Name: ASICS Gel Kayano 28
Brand: ASICS
Rating: 88 (14 reviews)

Overview

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

The Gel Kayano 28 uses breathable construction, orthotic friendly and removable insole design, and was released in 2021. 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 29.

With an average review score of 88%, it's in the highest rated 20% of similar running shoes. Based on our monitoring of prices across the internet, it's currently just above the median price of running shoes today.

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priceBand	Price band
similarity	Similarity	Very similar	Very similar
released	Released Jun 2021	Feb 2020	Dec 2022	Jan 2024	Aug 2023	May 2023
expertReviewScore	Expert Review Score ‌ ‌ 88%	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌ 76%	‌ ‌ 86%	‌ ‌ 84%
productAthletes	Pro athlete users ‌
Weight	Weight M: 306 g W: 272 g	M: 366 g W: 312 g	M: 309 g W: 281 g	306 g	M: 323 g W: 264 g	M: 303 g W: 264 g
Forefoot	Forefoot M: 13 mm W: 12 mm			26 mm	27 mm	30 mm
Heel to toe drop	Heel to toe drop M: 10 mm W: 13 mm	12 mm	8 mm	12 mm	10 mm	10 mm
Heel	Heel M: 23 mm W: 25 mm			38 mm	37 mm	40 mm
Brand	Brand ASICS	New Balance	Brooks	Mizuno	Nike	ASICS
Shoe Type	Shoe Type Breathable Comfortable Maximalist			Breathable Comfortable Maximalist	Comfortable Maximalist	Breathable Comfortable Maximalist
Breathable	Breathable
Orthotic friendly	Orthotic friendly
Removable insole	Removable insole
Rocker	Rocker
Techs	Techs ASICS Gel		Brooks DNA Amp GuideRail			ASICS Gel
Environmental Characteristics	Environmental Characteristics		Sustainable
Common characteristics RoadDaily runningStabilityOverpronationFore/Midfoot strikeHeel strikeLow arch

ASICS Gel Kayano 28: what the experts say (4 reviews)

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ASICS Gel Kayano 28 characteristics and specifications

Characteristics
Sports	Running (+1943)
Terrain	Road (+1316)
Usages	Daily running (+1122)
Brand	ASICS (+245)
Support Type	Stability (+207)
Pronation Type	Overpronation (+189)
Strike Type	Fore/Midfoot strike (+1079)Heel strike (+1155)
Arch Type	Low arch (+193)
Shoe Type	Breathable (+346)Comfortable (+269)Maximalist (+519)
Fit	Medium toe box (+843)Wide toe box (+333)
Features	Breathable (+964)Orthotic friendly (+322)Removable insole (+302)
Materials	Mesh (+883)
Techs	ASICS Gel (+134)
Events	10k (+688)Half marathon (+688)Marathon (+688)
Colorways	Barely Rose / White, Black, Black / Green, Black / Orange, Black / Pink, Black / Sage, Black / Silver, Black / White, Black / Yellow, Blue