ASICS GEL-Excite 2

Name: ASICS GEL-Excite 2
Brand: ASICS

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The ASICS GEL-Excite 4 replaced it

How it ranks

The ASICS GEL-Excite 2’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 1 runner review so far, with brand history also informing the score.

Current estimate: Below average

Overall

Below average 60

Value

Decent 74

Cushioning

Decent 73

Durability

Decent 71

Comfort

Below average 67

Appearance

Below average 60

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

46 Low

Low 46

Based on

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Pros

Its one review so far comes from a runner who trained for and ran a marathon in it, and says it wore well over those miles.
That reviewer likes the roomy toe box and the collar sitting low on the Achilles, and calls it good performance for a low price.

Cons

That reviewer rates appearance 2 out of 5, the lowest of its dimensions.

GEL-Excite 2 rates 60. This shoe has 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

40 60 80 100

60 2016 62 2017 67 2019 60 2020 67 2021 73 2024 79 2025

Release year

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

GEL-Excite 11

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 This shoe

2016 · 1 review

60 Below average

46 Confidence

Runner Ratings

1 rating

5/5 0

4/5 1

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Release: 2016

Runner reviews

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4/5

Overall

used in training leading up to and in a marathon. no injuries from them, seem to wear well as I have put the miles on it. good performance for a low price. asics always fit me well and it is my go to brand...I like a big toe box and it fits a little lower on the achilies (unlike new balance).

Anonymous runner · May 31, 2015

40 mpw training for a marathon