Name: ASICS Gel Kayano 21
Brand: ASICS
Rating: 85 (6 reviews)

Overview

The Gel Kayano is a maximalist road running shoe family using Gel and Lite-Show technology from ASICS.

The Gel Kayano 21 uses breathable construction design, and came out in 2014. Its support type is designated as stability, meaning that it's designed for runners with overpronation. The latest model in the family is the ASICS Gel Kayano 30.

With an average review score of 85%, it's in the highest rated 30% of similar running shoes. Based on our monitoring of prices across the internet, it's currently in the most expensive 10% of running shoes today.

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priceBand	Price band
similarity	Similarity	Very similar	Very similar	Very similar
released	Released Oct 2014	Apr 2022	Jul 2015	Sep 2022	Dec 2022	Sep 2021
expertReviewScore	Expert Review Score ‌ ‌ 85%	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌ 85%	‌ ‌ 77%	‌ ‌
Weight	Weight M: 309 g W: 252 g	301 g	M: 292 g W: 244 g	320 g	M: 303 g W: 244 g	M: 346 g W: 315 g
Forefoot	Forefoot	19 mm	16 mm	31 mm	24 mm	24 mm
Heel to toe drop	Heel to toe drop M: 10 mm W: 13 mm	12 mm	10 mm	6 mm	12 mm	12 mm
Heel	Heel	31 mm	26 mm	37 mm	36 mm	36 mm
Brand	Brand ASICS	Mizuno	Under Armour	adidas	Mizuno	Brooks
Strike Type	Strike Type Heel strike	Heel strike	Heel strike	Heel strike	Fore/Midfoot strike Heel strike	Fore/Midfoot strike Heel strike
Shoe Type	Shoe Type	Lightweight Maximalist		Maximalist	Comfortable Maximalist	Maximalist
Orthotic friendly	Orthotic friendly
Removable insole	Removable insole
Techs	Techs ASICS Gel				Mizuno Enerzy	Brooks BioMoGo DNA GuideRail
Environmental Characteristics	Environmental Characteristics Vegan Ⓥ			Sustainable
Common characteristics RoadDaily runningStabilityOverpronationLow archBreathable

ASICS Gel Kayano 21: what the experts say (3 reviews)

ASICS Gel Kayano 21: 1 Expert video review

ASICS Gel Kayano 21 characteristics and specifications

Characteristics
Sports	Running (+1950)
Terrain	Road (+1322)
Usages	Daily running (+1126)
Brand	ASICS (+246)
Support Type	Stability (+207)
Pronation Type	Overpronation (+189)
Strike Type	Heel strike (+1158)
Arch Type	Low arch (+193)
Features	Breathable (+964)
Techs	ASICS Gel (+134)
Events	10k (+691)Half marathon (+691)Marathon (+691)
Environmental Characteristics	Vegan Ⓥ (+245)