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Gear Pick of the Week: ASICS Gel Kayano 18

ASICS Gel Kayano 18 (£133)

Kerry says: Any shoe that has 18 versions must be doing something right, and such is the case with the Kayano. This titan of the mild-moderate stability category lost some ground with the previous two versions, which had various issues with durability and comfort. The Kayano 18, however, is a resounding return to form. It's flexible, extremely responsive, traction is better than average in the wet, and the gender specific lasts on the male and female versions mean that a glove-like fit is assured.
This shoe will serve as a the perfect everyday training workhorse for runners from neutral to moderate stability, which means you'll get bang for your buck on the admittedly hefty price tag.

Buy your pair now at the Runner's World Store!


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I've had Kayanos from version 16 and although they are expensive I do find that I get 500miles out of them before they really do need changing. I would take some convincing to alter my shoe of choice
Posted: 20/02/2012 at 14:32

Anyone had issues with theie achilles wearing Kayano 17's I had to cut back of shoes as foam too stiff!!
Posted: 29/02/2012 at 10:47

These are great shoes.

 

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Posted: 30/03/2012 at 04:40

I was convinced to stop wearing my Asics, by a professional running shoe shop and I got a stress fracture in my hip. I now have two pairs of Kayano 18's which I am training for a marathon with and will never ever change again. It was the worst year of my life, 2 operations and no running for 18months!


Posted: 30/03/2012 at 19:49

- I've been wearing Asics Kayano since the very first model in the early 90's, back then with "revolutionary" CoolMesh material. I skipped a few versions when they were of low quality or when the model I had was lasting super long. Last year I upgraded again to the Kayano 17 (the 16 was a joke), what a mistake! While the forefoot is too narrow yet gets slightly better after time the material in the achilles part was just so thin it broke, the fabric was torn into bits after weeks. I even got Asics to replace a pair without any hassle, only for the same symptom to happen again. Let's hope they listened to customer feedback and the 18 has improved these points, as the description above (durability issues) might indicate.
Posted: 05/05/2012 at 10:14

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