Name: ASICS GT 1000 8
Brand: ASICS
Rating: 75 (3 reviews)

Overview

The GT 1000 is a maximalist road running shoe family from ASICS.

The GT 1000 8 uses breathable construction design, and was released in 2019. 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 GT 1000 11.

With an average review score of 76%, it's in the lowest rated 20% of similar running shoes. Based on our monitoring of prices across the internet, it's currently in the cheapest 10% of running shoes today.

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priceBand	Price band
similarity	Similarity	Very similar	Very similar	Very similar
released	Released Sep 2019	Feb 2020	Nov 2022	Oct 2022	Sep 2021	Jun 2022
expertReviewScore	Expert Review Score ‌ ‌ 75%	‌ ‌	‌ ‌ 78%	‌ ‌ 81%	‌ ‌	‌ ‌ 74%
Weight	Weight M: 289 g W: 258 g	M: 366 g W: 312 g	M: 275 g W: 235 g	281 g	M: 346 g W: 315 g	318 g
Forefoot	Forefoot 18 mm		28 mm	14 mm	24 mm	30 mm
Heel to toe drop	Heel to toe drop 10 mm	12 mm		8 mm	12 mm	8 mm
Heel	Heel 28 mm		28 mm	22 mm	36 mm	38 mm
Terrain	Terrain Road	Road	Road	Road	Road	Road Trail
Brand	Brand ASICS	New Balance	Altra	ASICS	Brooks	Mizuno
Support Type	Support Type Stability	Stability	Stability	Stability	Stability	Neutral Stability
Pronation Type	Pronation Type Overpronation	Overpronation	Overpronation	Overpronation	Overpronation	Neutral pronation Overpronation
Strike Type	Strike Type Heel strike	Heel strike	Fore/Midfoot strike Heel strike	Heel strike	Fore/Midfoot strike Heel strike	Fore/Midfoot strike Heel strike
Arch Type	Arch Type Low arch	Low arch	Low arch	Low arch	Low arch	High arch Low arch
Shoe Type	Shoe Type		Low drop Zero drop		Maximalist	Maximalist
Orthotic friendly	Orthotic friendly
Removable insole	Removable insole
Techs	Techs		Altra EGO GuideRail	ASICS Gel	Brooks BioMoGo DNA GuideRail
Environmental Characteristics	Environmental Characteristics			Sustainable
Common characteristics Daily runningBreathable

ASICS GT 1000 8: what the experts say (1 review)

ASICS GT 1000 8 characteristics and specifications

Characteristics
Sports	Running (+1862)
Terrain	Road (+1265)
Usages	Daily running (+1081)
Brand	ASICS (+234)
Support Type	Stability (+200)
Pronation Type	Overpronation (+182)
Strike Type	Heel strike (+1101)
Arch Type	Low arch (+189)
Fit	Medium toe box (+789)
Features	Breathable (+959)
Materials	Mesh (+821)
Colorways	Black / Orange, Coral, Grey