Name: ASICS Gel Kayano 21
Brand: ASICS
Rating: 85 (6 reviews)

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.

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priceBand	Price band
similarity	Similarity	Very similar	Very similar
released	Released Oct 2014	Jul 2015	Apr 2022	Sep 2022	Dec 2022	Jun 2024
expertReviewScore	Expert Review Score ‌ ‌ 85%	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌ 80%
Weight	Weight M: 309 g W: 252 g	M: 292 g W: 244 g	301 g	320 g
Forefoot	Forefoot	16 mm	19 mm	31 mm
Heel to toe drop	Heel to toe drop M: 10 mm W: 13 mm	10 mm	12 mm	6 mm		10 mm
Heel	Heel	26 mm	31 mm	37 mm		40 mm
Brand	Brand ASICS	Under Armour	Mizuno	adidas	New Balance	ASICS
Strike Type	Strike Type Heel strike	Heel strike	Heel strike	Heel strike	Fore/Midfoot strike Heel strike	Heel strike
Shoe Type	Shoe Type		Maximalist	Maximalist	Maximalist	Comfortable Maximalist
Orthotic friendly	Orthotic friendly
Removable insole	Removable insole
Rocker	Rocker
Techs	Techs ASICS Gel				New Balance Fresh Foam	ASICS Gel OrthoLite
Environmental Characteristics	Environmental Characteristics Vegan Ⓥ			Sustainable		Sustainable
Common characteristics RoadDaily runningStabilityOverpronationLow archBreathable

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
Sports	Running (+2049)
Terrain	Road (+1362)
Usages	Daily running (+1132)
Brand	ASICS (+257)
Support Type	Stability (+209)
Pronation Type	Overpronation (+195)
Strike Type	Heel strike (+1097)
Arch Type	Low arch (+201)
Features	Breathable (+753)
Techs	ASICS Gel (+139)
Events	10k (+711)Half marathon (+711)Marathon (+711)
Environmental Characteristics	Vegan Ⓥ (+250)