Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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When I turned 30, I ran my first marathon and it changed my life forever.
This is the Mizuno Wave Rider 30, and for its 30th birthday, it’s changing its foams, it’s heel drop, and it’s changing its signature wave plate. Is this a shoe that is changing for the better? Or is this shoe experiencing a midlife crisis? It’s time to lace up the Wave Rider 30 and take it for a run

0:00 intro
0:55 disclosures
1:13 specs
6:20 What’s it like
8:21 Buying guide
9:13 vs wave rider 29
10:18 vs neo zen 2
11:39 vs ASICS Cumulus 28
13:25 vs Saucony Ride 19

disclosures: this is a pair of shoes that was sent to me for purpose of review, so I did not have to pay for them. No one is paying me to make this video or to include their brand in this video. no one had a chance to preview any of my footage or my thoughts before this video went up on YouTube

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