The pinnacle of Mizuno’s racing collection and built with lightness and speed, the Hyperwarp 96 joins Mizuno’s Hyperwarp series as the hero shoe for competitive runners with explosive performance in mind. The Hyperwarp 96 is the pinnacle of Mizuno’s 120 year of expertise in designing sportswear and running shoes and is radically engineered to create the ultimate balance of light-weight materials and cushioning for race-day success. Following Mizuno’s investment into product development at the Osaka HQ, the brand can now produce new protypes within 48 hours following tester feedback and product team iterations.
First unveiling at Berlin Marathon this weekend, the Mizuno Hyperwarp 96 is built using a brand-new foam for Mizuno, the Mizuno Enerzy XP+. The precision midsole has been engineered specifically with the goal of producing a sub-100g racing trainer, while still balancing cushioning and high-level responsive rebound properties for powerful toe off acceleration. This has been done by careful Japanese craft and precision of shaving minor areas of the midsole that are not required during the foot strike.
The Hyperwarp 96 is built around a full-length 3D carbon plate, the Smooth Speed Plate, for unparalleled bounce and rebound. It also contains a 3D engineered spray-on upper with no laces. The Upper is split in two parts with dual density around the lower half, but then only single for the remaining upper.
Mizuno’s running message has always been to ‘Reach Beyond’ to push new boundaries, and with the Hyperwarp96 they’re doing exactly that to enable runners to do the same. Now, 120 years since the company started, their love affair with running fast has become their greatest motivation. The Hyperwarp 96 marks an exciting step in the quest, adding the ultimate racing shoe, built for one thing; explosively fast speed.
Drop: 3mm
Stack height: 36.0mm – 39.0mm
Weight: 96g/3.4oz
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About Mizuno
Founded in 1906 by Rihachi Mizuno in Osaka, Japan and inspired by a love of baseball, Mizuno was dedicated to producing the best sports equipment in the world to help athletes be the best they can be. This love of baseball expanded into a myriad of sports and with science paramount to success Mizuno created the world’s first Scientific R&D Laboratory in 1938. This truly established Mizuno as a world leader in sport and this obsessive passion is the very essence of the company today. Mizuno’s company purpose is “To contribute to society through the advancement of sporting goods and the promotion of sport”, this is what gets us up every day and drives us forward, enriching the lives of people through the power of sport. Coinciding with this purpose Mizuno recognised that all corporate activities affect the environment and way back in 1991 ‘Mizuno Crew 21’ was launched as a global sustainability commitment to help protect the planet for future generations.
Almost 120 years after their foundation, Mizuno’s passion for creating product masterpieces has not wavered – and those masterpieces can be found on pitches, courts, diamonds and courses around the world. But it is their love affair with running that is their greatest motivation in 2025. Seeing the legendary “Runbird” logo on streets, trails and treadmills is inspiring Mizuno’s quest to craft the perfect range of running shoes.
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