Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 10.7 oz · 8mm drop · 42/34mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The ASICS GEL-Nimbus 27 replaced it
How it ranks
The ASICS GEL-Nimbus 26 ranks among the stronger daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. Looks scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 24 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
90/100
“Runs fairly narrow and took some breaking in”
“Ideal forefoot cushioning for wider forefoot”
“Ticks all my boxes giving a superb fit with comfort and durability”
“Previous version too cushioned and not wide or stable enough”
“Comfortable, cushioned and stable”
63% 5/8
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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
GEL-Nimbus 26 This shoe
2024 · 24 reviews
90 Good
90 Confidence
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
The GEL-Nimbus 26 provides ideal forefoot cushioning and great overall confort for my wider forefoot.
Anonymous runner · Jun 29, 2024
10 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the ASICS GEL-Nimbus 23
4/5
Overall
The nimbus seem to run fairly narrow and took some breaking in. I prefer the Cumilus over them ..better fit for me and more durable I think
Gary Marshall · Dec 3, 2023
15 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the ASICS GEL-Cumulus 24
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