Kinsei

The GT-2000 series? Those seem like their mega high volume line.

do you think triathletes run in that? i agree they have that shoe, i'm just trying to keep it to asics shoes that are going to get selected 5 percent of the time or more. are there shoes on that list that just shouldn't be there, that the GT-2000 should replace?

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Dan Empfield
aka Slowman

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Dan Empfield
aka Slowman

It's a good question. I am curious to see the poll results. It is what I run on and many of my friends run on them. Though, I got them before I got into triathlons (again). Depending on the results, I may check out other shoes...

Gel Pursue
GT 3000

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Brian Stover USAT LII
Accelerate3 Coaching
Insta

I picked GT2000 since I'd be most likely to purchase those again (I've purchased once and really like them). I have an unworn pair of Gel-Cumulus which I will break out at some point. Have owned a couple pairs of Gel Kahanas, which I probably won't buy again when the current pair wears out, and still have an unworn pair of 1170s that I bought a long time ago on sale but am waiting for my current pair to either explode or hit 10k miles whichever comes first.

I haven't had Asics in 10+ years. Waiting patiently for my brands to appear in the poll.

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Hillary Trout
San Luis Obispo, CA

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Slowman...you are missing Asics greatest gift to runners....the Tartherzeal 5 (just switched from 4) But I think this shoe is only available in Asia and I have no idea why...it is by far and away my absolute favourite shoe to run in!

I purchased a pair of Asics 1020 (if memory serves) in 2000. Every time I switch to another shoe, I get injured, and so I've religiously stuck with the 1xxx series since then.
Definitely makes buying running shoes easy...

Ah, the 3000...the shoe that should've made the Kayano obsolete...and then they went and boned it on up.

The Pursue overlaps a fair bit with the Cumulus, perhaps a bit unfairly to both models.

IMO, the real problem Asics has - too much stuff in the product line. Way too many shoes floating around out there.

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The 10xx series has been renamed to the GT 2000.

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Brian Stover USAT LII
Accelerate3 Coaching
Insta

I get whichever one they sell at Famous Footwear

I'm fortunate not to have any sort of bio mechanical issues serious enough to warrant spending more that $60 for a pair of hi-tech bobos that could last me 800 miles or so

YMMV - literally

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"What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy
"Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin

The GT 2000 is the former full line 2000 series, that died with the 2170. They then renamed that to the GT 2000, which is now on V5.

The 1000 still exists...just dropped from the "technical" line-up and now more in big box/Macy's.

Primary difference between the 1000 and 2000 previously was the amount of plastic in the bridge under the midfoot, and some additional Gel up in the forefoot...otherwise, pretty similar shoes.

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Running Warehouse still sells the 1000.

I would consider RW a big-box versus a run specialty distributor, but to each their own.

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Kayanos to train, Noosas to race. Your poll didn't allow for multiple answers. Noosas are the prettiest shoes I have ever owned and I would wear to black tie events too if I could!

I have Black on Black Chuck Taylors for those

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"What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy
"Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin

Uh, okay, whatever... But they don't carry any of the other low end Asics you see at Kohl's, Shoe Carnival, etc. which was kind of my point.

RW carries a number of shoes outside of the "technical" running line-up. Same as a Nordstrom's, or other decent box, that also gets to tap into the technical line-up.

It's fine. They're a good online merchant. They're just not a specialty run store. Should they be? I don't think so.

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Hmh ... its one of the most used - training - shoes here in Austria. So how do you define "triathlete"? There are more high end models for sure and sponsored athletes will use those. I do 50% of my training in GT-2000s and one of the reasons is, that you can always pick them up for less than 100 EUR and they last really long.

You need to explain, where you draw the line of an "athlete". I don't think you will see them on the highest level, but on the midpack level, they are a work horse for sure.

The Kinsei is like the Prophecy from Mizuno - it rarely if ever gets bought here in the 'States. Yet there's pockets where these shoes pick up a little momentum - Austria/Germany, Japan, for instance - that otherwise keep them in these brands respective line-ups.

But with both shoes I think they could be eliminated and 98% of the audience would find models that are just as suitable within the line-up; example is one that you've given yourself.

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Didn't see the poll, so don't know if you included the Dyna-Flyte? Awesome shoe.