Customer Reviews ASICS Gel-Nimbus® 11

These start out as great shoes. They have excellent padding in the heel and a wide toe box. A big plus is that they lost the funky overlay from the Gel Nimbus 10, which was tearing up my toenails. I logged exactly 254 miles in the shoes; I bought them on 08-03-2009 (today is 09-29-2009), so almost 2 months ago. I run an average of 30 miles per week (110 lbs, 5'). I feel like the cushion has already worn away in the heels and they are now contributing to pain in my calf and knee. I just bought another pair, so we'll see how they compare to each other. If they truly are worn out, I feel like they should have lasted much longer than this.

I never used to wear wide shoes, but apparently I need them now with the way shoes are cut so narrow in the toe box nowadays. I need a wide width just for my right foot, my big toe rubs and the bone on the outside of my foot near my pinky toe is wide and is sensitive. The good people at Zappos running department worked with me and we tried all of these: the women's Gel Nimbus 11 size 9.5 wide ("D"), women's Gel Cumulus size 9.5 wide ("D"), mens size 8 Nimbus 11 in wide (EE), men's Nimbus 11 size 8 double wide (4E), women's Nike Vomero wide (D) 9.5. I was surprised that the wide widths aren't much wider than the regular widths because the toe boxes are not round. The women's Gel Cumulus wide was actually wider in the toe box than any, outside of the Nimbus mens double wide, and was super comfortable with the soft mesh on the outsides. But it has a "bar" across the forefoot that hurt my foot so bad after 20 minutes on the treadmill that I couldn't run for two days. The women's Nimbus wide was almost identical in every measurement to the men's Nimbus wide even though it should have been a lot wider. The big toe area had room, but both of these were still snug on my bone on the outside of my foot and my bony area hung over the sole by about 1/4 inch. The material on the side is more of a solid vinyl compared to the Cumulus. The Nike Vomero was the least roomiest and most narrow and just fit funky. I finally settled on the men's Nimbus 11 in double wide, but had to go down a half size to a 7.5. I can buy Keen shoes without any problems, but I'm buying a double wide in running shoes (?). These double wide Nimbus 11's have a bit too much volume in the toe box for me and I have a little pucker at the place where the tongue meets the front of the shoe, but I don't care at this point. My feet are inside the sole of the shoe and my toes can wiggle. They are as soft and cushy as anything I've ever had so I love them. I depend so much on these reviews on this site so I hope this long response will help others.