Customer Reviews ASICS GEL-Kayano® 26

I've worn kayanos for 20 plus years. They are my staple running shoe through tempos and marathons! This version is ok, the tongue seems to stick up for some reason. Besides that, the shoe is not very different than the previous model. Not the best kayano model but not the worst!

The comfortable to walk in but when I'm doing workouts my feet still hurt

I love everything about the fit and feel. I have been struggling to exercise due to heel and foot pain, but these have fixed that problem! It's only been a month of walking on dry pavement though and there is already a tear in the soft fabric at the top, and wear inside the heel. If these materials were better I would give it 5 stars.

The fit on this shoe was a little uncomfortable after my morning walks. The insoles towards the arch of my foot was sore as it the fit was not good. I ordered the same size as always.

I bought these about 3 months ago. They are really good from an architectural perspective. I jog 5 miles at least 5 days a week. The rose gold/grey is a really great color. My only complaint is that apparently where my big toe hits there is a hole in each shoe & a tear around the foot hole. I would not have expected that from a pair of shoes over $100.00

Newer shoes seem to be a little narrow. I need a little more width due to orthotic wear.

I love these shoes because they fit perfectly but I have had them less than a month and the fabric around the ankle is already tearing, exposing the filling that is now pulling out

This shoe was once perfect for wider feet. This pair will need to break in a bit as they are a bit too tight on the top of the foot.

When I bought these I thought that they were nice felt great on my foot when I was at work but then a few hours after walking around a dent appeared on my left sneaker right by my big toe and started pushing down on my foot so that was uncomfortable and disappointing because I was starting to like the shoe but I returned them I'm thinking that maybe a design flaw of the shoe? Who knows but I don't think I'll be buying another pair to test if a new pair will do the same but other than the dent it was a decent pair of sneakers

It is a great shoe ,but the foam is a little harder than NIbus. (Gel)The foot arch in kayano is to hight for me to wear for 16 hrs. The Nimbus is awsome for long hours . It is a great shoe thoug.

After reading the reviews, I went up a size. My normal size is 10, got an 11, they were EXTREMELY tight and small. Sent them back and got an 11.5. Overall, they are just okay. The shoes are heavy, feels like wearing clogs on feet. They actually make my toes hurt. Had good expectations, but not impressed.

Shoes fit great, look great, feel great, super comfortable for running and lifting. The only reason i gave them three stars is they came with red splotches all over them? They don't come out, doesn't affect the quality of the shoe or the performance it's just a little disappointing for the price point.

They need more cushion in the insoles Other than that I like them

Trying to replace my GT-3000 Asics and it's not easy. These are my latest attempt. Not as good but not terrible

I have had similar Asics for years. After trying two other models that I returned, I kept these reluctantly. They are comfortable but they seem to be much cheaper/poorer quality materials and not as 'gushy' as they used to be. I'm skeptical that they will wear or I will benefit from them as much as in the past. Looking for other brands...

These shoes are hard. The cushion is not what it used to be. They are great colors.

I have been wearing gel kayanos for more than 20 years. I had to abandon them for a few years (bought 2 pairs of gel surveyor 5) because the toe box was too narrow. These 26s were beautiful to look at, but toe box is too small again. Ordered another pair of gel kayano 25 (5th pair) because the fit is good. However, the soles wear out fast on the 25. Hoping the 27 is better.

The shoe was a bit small and it did not have as much ankle support as I thought it would. The shoe's ankle height is too low for me and my heal slips out when I walk or run (even if I tie the laces super tight). Will not keep running in these shoes and will consider them a walking around the town shoe. I am comparing these shoes to the Gel Kayano 24 which has been my go to running shoe. Over all disappointed.

I like the cushioning of the shoe. That feels great. However, this shoe runs a little short and a little narrow compared to the Gel-Kayano 25. This is typically the shoe I purchase and am disappointed that I couldn't find a good fit. This shoe hurt my feet. I rated this 3 stars because of how the shoe ran short and narrow otherwise I would have rated it higher.

Nice shoe, but I really thought the bottoms were gel like or had more padding. Very hard on the bottoms of my feet.

While I find the shoes comfortable and happy, they already in 2 weeks of wearing have a hold rubbed on the inside ankle and I am not happy about that. I have only worn them maybe 5 times, seems way too soon to have this wear and tear already. While ASICS have always been my preferred shoe, I am very disappointed