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ASICS GT-2000 6

Name: ASICS GT-2000 6
Brand: ASICS
Rating: 4.1 (14 reviews)

Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 10.7 oz · 10mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The ASICS GT-2000 8 replaced it

How it ranks

The ASICS GT-2000 6 rates in the 12th percentile overall among daily trainers. Its strongest dimension is cushioning (80th percentile); its weakest is looks (5th). Of 6 runners who came to it from another shoe, 3 preferred it to what they ran before.

Based on 14 runner reviews.

Below average

60/100

Overall

Below average 60

Cushioning

Cushioning 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

Very good (86/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 80% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

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

Very good 86

Durability

Durability rating

Better Shoes Rating

Good (73/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 47% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

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Good 73

Comfort

Comfort rating

Better Shoes Rating

Good (72/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 43% of shoes

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Good 72

Appearance

Appearance rating

Better Shoes Rating

Below average (56/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 5% of shoes

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Below average 56

Value

Value rating

Better Shoes Rating

Below average (56/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 5% of shoes

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Below average 56

What runners say

“Significantly tightening/stiffening/narrowing/raising the heel—pinches achilles on and off the run.”

1/5 Full review

“The shoe caused achilles tendonitis that put me on the sidelines for 3 months.”

1/5 Full review

“Within a week they essentially turned into sandals.”

Nhamm919 3/5 Full review

“Barely able to get 300–400 miles out of a pair.”

4/5 Full review

“The fabric near the toe is thin and eventually develops holes in it.”

Nhamm919 3/5 Full review

“Breaks down earlier than some other shoes—even earlier GT-2000 models.”

5/5 Full review

“They've gotten lighter over the years but show wear more quickly.”

4/5 Full review

“After always getting nagging blisters with other brands, switched to these and never went back.”

5/5 Full review

“Knee and achilles problems don't rear their ugly head near as often when wearing these.”

4/5 Full review

“With flat feet and heel strike, these shoes compensate well.”

4/5 Full review

Prefer this shoe over another

35% 8/23

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Pros & Cons

Pros

Popular shoe among LetsRun.com readers.
Rated among the top 25% of shoes on cushioning.

Cons

Several of reviewers reported getting injured in this shoe.
Reviewers rate this shoe worse than the GT-2000 5.
Rated among the bottom 10% of shoes overall.
Rated below average on comfort.
Rated among the bottom 10% of shoes on durability.

Reader Ratings

14 reader ratings

5/5

4/5

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1/5

Runner reviews

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GT-2000-6 for an old guy

Anonymous runner · Aug 9, 2019

4/5

Overall

history of knee and achilles problems that don't rear their ugly head near as often when wearing the GT-2000's.

Comfort: 4/5
Cushioning: 4/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 4/5

Reader review

Anonymous runner · Jul 27, 2019

5/5

Overall

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 3/5
Value: 4/5

Dependable

Anonymous runner · Jul 23, 2019

5/5

Overall

The longevity of this shoe makes it a constant in the workout routine. It does not break down and gives that first week’s feel after months of wear.

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 5/5

ASICS GT-2000 6 Alert - Major Achilles Problem with Shoe Design

Anonymous runner · Jul 28, 2018

1/5

Overall

To be clear, I have been an ASICS fanatic for 25 years (~20 marathons) and have never had a single injury. I have been running in the GT-2000 for ~ 10 years - I love the shoe, but the shoe doesn't love me anymore. So, here's the WARNING: ASICS made a MAJOR design change for the GT-2000 6, significantly tightening/stiffening/narrowing/raising the heel (it is basically pinching your achilles when you put them on and then when you run in them the top of the shoe will jam into the back of your achilles). The ISSUE with this is that it brings the back of the shoe into your achilles and it destroys it. The end result is the shoe caused ACHILLES TENDONITIS that has put me on the sidelines for 3 months (and cost me a lot of time and money). This is HUGELY disappointing to me because I have been buying 2 pairs of the GT-2000 every year for years and now need to find something new. I would urge ASICS to test this out - as currently designed, it will cause other people the same problem. Ugh.

Comfort: 1/5
Cushioning: 4/5
Durability: 2/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 1/5

Solid shoe through the years

Anonymous runner · Jul 25, 2018

5/5

Overall

After always getting nagging blisters on the outside of my feet with Brooks shoes, I switched to these and never went back. Feels almost the same, just never had issues with pinkie-rubbing on the outside.

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 5/5