ASICS GEL-Cumulus 16

Name: ASICS GEL-Cumulus 16
Brand: ASICS
Rating: 4.2 (37 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 10.6 oz · 11mm drop · 31/20mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The ASICS GEL-Cumulus 17 replaced it

How it ranks

The ASICS GEL-Cumulus 16 trails most daily trainers in our data. Durability and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. Looks scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 37 runner reviews and 12 other rated shoes in the GEL-Cumulus product line.

Bottom-tier

48/100

Overall

Bottom-tier 48

Durability

Good 83

Cushioning

Below average 65

Value

Bottom-tier 52

Comfort

Bottom-tier 52

Appearance

Bottom-tier 50

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.

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Confidence

98/100

Very high 98

What runners say

“Snug fit in midfoot, opens through ball of foot, tapers at toe box—fits perfectly.”

5/5 Full review 45 mpw training for a marathon

“Outsole wore out way too soon (under 200 miles).”

3/5 Full review 55 mpw 239 miles in this shoe

“Switched from Nike Vomeros to Cumulus and went from constantly injured to healthy.”

4/5 Full review 45 mpw came from the Nike Air Zoom Vomero 6

“First version to give blisters (5 total) and giant hole wearing behind heel.”

2/5 Full review 30 mpw came from the ASICS GEL-Cumulus 14

“Averages 400+ miles per pair.”

5/5 Full review 75 mpw training for a marathon

“Laces caused pressure points resulting in bruising on top of feet.”

4/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Ghost 5

“Definitely a heavier shoe and not optimal for faster/harder running.”

5/5 Full review 85 mpw training for a marathon came from the Nike Air Pegasus+ 29

“Could probably put 600 to 700 miles on the shoe.”

5/5 Full review 45 mpw training for a marathon

“Pretty durable with lots of cushion—good for injury-prone runners doing high mileage.”

5/5 Full review 85 mpw training for a marathon came from the Nike Air Pegasus+ 29

“No foot soreness, unlike most shoes—fit well immediately.”

4/5 Full review 35 mpw came from the ASICS GEL-Cumulus 15

Prefer this shoe over another

48% 13/27

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Pros

Reviewers rate durability 4.2 out of 5, and two report 300 to 350 miles per pair.
Five reviewers say they have stayed injury free training in the Cumulus line.
Reviewers rate comfort 4.4 out of 5, and several choose it for long, easy runs.

Cons

Averaging 9.6 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is heavier than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale, and three reviewers call it heavy and not one for faster running.
Three reviewers find the toe box narrow or low, and two report lace pressure or friction from the upper.
Three reviewers who came from the Cumulus 15 prefer the older fit.

GEL-Cumulus 16 rates 48. This shoe has very high certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the ASICS GEL-Cumulus

Each dot is one version of the GEL-Cumulus, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

40 60 80 100

51 2012 51 48 2014 49 57 2016 49 47 2018 56 51 2020 68 49 2023 63 57 2025

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.

GEL-Cumulus 27

2025 · 0 reviews

57 Bottom-tier

66 Confidence
GEL-Cumulus 26

2024 · 9 reviews

63 Below average

80 Confidence
GEL-Cumulus 25

2023 · 16 reviews

49 Bottom-tier

94 Confidence
GEL-Cumulus 24

2022 · 3 reviews

68 Below average

52 Confidence
GEL-Cumulus 22

2020 · 1 review

51 Bottom-tier

74 Confidence
GEL-Cumulus 21

2019 · 14 reviews

56 Bottom-tier

90 Confidence
GEL-Cumulus 20

2018 · 12 reviews

47 Bottom-tier

95 Confidence
GEL-Cumulus 19

2017 · 7 reviews

49 Bottom-tier

92 Confidence
GEL-Cumulus 18

2016 · 8 reviews

57 Bottom-tier

87 Confidence
GEL-Cumulus 17

2015 · 6 reviews

49 Bottom-tier

87 Confidence
GEL-Cumulus 16 This shoe

2014 · 37 reviews

48 Bottom-tier

98 Confidence
GEL-Cumulus 15

2013 · 48 reviews

51 Bottom-tier

97 Confidence
GEL-Cumulus 14

2012 · 2 reviews

51 Bottom-tier

91 Confidence

Reader Ratings

37 ratings

5/5 12

4/5 21

3/5 3

2/5 1

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 10.6 oz
Release: 2014
MSRP: $115
Stack Height: 31mm heel - 20mm toe
Drop Height: 11mm

Runner reviews

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Reader review

4/5

Overall

Been running in Gel Cumulus for ~10 years and have never had issues. 16 seems a little roomy in the toebox compared to the last few models. Also seems to have more padding around the upper which can cause some friction and/or excess heat.

Anonymous runner · Apr 15, 2015

50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Cumulus 15

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

Reader review

4/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Apr 12, 2015

60 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Cumulus 15

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

Reader review

4/5

Overall

Positive. Normally have foot soreness in the first few days with foot adjusting to shoe. Not in this case, fit well and no foot soreness at all. Durable, worked well for road and easy trails.

mattdaddy0219 · Apr 6, 2015

35 mpw came from the ASICS GEL-Cumulus 15