ASICS GEL-Kayano 24

Name: ASICS GEL-Kayano 24
Brand: ASICS
Rating: 4.4 (14 reviews)

Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 11.3 oz · 13mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The ASICS GEL-Kayano 25 replaced it

How it ranks

The ASICS GEL-Kayano 24 ranks among the stronger daily trainers in our data. Durability and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. Value scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 14 runner reviews and 15 other rated shoes in the GEL-Kayano product line.

Good

88/100

Overall

Good 88

Durability

Very good 90

Cushioning

Good 88

Comfort

Decent 80

Appearance

Decent 75

Value

Bottom-tier 52

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

91/100

High 91

What runners say

“Tread started going by 300 road miles, and forefoot cushioning faded soon after.”

4/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Kayano 23

“Very comfortable with excellent cushioning, but stiff, heavy, and not breathable for hot weather.”

4/5 Full review 15 mpw came from the Nike Flyknit Lunar 2

“Snug fit, much less bulky than past stability shoes.”

4/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Kayano 23

“Quite hard for the first few runs and first miles.”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Nimbus 19

“Better support for overpronation.”

5/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a marathon came from the ASICS GT-2000 5

“Too stiff. The new Flytefoam is annoying.”

4/5 Full review

“Cushioning is great, even compared to other stability shoes.”

4/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Kayano 23

“Comfortable and durable on high mileage.”

5/5 Full review 55 mpw training for a marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Kayano 23

“Not breathable enough for hot summer runs.”

4/5 Full review 15 mpw came from the Nike Flyknit Lunar 2

“Previous model had more fluid, cushiony ride.”

4/5 Full review

Prefer this shoe over another

47% 8/17

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Three reviewers call it a durable workhorse for easy miles.
Four reviewers praise the cushioning and the support for daily training.
Eleven of fourteen reviewers record it as true to size, and two call the fit snug.

Cons

Three reviewers find the ride stiff and heavy.
One reviewer reports the tread and forefoot cushioning fading near 300 miles.
It lists at $170, above the $150 median for daily trainers on sale, and one reviewer buys older models under $100 instead.

GEL-Kayano 24 rates 88. This shoe has high certainty. See how we rate shoes.

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

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

50 2011 77 91 2013 77 71 2015 86 88 2017 84 68 2019 71 78 2021 86 99 2023 94 87 2025 87

Release year

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

GEL-Kayano 33

2026 · 5 reviews

87 Good

72 Confidence
GEL-Kayano 32

2025 · 3 reviews

87 Good

74 Confidence
GEL-Kayano 31

2024 · 14 reviews

94 Excellent

89 Confidence
GEL-Kayano 30

2023 · 58 reviews

99 Exceptional

99 Confidence
GEL-Kayano 29

2022 · 20 reviews

86 Good

88 Confidence
GEL-Kayano 28

2021 · 4 reviews

78 Decent

68 Confidence
GEL-Kayano 27

2020 · 2 reviews

71 Decent

57 Confidence
GEL-Kayano 26

2019 · 20 reviews

68 Below average

88 Confidence
GEL-Kayano 25

2018 · 16 reviews

84 Good

90 Confidence
GEL-Kayano 24 This shoe

2017 · 14 reviews

88 Good

91 Confidence
GEL-Kayano 23

2016 · 8 reviews

86 Good

85 Confidence
GEL-Kayano 22

2015 · 5 reviews

71 Decent

67 Confidence
GEL-Kayano 21

2014 · 10 reviews

77 Decent

85 Confidence
GEL-Kayano 20

2013 · 39 reviews

91 Very good

94 Confidence
GEL-Kayano 19

2012 · 19 reviews

77 Decent

87 Confidence
GEL-Kayano 18

2011 · 13 reviews

50 Bottom-tier

90 Confidence

Reader Ratings

14 ratings

5/5 6

4/5 8

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 11.3 oz
Release: 2017 Q2
MSRP: $170
Drop Height: 13mm

Runner reviews

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ASICS Gel 24 Kayano

5/5

Overall

Love love love this shoe! I have been running consistently for over 30 yrs and I have found this running shoe to work the best for me!

Anonymous runner · Jan 25, 2020

50 mpw came from the Saucony Hurricane 22

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

Natural feel, but fades surprisingly fast

4/5

Overall

I ran in this shoe for some time as I was a high mileage collegiate runner and with some messed up bio-mechanics felt I needed the stability. This shoe model stood out for its sleekness, and I like the snug fit a lot, especially compared to past bulky stability shoes. The cushioning is great, even compared to other stability style shoes. The issue I have with it is that for a flagship model with a high price, the shoes doesn't actually hold up very well. The tread started going by the time I was closing in on 300 road miles, and the forefoot cushioning started fading soon after. I have had older Kayano models that have held up longer, but this issue has occurred in a few versions of this shoe so I am fairly confident something changed.

Anonymous runner · Jan 14, 2020

50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Kayano 23

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

Asics Gel Kayano 23-24

4/5

Overall

They are too stiff. The new flytefoam is annoying. I loved the fluid ride from the 22's as they were more "cushiny." I get it that their lighter, but really the difference in being lighter won't make a difference for me as I use these for training and not racing. Now that Asics has switched totally to Flytefoam with the Kayano's I"m already scrambling to other brands to find a similar cushion to the 22 Kayanos. I still train with my current one's but it doesn't feel comfortable as they did.

Anonymous runner · Aug 13, 2019

Comfort: 2/5
Cushioning: 2/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 3/5

So many Kayanos over the years

5/5

Overall

I’ve run in every iteration of Kayano since 2013. They’re the shoe I always go back to. Comfortable, lasts a good while on solid mileage and have always been good to me. Only issue with them is their normal price tag. I generally by an older model under $100 when I see them and stock up.

Anonymous runner · Jul 26, 2019

55 mpw training for a marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Kayano 23