ASICS GT-2000 1

Name: ASICS GT-2000 1
Brand: ASICS
Rating: 4.3 (46 reviews)

Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 8 oz · 8mm drop · 36/28mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The ASICS GT-2000 2 replaced it

How it ranks

The ASICS GT-2000 1 trails most daily trainers in our data. Durability and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. Looks scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 46 runner reviews and 14 other rated shoes in the GT-2000 product line.

Bottom-tier

50/100

Overall

Bottom-tier 50

Durability

Decent 80

Cushioning

Decent 72

Value

Below average 66

Comfort

Bottom-tier 53

Appearance

Bottom-tier 50

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

96/100

Very high 96

What runners say

“Using for 10 years, never had trouble, usually gets 400-500 miles per shoe.”

4/5 Full review 70 mpw training for a half marathon

“Running in the 2000 series for 14+ years practically injury free.”

5/5 Full review 85 mpw training for a marathon

“Just enough cushion to soften impact on roads without feeling like a marshmallow.”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon

“Very good combination of support, cushioning, and responsiveness.”

5/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon

“Fits better than anything else found, but not nearly as well as the discontinued 2100 series.”

4/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a half marathon

“Feel a bit slow, hard to run really fast.”

4/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a marathon

“Coupled with a small arch support, provides the right amount of pronation control and support.”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon

“Brought back to full health and had a great summer of training.”

5/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon

“Gets really heavy when wet.”

5/5 Full review 85 mpw training for a marathon

“Very comfortable and light, provides enough stability for mid-pronation.”

4/5 Full review 16 mpw training for a half marathon

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Reviewers rate durability 4.2 out of 5, and two report 400 to 500 miles per pair.
Four reviewers have trained in the 2000 or 2100 series for years and say they have not been injured in it.
Reviewers rate value 4.2 out of 5, and two call it inexpensive.

Cons

Two reviewers find it heavy and bulky.
Reviewers rate appearance 3.8 out of 5, its lowest dimension, and one is unimpressed by the colors.
Twelve of forty-six reviewers who answered report an injury while running in it.

GT-2000 1 rates 50. This shoe has very high certainty. See how we rate shoes.

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.

Rating

40 60 80 100

50 2013 51 48 2015 60 86 2017 65 75 2019 52 54 2020 60 62 2022 75 66 2024 57 59 2026

Release year

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

GT-2000 15

2026 · 0 reviews

59 Bottom-tier

47 Confidence
GT-2000 14

2025 · 4 reviews

57 Bottom-tier

82 Confidence
GT-2000 13

2024 · 12 reviews

66 Below average

81 Confidence
GT-2000 12

2023 · 21 reviews

75 Decent

87 Confidence
GT-2000 11

2022 · 16 reviews

62 Below average

85 Confidence
GT-2000 10

2021 · 9 reviews

60 Below average

81 Confidence
GT-2000 9

2020 · 5 reviews

54 Bottom-tier

76 Confidence
GT-2000 8

2019 · 7 reviews

52 Bottom-tier

85 Confidence
GT-2000 7

2019 · 14 reviews

75 Decent

83 Confidence
GT-2000 6

2017 · 14 reviews

65 Below average

89 Confidence
GT-2000 5

2017 · 8 reviews

86 Good

82 Confidence
GT-2000 4

2016 · 3 reviews

60 Bottom-tier

64 Confidence
GT-2000 3

2015 · 15 reviews

48 Bottom-tier

94 Confidence
GT-2000 2

2014 · 59 reviews

51 Bottom-tier

98 Confidence
GT-2000 1 This shoe

2013 · 46 reviews

50 Bottom-tier

96 Confidence

Reader Ratings

46 ratings

5/5 16

4/5 29

3/5 1

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 8 oz
Release: 2013
Stack Height: 36mm heel - 28mm toe
Drop Height: 8mm

Runner reviews

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Reader review

4/5

Overall

have always run in the 2120 etc series up to the GT2000 I have tried others Brooks Mizuno Nike but always come back to Asics

Anonymous runner · Sep 1, 2014

35 mpw training for a marathon

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

Reader review

4/5

Overall

Pretty reliable and durable. Been in the 21xx series since 2140. They all are *okay*. Feel a bit slow, hard to run really really fast but sure are okay to plod along. Very minimal injury history in them.

Anonymous runner · Sep 1, 2014

35 mpw training for a marathon

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

Reader review

4/5

Overall

Excellent standard trainer. I have low arches so this hoe coupled with a small arch support provides the right amount of pronation control and support that I need. The shoe is very comfortable and has just enough cushion to soften impact on roads without feeling like a marshmallow. It is also relatively light weight and flexible.

Anonymous runner · Aug 31, 2014

40 mpw training for a half marathon

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

Reader review

4/5

Overall

billy_sj · Aug 30, 2014

20 mpw training for a marathon

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

Reader review

4/5

Overall

It fits better than anything else I could find, but not nearly as well as the 2100 series they discontinued. I use them for long runs and speed workouts, so they're good all-around shoes, but same complaint: they're not as good as the 2100's.

Anonymous runner · Aug 29, 2014

35 mpw training for a half marathon