ASICS Gel Kayano 21

    Review Score
    85%
    🏅 Highly Rated
    See 6 reviews
    Your rating
    Price band
    Family
    ASICS Gel Kayano
    Newer model:

    Buy ASICS Gel Kayano 21 at today's best price (men's/women's)

    UK

    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 31.

    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.

    ASICS Gel Kayano 21 alternatives

    ‌
    ‌
    ASICS Gel Kayano 21
    Now viewing
    ‌
    ASICS Gel Kayano 21
    ‌
    ‌
    Mizuno Wave Inspire 18
    ‌
    Mizuno Wave Inspire 18
    ‌
    ‌
    Under Armour Charged Bandit
    ‌
    Under Armour Charged Bandit
    ‌
    ‌
    adidas Adistar CS
    ‌
    adidas Adistar CS
    ‌
    ‌
    Brooks Glycerin GTS 22
    ‌
    Brooks Glycerin GTS 22
    ‌
    ‌
    Brooks Adrenaline GTS 24
    ‌
    Brooks Adrenaline GTS 24
    bestDealShow prices
    priceBand
    Price band
    similarity
    Similarity
    Very similar
    Very similar
    Very similar
    released
    Released
    Oct 2014    		Apr 2022Jul 2015Sep 2022Nov 2024
    expertReviewScore
    Expert Review Score
    ‌
    ‌
    85%
    ‌
    ‌
    ‌
    ‌
    ‌
    ‌
    ‌
    ‌
    ‌
    ‌
    80%
    Weight
    Weight
    M: 309 g
    W: 252 g
    301 g
    M: 292 g
    W: 244 g
    320 g
    M: 303 g
    W: 266 g
    M: 283 g
    W: 227 g
    Forefoot
    Forefoot
    19 mm
    16 mm
    31 mm
    29 mm
    27 mm
    Heel to toe drop
    Heel to toe drop
    M: 10 mm
    W: 13 mm
    12 mm
    10 mm
    6 mm
    10 mm
    12 mm
    Heel
    Heel
    31 mm
    26 mm
    37 mm
    39 mm
    39 mm
    Brand
    Brand
    ASICS    		MizunoUnder ArmouradidasBrooksBrooks
    Shoe Type
    Shoe Type
    		Maximalist
    		MaximalistComfortableMaximalistMaximalist
    Orthotic friendly
    Orthotic friendly
    Removable insole
    Removable insole
    Techs
    Techs
    ASICS Gel
    Environmental Characteristics
    Environmental Characteristics
    Vegan Ⓥ
    		Sustainable
    Common characteristics
    RoadDaily runningStabilityOverpronationHeel strikeLow archBreathable
    0

    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
        SportsRunning (+2144)
        TerrainRoad (+1438)
        UsagesDaily running (+1196)
        BrandASICS (+264)
        Support TypeStability (+223)
        Pronation TypeOverpronation (+209)
        Strike TypeHeel strike (+1162)
        Arch TypeLow arch (+215)
        FeaturesBreathable (+805)
        TechsASICS Gel (+143)
        Events10k (+714)Half marathon (+714)Marathon (+714)
        Environmental CharacteristicsVegan Ⓥ (+260)
        Specificationsvs Average
        Model
        21
        Released
        Oct 2014
        Measurements
        Weight
        M: 309 g
        W: 252 g
        Heel to toe drop
        M: 10 mm
        W: 13 mm

        Evolution of the ASICS Gel Kayano product family

        Related guides

          new!
          Sync your parkrun results to your Strava activities
          Find out more
          Profile picture
          Tom Green
          April 23, 2025 at 9:55 AM
          Gunnersbury parkrun #230 (my #3️⃣4️⃣)
          📊 Stats by geerly 👟 🔥 Streak: 9 | ✈️ Tourist streak: 3 🕒 Official time: 00:22:45 | Course PB 🚨 🏁 Overall position: 35/549 🚹 Gender position: 21/299 🎯 Age grade: 61%