La Sportiva Akasha

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    Overview

    The Akasha is a neutral maximalist trail running shoe family from La Sportiva. This is the original product in the family.

    It went on sale in 2016. Its support type is designated as neutral, meaning that it's designed for runners with neutral pronation. The latest model in the family is the La Sportiva Akasha II.

    Based on our monitoring of prices across the internet, it's currently in the cheapest 20% of running shoes today.

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    Weight
    Weight
    M: 329 g
    W: 278 g
    M: 241 g
    W: 190 g
    215 g
    M: 204 g
    W: 170 g
    M: 221 g
    W: 176 g
    235 g
    Forefoot
    Forefoot
    19 mm
    17 mm
    16 mm
    M: 18 mm
    W: 16 mm
    8 mm
    7 mm
    Heel to toe drop
    Heel to toe drop
    6 mm
    4 mm
    3 mm
    4 mm
    Heel
    Heel
    M: 26 mm
    W: 25 mm
    17 mm
    20 mm
    M: 21 mm
    W: 19 mm
    8 mm
    11 mm
    Terrain
    Terrain
    Trail    		TrailTrailMudTrailTrailTrail
    Brand
    Brand
    La Sportiva    		MerrellSalomonHokaVibramInov-8
    Shoe Type
    Shoe Type
    		LightweightLow dropZero dropLightweightLow dropLightweightLow dropLightweightLow dropZero dropLightweightLow drop
    Techs
    Techs
    		Vibram
    Environmental Characteristics
    Environmental Characteristics
    Vegan Ⓥ    		Vegan Ⓥ
    		Vegan Ⓥ
    		Vegan Ⓥ
    Common characteristics
    NeutralNeutral pronationFore/Midfoot strikeHeel strikeHigh arch
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    La Sportiva Akasha characteristics and specifications

    Characteristics
    SportsRunning (+1862)
    TerrainTrail (+494)
    BrandLa Sportiva (+27)
    Support TypeNeutral (+1459)
    Pronation TypeNeutral pronation (+1436)
    Strike TypeFore/Midfoot strike (+897)Heel strike (+1101)
    Arch TypeHigh arch (+1384)
    Events10k (+673)Half marathon (+673)Marathon (+673)Ultra marathon (+125)
    Environmental CharacteristicsVegan Ⓥ (+222)
    ColorwaysBlack / Grey / Turquoise, Black / Yellow, Blue, Blue / Grey, Blue / Purple, Grey, Grey / Yellow, Red / Blue, Turquoise / Blue, Yellow
    Specificationsvs Average
    Released
    Jul 2016
    Measurements
    Weight
    M: 329 g
    W: 278 g
    Heel to toe drop
    6 mm
    Heel
    M: 26 mm
    W: 25 mm
    Forefoot
    19 mm

    Evolution of the La Sportiva Akasha product family

    • Apr 2022
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      Akasha II
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    • Jul 2016
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      Akasha
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