Customer Reviews ASICS Gel-Venture® 5

These would be good shoes for someone with narrow feet, even a wide was too small. Also they run small, be sure to order half or whole size up. I'm not sure why these are so different in terms of fit than other Asics, it's frustrating that they keep making their shoes smaller.

Very comfortable fashionable shoe. But they squeak. Noted this in other reviews. They may be going back for that reason!

I wear a size 11 and prefer wide shoes but cannot always get them. I ordered this shoe in an 11 wide and when I tried it on, it seemed more like a 10 with a normal width. I was obviously pretty annoyed and double-checked the size (all correct). I'm not sure if I'm willing to bother with an 11.5 especially since the wide doesn't actually seem "wide" at all and I don't want to waste my time. I can't reasonably say whether there's any arch support as I never wore them longer than I did to try them on. I have a different pair of tennis shoes I wear all of the time that is true to size Sauconys.

Really wanted to like these, but they are a little too snug. May seem minor, but the little tab on the top of the shoe bothered me. Good arch support though.

I tried these shoes on I the regular width, and felt like there was pressure from inside shoe pushing just behind my arch. I ordered the wide, and still felt the same pressure just behind my arch on the inside of my foot. These will be going back.

Not true to size AT ALL. I ordered a size 11 wide and they were WAY too small and narrow (my foot could barely fit). I'll be returning them and not re-ordering, simply because I need an actual wide set shoe for my big feet and I doubt that a 12 W would yield different width results. I normally wear a wide tennis shoe in size 11. The coloring is great, though!

Unfortunately, these have very poor arch support. Otherwise fit was good, but I sent them back. My last pair of ASICS had great arch support. Need to figure what kind those are. Not all ASICS are built alike.

Very disappointed in the fit of these Asics. I had bought a pair last year and they were so comfortable. These seem to run small and they have required a lengthy break in period.

I am finished with Asics. Have tried the brand before, and just like in the past, these ran at least a half a size too small and felt way too narrow. I sized up half a size and while the fit was only marginally better, it was STILL too narrow and the right shoe rubbed horribly against the top of my foot. I do not have a wide foot and these were not a medium, maybe narrow to medium. The worst problem that I have with any shoe is the ankle part has to have enough cushion not to rub against my ankle. I think that these would have been okay had they not been too narrow overall and really untrue to size. They also felt uncomfortably stiff walking around for the first time so would definitely require a break in period. I could just see them causing trouble for me in the future and am sending back. On a positive note, the styling was not as clown-like as I find so many sneakers to be these days, but actually kind of cute and lively. Too bad they were so unpleasant to wear.

Love the colors. Was looking for a shoe that was cushier on the ball of my feet and this wasn't it. They didn't feel any better than my 2 yr old Asics. If your feet don't need the cushioning, this is a good shoe.

I have only worn them a few times because I keep them for special times. BUT my toe is going through the top. Not good....

I work in retail and stand on cement all day. I was hoping these shoes would be supportive and make me feel better after long days, but I came home in worse pain than ever. I wore them multiple times, to see if it was something I needed to break in, but I was in such pain after work that I couldn't do it anymore after 5+ tries.

I love Asics shoes but these were very stiff and very squeaky. Unfortunately I will be returning this pair.

Very stiff shoe, not much cushioning. I'd hoped that this shoe would be great at a bargain price, but I'd buy a higher priced Asics shoe the next time. A classic case of you get what you pay for. Oh well.

Highly disapointed. Cute,very cute shoe but definitely not a wide width. I wear a 5 1/2-6B in Skechers, Fila etc. As they tend to be a tad narrow, I bought these in a 6W. I couldn't even get my foot in them let alone walk in them.

After 2 months, this shoe has not held up at all. The cushioned sole has broken down to the point that these shoes now give me shin splints after only 2 miles of power walking! Very disappointed in the quality of this shoe. Out of the box, they were really comfortable. Unfortunately, they didn't last. I power walk 2-4 miles daily and have many other shoes last at least 6 months. These didn't last 2 months

Wow, wide these are not. I'll be returning and trying a 1/2 size up but I'm not holding out much hope.

Normally, when I think of comfortable shoes, I tend to think of Asics. My tennis shoes needed to be replaced, I bought these as a set of walking shoes based on some of the reviews I read. This is the first pair of Asics that I am really disappointed in! The soles are hard as rocks, my heal feels like it drops into a crater and the outside edge of the soles seem to roll my feet towards the inside. The other pair I purchased that day I think was called the Nimbus 18...I really like that pair. There is a big price difference between the two pairs, you definately get what you pay for in this instance. I have kept them but only because I had already worn them outside, I won't even wear them for walks, I will wear the GelVenture 5 for casual wear or yard work.

I needed to return this item because to 2 top lace holes were defective. the Lace would not go through.

This is a very rigid shoe. I ordered in wide width, which is my normal width in other brands, but this shoe still felt too narrow. The top of the shoe also "cut in" at the toe bend with each step. I am returning these.

Too big and not comfortable!

Definitely not a wide width shoe! Very disappointed. ASICS has always been reliable for me, a when-all-else-fails shoe. Booo!

Unfortunately these Asics shoes have a tongue problem. On my front ankles they caused two blisters from the shoe-tongues chafing while running in these. I know it sounds ridiculous, but it's very painful.

very uncomfortable, stiff, not like my others