Customer Reviews ASICS GEL-Kayano® 27 Lite-Show

Asics run narrow so even if your foot is a medium width, if your toe box is wide like mine, you have to get a D(wide) or your toes will be cramped. Get your true size, don't try to size down or you won't be happy with the fit. The turned up toe area on these is softer and gives more room for your toes also. I am a 10 and in this model I got a 10 D. The cushioning is excellent.

I’ve been buying gel Kayanos since 2012 when I damaged a tendon fitness walking and the Kayanos were one of the rare styles of runnning shoes that enabled me to pop in an orthotic and get back on the road. Since then my love affair with Kayanos has been happy though occasionally bumpy. The Kayano 20’s were my absolute favorites despite their less than spectacular colors. The fit was amazing and the bounce I got walking in them gave me a lot of energy. The 21-22’s were good too but I took a hiatus for two years during the 23-24 period. I returned for the 25’s—great fit but too hard and the 26’s were good but they ran short. I just wanted the 20’s back. Enter the 27s. My prayers were definitely answered. The kayano 27’s are a great running shoe for me. I have long narrow feet and they fit perfectly. If anything the length is generous. The width is on the tighter side even for my narrow feet, and I’ve had to lace them more loosely until they stretch more. The springiness I get walking on them is amazing. It’s like walking on marshmallows. I’ve even been able to forgo orthotics a few times. My two caveats are the colors aren’t exactly great and ASICS has an issue with fit between colors so that my white Gel Kayanos which I got directly from ASICS are longer, narrower and springier than the navy ones I just got from Zappos. Even so, I’ll keep buying them.