ASICS DS Trainer 17

Name: ASICS DS Trainer 17
Brand: ASICS
Rating: 4 (9 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.

How it ranks

The ASICS DS Trainer 17 trails most daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and value are its strongest sub-ratings. Comfort scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 9 runner reviews.

Bottom-tier

Overall

Bottom-tier 57

Cushioning

Below average 69

Value

Below average 64

Durability

Below average 63

Appearance

Bottom-tier 54

Comfort

Bottom-tier 51

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 is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

Confidence

83 Moderate

Moderate 83

Based on

The bars show roughly how much each source contributes to this shoe’s rating. Their influence depends on how many reviews we’ve collected, how many earlier versions are in the product line, and the external ratings available.

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What runners say

“Only get 300–350 miles before feeling the wear”

4/5 Full review 75 mpw training for middle distance came from the Nike Zoom Victory

“Loved the separated heel and front upper, but this went away with the 18th edition”

5/5 Full review 45 mpw training for a half marathon

“Felt heavier than previous DS Trainers”

3/5 Full review 15 mpw training for a half marathon

“Lightweight, right amount of stability”

4/5 Full review 50 mpw training for middle distance

“Lightweight trainer with a little bit of support”

4/5 Full review 75 mpw training for middle distance came from the Nike Zoom Victory

“Great for long runs, workouts, or anything in between”

4/5 Full review 75 mpw training for middle distance came from the Nike Zoom Victory

“Feels like it got worse as new versions came out”

4/5 Full review 20 mpw

“Lighter trainer”

4/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a half marathon

Prefer this shoe over another

26% 5/19

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

Three reviewers like it as a lightweight trainer with a little stability.
Two reviewers say they keep coming back to it over other brands' trainers.

Cons

Reviewers rate appearance 3.3 out of 5, its lowest dimension.
Two reviewers say earlier DS Trainer versions were better, one finding this one heavier.
One of nine reviewers so far misses the separated heel and forefoot upper of the older versions.

DS Trainer 17 rates 57. This shoe has moderate confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Runner Ratings

9 ratings

5/5 1

4/5 7

3/5 1

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Release: 2014

Runner reviews

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Good shoe but got worst during the developments

4/5

Overall

Good shoe but got worst during the developments. Started with this shoe in 11 and feels like it got worst as new version came out.

Anonymous runner · Aug 13, 2019

20 mpw

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

3/5

Overall

felt heavier than previous DS Trainers.

Anonymous runner · Jun 25, 2015

15 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort: 3/5
Durability: 3/5
Appearance: 2/5
Value: 3/5

4/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · May 27, 2015

30 mpw training for a marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Nimbus 15

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

4/5

Overall

Great trainer for serious runners looking for a lightweight trainer with a little bit of support. These shoes are great for long runs, workouts, or anything in between really. The Asics DS Trainer 15 was by far the best model of this shoe and I've definitely not liked the last few updates (ex. the heel). I know they've done away with the heel cup in the newer model so hopefully Asics is smartening up. Also the durability is a slight issue. I typically only get 300-350 miles, mostly on the roads, out of these shoes before I start "feeling" the wear a little bit (and I'm only 5'10" 150 lbs so not a very big runner). Besides that, great all around shoe.

rrazick · Mar 23, 2015

75 mpw training for middle distance came from the Nike Zoom Victory

Comfort: 4/5
Durability: 2/5
Appearance: 3/5
Value: 4/5

5/5

Overall

I've always loved the old DS Trainer's separated heel and front upper. Sadly, this went away with the 18th edition of the shoe, so I've been running on a small stockpile since they stopped being manufactured.

gambomb · Mar 21, 2015

45 mpw training for a half marathon