tldr; Mixed reception for stable, responsive. Comfortable daily trainer. Good for tempo runs.
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Best praise vs top criticism for Asics Gel-Kayano 31
“I recently went back to running and decided to take it a little bit more seriously; every Nike Pegasus I've tried has given me foot pain for some reason. Decided to go with the Kayano 31s and it's been such a breeze, it's the first time I've been able to run in years without foot pain during the first couple miles, I don't even notice the shoes are there anymore so I can concentrate on other things instead. I'm very pleasantly surprised at how good these turned out, I might start trying their other models, but I'm definitely an Asics fan now.”
“How does asics consistently have some of the worst colour ways? There’s some good ones, but overall it’s more rocks than diamonds.”
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