Name: ASICS Gel Cumulus 23
Brand: ASICS
Rating: 82 (12 reviews)

Overview

The Gel Cumulus is a neutral maximalist road running shoe family using AHAR, FF Blast Plus and Gel technology from ASICS.

The Gel Cumulus 23 has an orthotic friendly and removable insole design, and came out in 2021. As a neutral support shoe, it's suitable for runners with neutral pronation. The latest model in the family is the ASICS Gel Cumulus 25.

According to our analysis of reviews from experts around the world, it averages a review score of 82%. This puts it rated just above the median rating of comparable running shoes. According to our analysis of prices across the internet, at current rates it's in the cheapest 20% of running shoes.

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priceBand	Price band
similarity	Similarity	Very similar	Very similar
released	Released Apr 2021		Dec 2023			Mar 2024
expertReviewScore	Expert Review Score ‌ ‌ 82%	‌ ‌ 81%	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌ 80%
productAthletes	Pro athlete users ‌ +2
Weight	Weight M: 281 g W: 230 g
Forefoot	Forefoot M: 13 mm W: 12 mm
Heel to toe drop	Heel to toe drop 10 mm			6 mm	12 mm	8 mm
Heel	Heel M: 23 mm W: 22 mm		29 mm	29 mm	34 mm	M: 39 mm W: 38 mm
Terrain	Terrain Mud Road Snow/ice	Mud Road Snow/ice	Mud Snow/ice Trail	Mud Snow/ice Trail	Mud Road Snow/ice	Mud Road Snow/ice
Brand	Brand ASICS	adidas	Altra	Inov-8	Brooks	ASICS
Shoe Type	Shoe Type	Barefoot Breathable Comfortable Lightweight Low drop Maximalist Minimalist Zero drop	Barefoot Breathable Comfortable Lightweight Low drop Maximalist Minimalist Zero drop	Barefoot Breathable Comfortable Lightweight Low drop Maximalist Minimalist Zero drop	Barefoot Breathable Comfortable Lightweight Low drop Maximalist Minimalist Zero drop	Barefoot Breathable Comfortable Lightweight Low drop Maximalist Minimalist Zero drop
Techs	Techs ASICS Gel		Vibram			ASICS Gel OrthoLite
Environmental Characteristics	Environmental Characteristics	Sustainable	Sustainable	Sustainable Vegan Ⓥ	Sustainable
Common characteristics Daily runningRacingSpeed trainingNeutralNeutral pronationOverpronationSevere overpronationFore/Midfoot strikeHeel strikeHigh archLow archCarbon fiber plateOrthotic friendlyRemovable insoleRock plateRocker

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ASICS Gel Cumulus 23 characteristics and specifications

Characteristics
Sports	Running (+1956)
Terrain	Mud (+407)Road (+1325)Snow/ice (+387)
Usages	Daily running (+1129)Racing (+467)Speed training (+546)
Brand	ASICS (+247)
Support Type	Neutral (+1536)
Pronation Type	Neutral pronation (+1547)Overpronation (+431)Severe overpronation (+287)
Strike Type	Fore/Midfoot strike (+1145)Heel strike (+1226)
Arch Type	High arch (+1494)Low arch (+435)
Fit	Medium toe box (+856)Obstacle course racing (+329)Wide toe box (+335)
Features	Carbon fiber plate (+374)Orthotic friendly (+446)Removable insole (+427)Rock plate (+422)Rocker (+370)
Materials	Mesh (+895)Reflective (+405)
Techs	ASICS Gel (+135)
Events	10k (+706)5K and 10K (+146)Half marathon (+706)Marathon (+706)Obstacle course racing (+167)
Colorways	Black / Blazing Coral, Black / Carrier Grey, Black / Electric Red, Black / Glow Yellow, Black / White, Blue, Blue / Yellow, Deep Plum / Pure Silver, French Blue / Pure Sil, Grey