ASICS GEL-Contend 7

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The ASICS GEL-Contend replaced it

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Overall rating

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Better Shoes Rating

Average (62/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 13% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

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62/100
Overall

Overall rating

We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.

Better Shoes Rating

Average (62/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 13% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.

62
Value

Value rating

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Better Shoes Rating

Very good (87/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 77% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

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87
Comfort

Comfort rating

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Better Shoes Rating

Average (62/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 12% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.

62
Cushioning

Cushioning rating

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Better Shoes Rating

Average (62/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 12% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.

62
Durability

Durability rating

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Better Shoes Rating

Below average (58/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 6% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

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58
Appearance

Appearance rating

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Better Shoes Rating

Below average (56/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 5% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

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56

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Compared to other shoes

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ASICS GEL-Contend 9
ASICS SUPERBLAST 2
GEL-Contend 7
GEL-Contend 9
SUPERBLAST 2
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Reference shoe
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
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Stack
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Drop
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7mm
Release
2021 Q2
2024 Q2
2024 Q2
MSRP
$65 Lower MSRP
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$200
Best price
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$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Bottom tier (13%)
Above average (61%)
Exceptional (>99%) Best overall
Comfort
Bottom tier (12%)
Average (45%)
Exceptional (99%) Best comfort
Cushioning
Bottom tier (12%)
Bottom tier (14%)
Exceptional (99%) Best cushioning
Durability
Bottom tier (6%)
Bottom tier (21%)
Exceptional (99%) Best durability
Appearance
Bottom tier (5%)
Bottom tier (5%)
Exceptional (97%) Best appearance
Value
Good (77%)
Very good (83%)
Very good (87%) Best value
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