ASICS Gel Kayano 27 MK

Overview

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

As a stability support shoe, it's suitable for runners with overpronation. The latest model in the family is the ASICS Gel Kayano 29.

According to our analysis of prices across the internet, at current rates it's in the most expensive 10% of running shoes.

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priceBand	Price band
released	Released	Feb 2017		Jan 2024	Aug 2023	May 2023
expertReviewScore	Expert Review Score ‌ ‌	‌ ‌ 78%	‌ ‌	‌ ‌ 76%	‌ ‌ 86%	‌ ‌ 84%
Weight	Weight M: 315 g W: 249 g	M: 320 g W: 281 g	M: 312 g W: 247 g	306 g	M: 323 g W: 264 g	M: 303 g W: 264 g
Forefoot	Forefoot M: 20 mm W: 17 mm			26 mm	27 mm	30 mm
Heel to toe drop	Heel to toe drop M: 10 mm W: 13 mm	12 mm	10 mm	12 mm	10 mm	10 mm
Heel	Heel 30 mm			38 mm	37 mm	40 mm
Brand	Brand ASICS	Mizuno	ASICS	Mizuno	Nike	ASICS
Shoe Type	Shoe Type Maximalist			Breathable Comfortable Maximalist	Comfortable Maximalist	Breathable Comfortable Maximalist
Orthotic friendly	Orthotic friendly
Removable insole	Removable insole
Rocker	Rocker
Techs	Techs ASICS Gel		ASICS Gel			ASICS Gel
Environmental Characteristics	Environmental Characteristics	Vegan Ⓥ
Common characteristics RoadDaily runningStabilityOverpronationHeel strikeLow arch

Characteristics
Sports	Running (+1943)
Terrain	Road (+1316)
Usages	Daily running (+1122)
Brand	ASICS (+245)
Support Type	Stability (+207)
Pronation Type	Overpronation (+189)
Strike Type	Heel strike (+1155)
Arch Type	Low arch (+193)
Shoe Type	Maximalist (+519)
Materials	Knit (+198)Reflective (+131)
Techs	ASICS Gel (+134)
Events	10k (+688)Half marathon (+688)Marathon (+688)
Colorways	Black, Black / Carrier Grey, Black Ginger Peach