Worn this shoe for 20 years
5/5
Overall
Just an all around great product.
Steve McClearn · Aug 15, 2023
50 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 40
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
ASICS GT-2000 12
Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 8.9 oz · 35/27mm stack · 8mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The ASICS GT-2000 13 replaced it
How it ranks
The ASICS GT-2000 12 sits about average for daily trainers in our data. Durability and value are its strongest sub-ratings. Looks scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 21 runner reviews and 14 other rated shoes in the GT-2000 product line.
Decent
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.
Confidence
90 High
External retailer ratings
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The middle of the bar marks the typical shoe at each type of retailer. The dot shows where this shoe ranks in comparison.
Based on
The bars show roughly how much each source contributes to this shoe’s rating. Their influence depends on how many reviews we’ve collected, how many earlier versions are in the product line, and the external ratings available.
- Product line track record
- Our ratings
- External ratings
What runners say
“It is durable, lasting me about 400+ miles comfortably”
“Light, cushioned, supportive and durable”
“This shoe has helped to boost my training, allowing me to run more mileage without as many aches and pains”
“Support, comfort, not too heavy”
“Coming from a much lighter trainer to this was a game changer for me”
“I've also done some workouts in them and they worked just fine going faster too”
“I do everything from my easy days all the way up to running some workouts in these shoes”
“They are a great, light daily trainer”
Prefer this shoe over another
63% 5/8
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.
Pros
- Reviewers report long life, one getting over 400 miles.
- Reviewers use it for easy days and faster workouts alike.
- The GT-2000 11 before it scores 62 on sixteen reviews, against this shoe's 75.
Cons
- Cushioning and appearance are its lowest-rated dimensions, both at 4.2 out of 5.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.
Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the ASICS GT-2000
Each dot is one version of the GT-2000, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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2026 · 0 reviews
64 Below average
73 Confidence
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2025 · 4 reviews
67 Below average
81 Confidence
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2024 · 13 reviews
71 Decent
87 Confidence
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GT-2000 12 This shoe
2023 · 21 reviews
74 Decent
90 Confidence
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2022 · 16 reviews
68 Below average
87 Confidence
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2021 · 9 reviews
68 Below average
90 Confidence
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2020 · 5 reviews
65 Below average
86 Confidence
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2019 · 7 reviews
58 Bottom-tier
87 Confidence
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2019 · 14 reviews
71 Decent
92 Confidence
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2017 · 14 reviews
65 Below average
94 Confidence
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2017 · 8 reviews
74 Decent
89 Confidence
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2016 · 3 reviews
61 Below average
86 Confidence
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2015 · 15 reviews
50 Bottom-tier
92 Confidence
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2014 · 59 reviews
53 Bottom-tier
99 Confidence
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2013 · 46 reviews
51 Bottom-tier
97 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 8.9 oz
- Men's / women's
- Men's 9.5 oz · Women's 8.3 oz
- Release
- 2023 Q3
- MSRP
- $138
- Stack
- 35/27mm
- Drop
- 8mm
Runner reviews
3/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 6, 2023
- Comfort
- 3/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
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ASICS GT-2000 12 In Context
More on the ASICS GT-2000
- ASICS GT-2000 15
- ASICS GT-2000 14
- ASICS GT-2000 13 next version
- ASICS GT-2000 11 previous version
- ASICS GT-2000 10
- ASICS GT-2000 9
Reviewers Also Ran In
- Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 40 1 runner
- Saucony Kinvara 14 1 runner
- Brooks Adrenaline GTS 21 1 runner