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.
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
98/100
“Snug fit in midfoot, opens through ball of foot, tapers at toe box—fits perfectly.”
“Outsole wore out way too soon (under 200 miles).”
“Switched from Nike Vomeros to Cumulus and went from constantly injured to healthy.”
“First version to give blisters (5 total) and giant hole wearing behind heel.”
“Averages 400+ miles per pair.”
“Laces caused pressure points resulting in bruising on top of feet.”
“Definitely a heavier shoe and not optimal for faster/harder running.”
“Could probably put 600 to 700 miles on the shoe.”
“Pretty durable with lots of cushion—good for injury-prone runners doing high mileage.”
“No foot soreness, unlike most shoes—fit well immediately.”
48% 13/27
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Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Each dot is one version of the GEL-Cumulus, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2025 · 0 reviews
57 Bottom-tier
66 Confidence
2024 · 9 reviews
63 Below average
80 Confidence
2023 · 16 reviews
49 Bottom-tier
94 Confidence
2022 · 3 reviews
68 Below average
52 Confidence
2020 · 1 review
51 Bottom-tier
74 Confidence
2019 · 14 reviews
56 Bottom-tier
90 Confidence
2018 · 12 reviews
47 Bottom-tier
95 Confidence
2017 · 7 reviews
49 Bottom-tier
92 Confidence
2016 · 8 reviews
57 Bottom-tier
87 Confidence
2015 · 6 reviews
49 Bottom-tier
87 Confidence
GEL-Cumulus 16 This shoe
2014 · 37 reviews
48 Bottom-tier
98 Confidence
2013 · 48 reviews
51 Bottom-tier
97 Confidence
2012 · 2 reviews
51 Bottom-tier
91 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
5/5
Overall
LOXC06 · Aug 29, 2014
85 mpw training for a half marathon
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 28, 2014
28 mpw training for a half marathon
3/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 28, 2014
50 mpw training for a half marathon
5/5
Overall
Mikey in VA · Aug 28, 2014
75 mpw training for a marathon
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 27, 2014
40 mpw training for a half marathon
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