ASICS GT-1000 7

Name: ASICS GT-1000 7
Brand: ASICS
Rating: 4.4 (9 reviews)

Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 10.2 oz · 10mm drop · 28/18mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The ASICS GT-1000 8 replaced it

How it ranks

The ASICS GT-1000 7 sits about average for daily trainers in our data. Durability and value are its strongest sub-ratings. Comfort scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 9 runner reviews and 13 other rated shoes in the GT-1000 product line. Another 3 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Decent

77/100

Overall

Decent 77

Durability

Excellent 93

Value

Good 86

Cushioning

Good 82

Appearance

Below average 62

Comfort

Bottom-tier 59

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

75/100

Moderate 75

What runners say

“By 300 miles, the rubber had worn all the way through and my big toe had worn a hole through the upper”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Cumulus 17

“The stitching or glue on the logo scratches the instep and is very uncomfortable for the first 100 miles”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon

“Within the first 200 miles the shoes had already worn through the first layer of rubber on the toe”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Cumulus 17

“Last between 700 and 1000 miles before you feel the road on your feet”

4/5 Full review 85 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS GT-1000 6

“My shoes have been through a lot: mud, snow, ice, and many deep puddles of standing water”

5/5 Full review 24 mpw training for a half marathon

“Less than a couple of weeks later my shin pain was gone”

4/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Zoom Pegasus Turbo Shield WP

“The support is starting to fade away, but normally my shoes' supports start to fade at 200 miles”

5/5 Full review 24 mpw training for a half marathon

“The 7s are like a futuristic robot version of the 6, not as practical and natural looking”

5/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a marathon came from the ASICS GT-1000 6

“They are pretty stiff for the first 100/150 miles”

4/5 Full review 85 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS GT-1000 6

“Practically injury-free while wearing them”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Ravenna 9

Prefer this shoe over another

67% 4/6

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Durability is its best-rated dimension, and one reviewer gets 700 to 1,000 miles alternating pairs.
Reviewers rate cushioning 4.3 out of 5, and one uses them for recovery days.
It lists at $90, below the $150 median for daily trainers on sale, and three reviewers call it good value.

Cons

Several runners find them stiff and clunky for the first 100 miles or so.
Comfort is its lowest-rated dimension, at 3.9 out of 5.
One reviewer wears through the toe rubber by 200 miles and the upper by 300.

GT-1000 7 rates 77. This shoe has moderate certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the ASICS GT-1000

Each dot is one version of the GT-1000, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

40 60 80 100

54 2012 54 74 2016 72 93 77 2018 90 82 71 2021 77 70 2023 75 71 2025 71

Release year

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

GT-1000 15

2026 · 0 reviews

71 Decent

12 Confidence
GT-1000 14

2025 · 1 review

71 Decent

50 Confidence
GT-1000 13

2024 · 4 reviews

75 Decent

61 Confidence
GT-1000 12

2023 · 16 reviews

70 Below average

80 Confidence
GT-1000 11

2022 · 2 reviews

77 Decent

25 Confidence
GT-1000 10

2021 · 1 review

71 Decent

39 Confidence
GT1000 9

2020 · 3 reviews

82 Good

51 Confidence
GT-1000 8

2019 · 2 reviews

90 Good

74 Confidence
GT-1000 7 This shoe

2018 · 9 reviews

77 Decent

75 Confidence
GT-1000 6

2017 · 4 reviews

93 Excellent

80 Confidence
GT-1000 5

2017 · 3 reviews

72 Decent

57 Confidence
GT-1000 4

2016 · 1 review

74 Decent

30 Confidence
GT-1000 2

2014 · 12 reviews

54 Bottom-tier

83 Confidence
GT-1000 1

2012 · 8 reviews

54 Bottom-tier

80 Confidence

Reader Ratings

9 ratings

5/5 4

4/5 5

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 10.2 oz
Release: 2018 Q2
MSRP: $90
Stack Height: 28mm heel - 18mm toe
Drop Height: 10mm

Runner reviews

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This is what I'm stuck with

4/5

Overall

I've tried to switch from my Asics GT-1000's a few times, when I get a new pair, the stitching or glue or something on the logo scratches the crap out of my instep and is very ucomfortable for the first 100 miles. Every time I try switching to a new shoe, I get injured. I'd rather have a scratchy instep than get injured so I'm sticking with the devil I know.

Anonymous runner · Jul 2, 2019

30 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort: 1/5
Cushioning: 4/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 4/5

GT 1000's are a solid shoe, figuratively and literally

4/5

Overall

They are on the pretty stiff for the first 100/150 miles. They definitely take some getting used to if your used to lower drop trainers or rounded toe/heel shoes. If you are used to lighter shoes, these will feel clunky for the first week of use, but eventually it will feel smoother. Great value though once you get used to them. Generally less than $70 if you look hard enough and last between 700 and 1000 miles before you "feel the road" on your feet assuming you have 2 pairs and alternate days. Otherwise they last about 500- 600 miles.

The Moose · Jun 26, 2019

85 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS GT-1000 6

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

Just as comfy, not as pretty, and maybe faster than its predecessor

5/5

Overall

Going from the GT-1000 6 to the 7 was a bit of a change, but in some ways I liked them, and in other ways am still nostalgic for my 6. The 6 has the classic ASICS look and feel, super light, comfy, a real runner's shoe. The 7s are like a futuristic robot version of the 6, not as practical and natural looking, but somehow still comfortable and hardly had to do any breaking in. At first, the 7s will have that "rocking forward" tendency, but they've already changed shape after about 200 miles. I love both, but they are definitely not the same shoes. Note** this was for the (D) size

Anonymous runner · Oct 9, 2018

40 mpw training for a marathon came from the ASICS GT-1000 6

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

Wish is had better durability

4/5

Overall

I loved everything about these shoes except their durability. Within the first 200 miles the shoes had already worn through the first layer of rubber on the toe. By 300 miles, the rubber had worn all the way through and my big toe had worn a hole through the upper.

Anonymous runner · Sep 30, 2018

30 mpw training for a marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Cumulus 17