Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 10.2 oz · 8mm drop · 42/34mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The ASICS GEL-Nimbus 26 replaced it
How it ranks
The ASICS GEL-Nimbus 25 is one of the strongest daily trainers in our data. Comfort and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. Looks scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 88 runner reviews and 13 other rated shoes in the GEL-Nimbus 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
“It feels like you have a mattress under each foot.”
“This shoe has a higher heel so it prevents a hard heel strike which aggravates my IT band.”
“It feels like my feet aren't there, truly a cloud-like experience.”
“It's a shoe that I completely forget about when I'm running in it.”
“Has definitely been the longest lasting shoes I've ever owned.”
“They are definitely a recovery or easy run shoe and probably would not do well with any speed work.”
“Switched to this shoe and upped my mileage and have been relatively injury free.”
“Features generous cushioning and solid durability in terms of life of the trainer.”
“The max cushioning makes running feel very bouncy and comfortable.”
“The cushioning isn't great so I feel the impact more than other shoes.”
58% 21/36
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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-Nimbus, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2026 · 5 reviews
78 Decent
59 Confidence
2024 · 2 reviews
76 Decent
74 Confidence
2024 · 24 reviews
90 Good
90 Confidence
GEL-Nimbus 25 This shoe
2023 · 88 reviews
98 Exceptional
98 Confidence
2022 · 18 reviews
92 Very good
91 Confidence
2020 · 4 reviews
76 Decent
73 Confidence
2019 · 1 review
81 Good
54 Confidence
2018 · 9 reviews
84 Good
82 Confidence
2017 · 7 reviews
78 Decent
83 Confidence
2017 · 11 reviews
66 Below average
87 Confidence
2016 · 4 reviews
82 Good
80 Confidence
2015 · 3 reviews
79 Decent
74 Confidence
2014 · 38 reviews
69 Below average
93 Confidence
2013 · 53 reviews
73 Decent
96 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
5/5
Overall
Great shoe for daily runs. Too expensive as most shoes are today. Especially cushioned and stable for heavier older runner
Pat Darfler-Sweeney · Nov 29, 2023
20 mpw training for a half marathon came from the HOKA Clifton 9
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Nov 27, 2023
24 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the Brooks Glycerin 20
4/5
Overall
Could live in this shoe
Anonymous runner · Nov 26, 2023
32 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the Brooks Glycerin 20
5/5
Overall
10/10
Anonymous runner · Nov 26, 2023
5/5
Overall
I will start by saying this is the most comfortable shoe I have ever run in. You can feel when you hit the ground the stack height so if you are running on uneven ground I wouldn't recommend it because the tradeoff for comfort here is stability. If you are looking for a stability shoe definitely don't get these but if it isn't a problem then these are the most comfortable shoe on the market.
Anonymous runner · Nov 16, 2023
50 mpw training for 5K and 10K
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