ASICS GEL-DS Trainer 20

Name: ASICS GEL-DS Trainer 20
Brand: ASICS
Rating: 4.4 (9 reviews)

Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 7.9 oz · 26/16mm stack · 10mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The ASICS GEL-DS Trainer 22 replaced it

How it ranks

The ASICS GEL-DS Trainer 20 trails most daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and value are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating is based on 9 runner reviews and 8 other rated shoes in the GEL-DS Trainer product line.

Below average

Overall

Below average 63

Value

Below average 62

Appearance

Bottom-tier 59

Cushioning

Bottom-tier 57

Comfort

Bottom-tier 56

Durability

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.

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Confidence

89 High

High 89

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.

Product line track record
Our ratings
External ratings

What runners say

“High arch structure presses into arch, eventually leading to soft tissue injuries”

4/5 Full review 45 mpw training for middle distance came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 31

“Wears down very fast under moderate to high mileage”

5/5 Full review 45 mpw came from the Brooks Ravenna 5

“Rarely have pain/injuries after years of running”

5/5 Full review 55 mpw training for middle distance

“Light, flexible, neutral, and totally a keeper”

5/5 Full review 55 mpw came from the ASICS GT-2000 2

“Even on long runs, supportive and allows for very efficient foot strike”

4/5 Full review 25 mpw came from the ASICS DS Trainer 17

“Lightweight but stable, very comfortable, great all-around trainer”

5/5 Full review 40 mpw came from the ASICS GEL-Lyte 33 1

“If you have medium to high arches, this is definitely a good shoe”

4/5 Full review 45 mpw training for middle distance came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 31

“Snug fit, low rise, and lightness”

4/5 Full review 25 mpw came from the ASICS DS Trainer 17

“Lightweight feel is good for on and off the track workouts”

4/5 Full review 70 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Elite 6

“Great lightweight trainer with good cushioning for such a lightweight shoe”

5/5 Full review 45 mpw came from the Brooks Ravenna 5

“Light, comfortable (unless low arches), durable, and looks really nice”

4/5 Full review 45 mpw training for middle distance came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 31

Prefer this shoe over another

55% 6/11

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

At 8.7 oz, five reviewers call it light, one of them lightweight but stable.
Three reviewers use it for easy miles, track workouts and racing.
Comfort averages 4.3 out of 5 across nine reviews.

Cons

Durability averages 3.3 out of 5, the lowest of its dimensions, and one reviewer says it wears down fast under moderate to high mileage.
One reviewer who has run in the line since 2005 prefers the older models.
The GEL-DS Trainer 26 later in the line scores 85 on ten reviews.

GEL-DS Trainer 20 rates 63. This shoe has high confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the ASICS GEL-DS Trainer

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

50 2014 55 2014 63 2016 60 2016 62 2017 59 2018 58 2019 66 2020 77 2021

Release year

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

GEL-DS Trainer 26

2021 · 10 reviews

77 Decent

78 Confidence
GEL-DS Trainer 25

2020 · 3 reviews

66 Below average

71 Confidence
GEL-DS Trainer 24

2019 · 4 reviews

58 Bottom-tier

81 Confidence
GEL-DS Trainer 23

2018 · 9 reviews

59 Bottom-tier

88 Confidence
GEL-DS Trainer 22

2017 · 7 reviews

62 Below average

85 Confidence
GEL-DS Trainer 21

2016 · 3 reviews

60 Below average

79 Confidence
GEL-DS Trainer 20 This shoe

2016 · 9 reviews

63 Below average

89 Confidence
GEL-DS Trainer 19

2014 · 45 reviews

55 Bottom-tier

96 Confidence
GEL-DS Trainer 18

2014 · 37 reviews

50 Bottom-tier

94 Confidence

Runner Ratings

9 ratings

5/5 4

4/5 5

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 7.9 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 8.7 oz · Women's 7.1 oz
Release: 2016 Q1
MSRP: $80
Stack: 26/16mm
Drop: 10mm

Runner reviews

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4/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · May 4, 2016

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

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

4/5

Overall

This shoe is overall a good shoe. However, it's probably not the best for me considering it has an arch structure that is too high for my arches and it presses into my arch eventually leading to soft tissue injuries. I have been working on making my arches higher so I can wear other shoes with high arch structures. If you have medium to high arches then this is definitely a good shoe for you. It's light, comfortable (unless you have low arches) durable and looks really nice in my opinion. If I had higher arches, this shoe would honestly be the best shoe I have ever had.

Anonymous runner · Jan 22, 2016

45 mpw training for middle distance came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 31

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

5/5

Overall

I have a deep deep love for the ASICs DS Trainer. This shoe is light, flexible, neutral, and totally a keeper. I use it for training runs, workouts--- well, just about everything except races. Although I was pretty torn up about the colors for women for a couple of years (read: pink, hot pink, hot pink), I would say that the shoe is well worth the poor neon choices that ASICs has chanced upon. And at least I glow in the dark now!

Anonymous runner · Jan 10, 2016

55 mpw came from the ASICS GT-2000 2

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

4/5

Overall

It has been consistently good. I really like the snug fit, low rise and lightness. Even on long runs it is supportive and allows for a very efficient foot strike and great feel on road or trail.

robeli80 · Dec 10, 2015

25 mpw came from the ASICS DS Trainer 17