft by modern standards — Mizuno's support has always ridden firmer than a GuideRails Brooks — and its heel stack prints as a decimal on the brand page, so no stack figure appears here.