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ASICS GEL-Excite 11

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 9.5 oz · 38/30mm stack (women's spec) · 8mm drop

How it ranks

The ASICS GEL-Excite 11’s rating is an early estimate. We haven’t collected runner reviews of this shoe yet, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.

Current estimate: Decent

79
Overall
79
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 is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

8 Very low

8

External retailer ratings

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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.

  1. Product line track record
  2. External ratings
  3. Our ratings

Where to buy

Amazon
17% off
$75 $90
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Price as of Oct 22, 8:36 AM UTC.

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Other retailers
Dick's Sporting Goods Black / Meteor
$90
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Pros

  • It lists at $90, well below the $150 median for daily trainers for sale.
  • It costs much less than the typical daily trainer for sale.

Cons

  • No earlier GEL-Excite scores above 65 here; the best of them is the GEL-Excite 6 at 65 on one review.
  • It is heavier than the typical daily trainer for 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

GEL-Excite 11 rates 79. This shoe has very low confidence. See how we rate shoes.

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

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

Rating

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.
  • GEL-Excite 11 This shoe

    2025 · 0 reviews

    79 Decent

    8 Confidence

  • GEL-Excite 10

    2024 · 1 review

    73 Decent

    43 Confidence

  • GEL-Excite 8

    2021 · 1 review

    67 Below average

    51 Confidence

  • GEL-Excite 7

    2020 · 2 reviews

    60 Below average

    51 Confidence

  • GEL-Excite 6

    2019 · 1 review

    67 Below average

    48 Confidence

  • GEL-Excite 4

    2017 · 1 review

    62 Below average

    36 Confidence

  • GEL-Excite 2

    2016 · 1 review

    60 Below average

    46 Confidence

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
9.5 oz
Men's / women's
Men's 10.2 oz · Women's 8.8 oz
Release
2025
MSRP
$90
Widths
Medium
Stack
38/30mm (women's spec)
Drop
8mm

Available sizes

Men's

8, 10, 11

7.5, 9.5, 10.5

41, 44, 45

Women's

9, 10

7, 8

40.5, 42

Compared to other shoes

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
9.5 oz
9.2 oz (women's) Lightest
9.9 oz
Stack
—
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40/35mm
Drop
8mm
—
4mm
Release
2025 Newest
2024 Q1
2022 Q3
MSRP
$90
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$165
Best price
$75 Lowest price
—
$95
Ratings
Overall
79 Decent
73 Decent
99 Exceptional Best overall
Comfort
70 Decent
70 Decent
99 Exceptional Best comfort
Cushioning
74 Decent
73 Decent
99 Exceptional Best cushioning
Durability
74 Decent
72 Decent
97 Exceptional Best durability
Appearance
66 Below average
64 Below average
75 Decent Best appearance
Value
77 Decent
80 Good Best value rating
77 Decent
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