Customer Reviews ASICS GEL-Kayano® 26

The heel cup material is very smooth and my foot slides out more easily even when i am wearing one size down on what my gel evolutions used to be. Sole seems to be more similar to gel kayano 23s and those wore down very quickly.

Visibly less overpronation correction from the 25s that can be felt.

They were too narrow. I have stretchers working in them. Hopefully I can stretch them a little wider. It seems silly to make an 11.5 shoe so narrow.

firm looking shoe sole especially towards the heel , front part is not firm and wear with in the 2 week use. you can see the wear around the gel area. front net towards inner side of the feet (toe) started ripped already with in the limited 10 days of the use. indeed comfortable during walking and running but seeing the wear may not lease longer than 6 month with the moderate use need to do better job with the front net quality.

Shoes are nice but the padding and tred are not the same as the the Gel-Kayano 26 shoes I bought the first year they came out.

Love these shoes, but they don't hold up well, I run daily and I go through about 4 pairs a year.

Not the same Asics i'm used to. I still have the my 17, 18, and others and the build quality was so much better, the soles thicker. These new ones are more expensive but lesser quality. Still the best sneakers around, but just not like they used to.

the outsole on the mid-foot wears out quick...by 250 miles it is getting down to the midsole, and by 300 miles it is to the midsole. I thought maybe just had a bad pair, so ordered another pair and they did exact same thing. definitely would expect a pair of shoes at this price point to last lot longer on the outsole. I have had several pairs of GT-2000 and none of them have worn out in the mid-foot like the 2 pair of Kayano-26's. I'm back to the GT-2000 - same cushioning, lower price, and last longer.

I've been purchasing the 9.5 men's or 11 women's Gel Kayanos for close to 10 years. I run exclusively in them and a few have hurt my feet. This latest edition is smaller and I'm pretty disappointed.

There is clearly an issue with the production of these shoes lately. I bought my first pair last year when this model was brand new, and my second pair just three months ago. The soles of this second pair are already worn out. I'd like to tell you it's from a ton of miles, but it's not. 3stars because the first pair were outstanding and the second pair were terrible.

The quality is slowly declining. Each pair I purchase seems to wear more poorly than the previous. The soles haven't lasted more than 90 days. Therefore, the comfort is also gone. Expensive shoes, poor quality.

I bought this shoes for stability but it's not working 100% for stability. But It's a comfortable shoes.

The sneaker is well made but it fit too tight. I returned them and would likely need a half size bigger but it was not in stock.

Still too stiff for a premium shoe. Also small for a size 12. Good support and improved cushion.

very basic. Only mediocre. Disapppinted in this pair. I gave it 3 stars because they are stable.

Shoe runs small. I love ASICS, but I am never going to shop through the website again. Very bad service

High quality shoe like usual from Asics' top line. However, I am disappointed that the overpronation on this shoes is the least to say pedestrian. I will still stick with nothing by Asics for my walking shoes but probably will not by this model anymore.

High quality shoe like usual from Asics' top line. However, I am disappointed that the overpronation on this shoes is the least to say pedestrian. I will still stick with nothing by Asics for my walking shoes but probably will not by this model anymore.

Only issue is they are too snug, particularly around the big toes. Otherwise, I like the look, support, feel, etc.

Comfort and support are phenomenal. This is my 2nd pair in 6 months the soles wear out extremely fast. Im moderate runner at 20-25 miles a week outside

Overall comfort was good, the shock absorption was very good, but the ankle part broke down within a week and continuously rubbed the sides of my feet raw.

Shoe is nice, looks very good, but is much stiffer than previous versions. Good traditional medial post support, but shoe doesn't have much cushion or bounce. I hear there was a big change from the prior version. My right shoe feels much tighter than left, so attempting to get it replaced. Trying to figure out if it needs breaking in, or will always be a bit board-stiff like.

This shoe is a little Shorter than I am used to for its size

I haveworn gel kayanos. For over 20 years. Two pairs a year. These seem to be not as wide as the other GK s that I have bought. So in fact I though it was just a freak thing and Bought a 2nd pair. Same thing much too tight in area under laces. sneaker also had cuz balls by the Neal. Held on phone for 45 minutes with Assics only to go to a website that after I took the pics and put in the info the site was in active. Could not submit the claim. I kept both pairs and I lace them very loose. Perhaps they are made in a different place now so beware they fit tighter under the laces now. S

I haveworn gel kayanos. For over 20 years. Two pairs a year. These seem to be not as wide as the other GK s that I have bought. So in fact I though it was just a freak thing and Bought a 2nd pair. Same thing much too tight in area under laces. sneaker also had cuz balls by the Neal. Held on phone for 45 minutes with Assics only to go to a website that after I took the pics and put in the info the site was in active. Could not submit the claim. I kept both pairs and I lace them very loose. Perhaps they are made in a different place now so beware they fit tighter under the laces now. S