Customer Reviews ASICS Gel-Venture® 5

I absolutely love my new sneakers! They are comfortable and were just what I wanted. I liked the fact that shipping was free. My husband introduced me to Zappos!

Great style, value and comfort. Also, Zappos provides some of the best customer service available and will go that extra mile to obtain customer satisfaction. Kudos on a job well done!

I was looking for a good walking shoe that would accommodate my custom orthotics, and these are perfect! I'm normally an 11 regular, but with my high instep and the orthotics, the 11.5 W worked best for me. A 12 would have been too big, so it was great to find these in 11.5.

Comfortable, supportive, and pretty cute. Ordered 1/2 size up from my street shoes and they fit perfectly.

I usually wear a 7.5 in Asics but I need an 8 in this shoe. Comfort is great just a bit short for the toes. I will exchange.

Great shoes! Thanks to Zappos for awesome shipping, I tried many shoes but this one has no match! No more shin splints and very supportive! My everyday shoes for everything!

This shoe certainly fit the bill to help with my pronation problem. Super light weight and plenty of support and comfort for my walking program.

Tried all of my old faves, never tried ASICS though. Great shoe, all around no complaints from me. Planning on buying another pair soon.

Just ran a trail with these yesterday - they are a game changer! The Gel-Venture is very lightweight but supportive. For the price you can't go wrong. I only ran about 3 miles in them, so I can't say what they're like for longer runs. Sizing: I buy Asics anyway for normal running shoes, so thank goodness I double checked what size I got. Definitely buy half a size or one size up. If you're not sure, next time you're at a mall stop by a store that has Asics and test one out to see, so you don't end up with tight shoes!

I love Asics. I have wide feet, and even wide sizes in Nikes are too narrow for me. I ordered these in regular width, and they fit decently but I will probably exchange them for the wider size. They are true to color and length. They are very comfortable, and supportive without being heavy. They are perfect for short runs (eight miles and I need a little more cushion), cardio/weights and spin class.

Very comfortable sneaker. Was exactly a size 8, not small or big. Nice understated look. I had a pair before that I really liked, so I'm trying the brand again.

I needed a good pair of shoes that I could put my shoe insert in for plantar fasciitis - these shoes worked great and they are very comfortable and supportive for walking.

Very comfortable shoe. A little big but when I run my toe doesn't hit the tip of my shoe so that could be a good thing!

Nice support, but I bought a half size larger to accommodate added full gel insoles. True to size. Plenty of width for a woman's shoe. Pretty. Good shoe for the money.

I love these shoes! I have so much trouble finding shoes for my wide feet and these came in a wide! They were a perfect fit and made my run the best one in months. I give these shoes and the service from Zappos 100 stars!

Shipping was super fast, Asics are the best running, exercising, comfortable shoes out there. It's a no brainer!

I'm in heaven. Seriously, the shoes I had must have been older than dirt. I am not a runner, but I have started to walk regularly. I didn't want to spend a fortune. These shoes are so comfortable, supportive and fit my feet very nicely. I ordered wide, and I don't think they are exceptionally wide(maybe I need to loosen the laces at the top), however they feel very comfortable to me.

These shoes are comfortable, good looking and offer better- than-average arch support. And they are reasonable priced! They are winners all around!

After many attempts to find a wide shoe at local shoe stores failed I turned to Zappos. I had surgery on my toe and I needed a new pair of sturdy sneakers. I love these.

I've worn these for about 20 miles of walking in the last week and find them incredibly comfortable. I have high arches, so few shoes seem to have adequate arch support, but these do. And they look really fun on, too!

I get shin splints often and this shoe has reduced the frequency. I rarely get them with this shoe and the arch support is awesome so my feet don't hurt while walking/running either.

Great as usual. I used to buy the Gel-Venture 4 but it seems like maybe they're discontinuing them. I think it's just a color scheme change because these seem pretty much the same. Decent arch support, although I do have to add inserts, as I do with all shoes. I really like this black color with orange and teal accents. It's really fun and I've gotten lots of compliments.

I'm an ASICS fan from way back because of the excellent heel support. I typically had Superfeet inserts, but I'm not using them in this pair and after a week of wearing them, I don't miss the insert. I am not a runner, but these lightweight shoes also have a wide toebox for my wider ( and getting wider) foot. Very comfortable shoe!

Need a wider athletic shoe, that was not ugly. This works. Light weight. Would have liked a different color but out of stock in my size. Sigh.