ASICS DS Trainer 17

Name: ASICS DS Trainer 17
Brand: ASICS
Rating: 4 (9 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.

How it ranks

The ASICS DS Trainer 17 trails most daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and value are its strongest sub-ratings. Comfort scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 9 runner reviews.

Bottom-tier

Overall

Bottom-tier 57

Cushioning

Below average 69

Value

Below average 64

Durability

Below average 63

Appearance

Bottom-tier 54

Comfort

Bottom-tier 51

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

83 Moderate

Moderate 83

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.

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What runners say

“Only get 300–350 miles before feeling the wear”

4/5 Full review 75 mpw training for middle distance came from the Nike Zoom Victory

“Loved the separated heel and front upper, but this went away with the 18th edition”

5/5 Full review 45 mpw training for a half marathon

“Felt heavier than previous DS Trainers”

3/5 Full review 15 mpw training for a half marathon

“Lightweight, right amount of stability”

4/5 Full review 50 mpw training for middle distance

“Lightweight trainer with a little bit of support”

4/5 Full review 75 mpw training for middle distance came from the Nike Zoom Victory

“Great for long runs, workouts, or anything in between”

4/5 Full review 75 mpw training for middle distance came from the Nike Zoom Victory

“Feels like it got worse as new versions came out”

4/5 Full review 20 mpw

“Lighter trainer”

4/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a half marathon

Prefer this shoe over another

26% 5/19

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

Three reviewers like it as a lightweight trainer with a little stability.
Two reviewers say they keep coming back to it over other brands' trainers.

Cons

Reviewers rate appearance 3.3 out of 5, its lowest dimension.
Two reviewers say earlier DS Trainer versions were better, one finding this one heavier.
One of nine reviewers so far misses the separated heel and forefoot upper of the older versions.

DS Trainer 17 rates 57. This shoe has moderate confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Runner Ratings

9 ratings

5/5 1

4/5 7

3/5 1

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Release: 2014

Runner reviews

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4/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Feb 3, 2015

50 mpw training for a half marathon

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

4/5

Overall

I switched to a lighter trainer after years in the Asics Gel-Kayano. I am a track coach and get tons of free shoes and the DS-Trainers I buy seem to work best for me. I have tried other shoes over the years, including Nike, Adidas and Saucony but always come back to the Asics.

FieldCoach · Sep 19, 2014

50 mpw training for a half marathon