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ASICS ASCIS GEL-Fortitude 8

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 10.2 oz · 10mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.

How it ranks

The ASICS ASCIS GEL-Fortitude 8 trails most daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 5 runner reviews. Another 7 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Bottom-tier

53/100
Overall
53
Cushioning
69
Durability
58
Appearance
56
Value
50
Comfort
50
Confidence

Confidence

How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

Confidence

67/100

67

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.


Pros

  • Reviewers rate durability 4.0 out of 5, and the four who rated cushioning give it 4.0 as well.

Cons

  • The four of five reviewers who rated value give it 3.0 out of 5, its lowest dimension.
  • At 10.2 oz it is well above the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale.

Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale

Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.

Confidence
50 60 70 80 90 100 25 50 75 100

Better Shoes Rating

ASCIS GEL-Fortitude 8 rates 53. This shoe has moderate certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Reader Ratings

5 ratings
5/5 2
4/5 1
3/5 1
2/5 1
1/5 0

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
10.2 oz
Release
2018 Q1
MSRP
$120
Drop Height
10mm

Compared to other shoes

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Speed / workouts
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
10.2 oz W
8.5 oz M Lightest
9.4 oz M
Stack
40/35mm
Drop
1mm
5mm
Release
2018 Q1
2023 Q1
2024 Q3 Newest
MSRP
$120
$145
$190
Best price
$149.99 Lowest price
$189.99
Ratings
Overall
Bottom-tier (53)
Exceptional (99)
Exceptional (99)
Comfort
Bottom-tier (50)
Exceptional (99)
Exceptional (99)
Cushioning
Below average (69)
Exceptional (99) Best cushioning
Exceptional (99)
Durability
Bottom-tier (58)
Very good (92) Best durability
Good (87)
Appearance
Bottom-tier (56)
Very good (91) Best appearance
Very good (90)
Value
Bottom-tier (50)
Good (88) Best value
Good (85)
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