ASICS GT-2000 5

Name: ASICS GT-2000 5
Brand: ASICS
Rating: 4.6 (8 reviews)

Trail shoe · Stability · Trail · 10.4 oz · 10mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The ASICS GT-2000 6 replaced it

How it ranks

The ASICS GT-2000 5 sits about average for trail shoes in our data. Durability and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. Looks scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 8 runner reviews and 14 other rated shoes in the GT-2000 product line.

Decent

Overall

Decent 74

Durability

Good 82

Value

Good 81

Cushioning

Decent 78

Comfort

Decent 74

Appearance

Below average 66

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.

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Confidence

89 High

High 89

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

“Durability issues where the heel enters the shoe—it's almost like the dog was chewing on it.”

4/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a half marathon

“With great pronation control and excellent cushioning, it feels like it's saving my knees.”

4/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a half marathon

“Some premature outer sole wear in the ball of the foot at around 300-350 miles.”

4/5 Full review 45 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS GT-2000 4

“The toe box is slimmer than the original GT-2000 5 series.”

4/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a half marathon

“One pair lasts hundreds of miles.”

5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a marathon came from the ASICS GT-2000 4

“The tongue is also not excessively padded and holds its place very well.”

4/5 Full review 45 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS GT-2000 4

“Last two pairs have torn on the inside by the Achilles.”

5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a marathon came from the ASICS GT-2000 4

“They are adequately cushioned, but not overly so.”

4/5 Full review 45 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS GT-2000 4

“The value for these shoes is excellent.”

4/5 Full review 45 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS GT-2000 4

Prefer this shoe over another

47% 8/17

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

Reviewers rate comfort 4.9 out of 5, and the seven who rated cushioning give it 4.9.
The GT-2000 4 before it scores 61 on three reviews, and no other version in the line scores above 78, against this version's 86.
Two reviewers get several hundred miles from a pair, one about 400.

Cons

Two reviewers report the upper tearing where the heel enters the shoe.
One of eight reviewers so far sees outsole wear under the ball of the foot at 300 to 350 miles.

GT-2000 5 rates 74. This shoe has high confidence. 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

51 2013 53 50 2015 61 74 2017 65 71 2019 58 65 2020 68 68 2022 74 71 2024 67 64 2026

Release year

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

GT-2000 15

2026 · 0 reviews

64 Below average

73 Confidence
GT-2000 14

2025 · 4 reviews

67 Below average

81 Confidence
GT-2000 13

2024 · 13 reviews

71 Decent

87 Confidence
GT-2000 12

2023 · 21 reviews

74 Decent

90 Confidence
GT-2000 11

2022 · 16 reviews

68 Below average

87 Confidence
GT-2000 10

2021 · 9 reviews

68 Below average

90 Confidence
GT-2000 9

2020 · 5 reviews

65 Below average

86 Confidence
GT-2000 8

2019 · 7 reviews

58 Bottom-tier

87 Confidence
GT-2000 7

2019 · 14 reviews

71 Decent

92 Confidence
GT-2000 6

2017 · 14 reviews

65 Below average

94 Confidence
GT-2000 5 This shoe

2017 · 8 reviews

74 Decent

89 Confidence
GT-2000 4

2016 · 3 reviews

61 Below average

86 Confidence
GT-2000 3

2015 · 15 reviews

50 Bottom-tier

92 Confidence
GT-2000 2

2014 · 59 reviews

53 Bottom-tier

99 Confidence
GT-2000 1

2013 · 46 reviews

51 Bottom-tier

97 Confidence

Runner Ratings

8 ratings

5/5 5

4/5 3

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 10.4 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 11.0 oz · Women's 9.8 oz
Release: 2017 Q1
MSRP: $120
Drop: 10mm

Runner reviews

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Asics GT-2000 5 Review

4/5

Overall

As a 51 year old runner in the Houston area, there are several months out of the year here that are extremely tough on shoes. Couple that with being a fairly heavy sweater and the strain on running shoe durability is pushed. As an every day trainer for the road, this shoe holds up reasonably well. I am a mild pronator with a midfoot strike. I have always run in the Asics GT series, going back to the 21xx series before that over the past couple of decades. I have no injury or biomechanical issues that I would attribute to the shoes. They are adequately cushioned, but not overly so. The tongue is also not excessively padded and holds its place very well. Previous models would start to see some wear through the upper in the big toe area, but with four different pair of the 5s, I have not seen this at all. The color schemes are okay for me; I don't get too wrapped up in aesthetics, though they did seem to trend towards darker colors in this model. Compared to the newly arriving model 6s, which look horrendous to me, I appreciate the mix that you can find on most of the model 5s. I rotate through three pair in the summer as I will pretty much sweatlog a shoe in any run here longer than 30-40 minutes. Weekly mileage is 40-50 miles. I typically put on about 400 miles per pair. One thing I have noticed with the model 5s is some premature outer sole wear in the ball of the foot at around 300-350 miles. I have not noticed this in previous models. The sock liner wears pretty well considering how much sweat they take in and the strain placed on them. I remove the insoles after each run (year 'round) to allow both them and the shoes to completely air out and decompress. I have never used an off-the-shelf insole and the stock version seems to hold up well. They do tend to swell over time, probably from accumulation of salts from absorbing sweat. I literally will ring them out after most of my summer runs here, but there's only so much one can do. I think the value for these shoes is excellent and runners younger than myself, and in less harsh climates, could extract more mileage out of these. Just keep an eye on the outer sole though. I will admit that I do not purchase these from a local running store, mainly because I've run in these models for so long, there's no need to mess with that. So the value is further increased through online purchase, though I always advocate people, especially new runners, visiting their LRS.

Tim L · Feb 7, 2018

45 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS GT-2000 4

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

Old Standby

5/5

Overall

I haven't worn a different brand of running shoe in 30 years nor do I plan to. This model had a rough spot for a couple around the 2000-2, but really like this one. Although my last two pairs have torn on the inside by the achilles. Seems odd. Kept running on them and seemed fine.

Anonymous runner · Feb 6, 2018

50 mpw training for a marathon came from the ASICS GT-2000 4