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 75%, 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	Very similar	Very similar
released	Released Sep 2019	Feb 2020	Nov 2022	Dec 2022	Oct 2022	Dec 2022
expertReviewScore	Expert Review Score ‌ ‌ 75%	‌ ‌	‌ ‌ 77%	‌ ‌ 81%	‌ ‌ 81%	‌ ‌ 77%
Weight	Weight M: 289 g W: 258 g	M: 366 g W: 312 g	M: 275 g W: 235 g	M: 275 g W: 235 g	281 g	M: 303 g W: 244 g
Forefoot	Forefoot 18 mm		28 mm	M: 27 mm W: 14 mm	14 mm	24 mm
Heel to toe drop	Heel to toe drop 10 mm	12 mm		8 mm	8 mm	12 mm
Heel	Heel 28 mm		28 mm	M: 35 mm W: 22 mm	22 mm	36 mm
Brand	Brand ASICS	New Balance	Altra	ASICS	ASICS	Mizuno
Strike Type	Strike Type Heel strike	Heel strike	Fore/Midfoot strike Heel strike	Fore/Midfoot strike Heel strike	Fore/Midfoot strike Heel strike	Fore/Midfoot strike Heel strike
Shoe Type	Shoe Type		Breathable Low drop Maximalist Zero drop	Breathable Comfortable Maximalist		Comfortable Maximalist
Orthotic friendly	Orthotic friendly
Removable insole	Removable insole
Rocker	Rocker
Techs	Techs		Altra EGO GuideRail	ASICS FF Blast ASICS TRUSSTIC	ASICS Gel	Mizuno Enerzy
Environmental Characteristics	Environmental Characteristics			Sustainable	Sustainable
Common characteristics RoadDaily runningStabilityOverpronationLow archBreathable

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

ASICS GT 1000 8 characteristics and specifications

Characteristics
Sports	Running (+1943)
Terrain	Road (+1316)
Usages	Daily running (+1122)
Brand	ASICS (+245)
Support Type	Stability (+207)
Pronation Type	Overpronation (+189)
Strike Type	Heel strike (+1155)
Arch Type	Low arch (+193)
Fit	Medium toe box (+843)
Features	Breathable (+964)
Materials	Mesh (+883)
Colorways	Black / Orange, Coral, Grey