Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 9.9 oz · 33/23mm stack · Men's 10mm · women's 13mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The ASICS GEL-Kayano 14 replaced it
How it ranks
The ASICS GEL-Kayano 28’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 5 runner reviews so far, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.
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
82 Moderate
External retailer ratings
We break apart ratings from mass-market retailers and specialty running shops since they serve different audiences.
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
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40% 2/5
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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
Each dot is one version of the GEL-Kayano, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2026 · 5 reviews
84 Good
77 Confidence
2025 · 3 reviews
81 Good
80 Confidence
2024 · 14 reviews
88 Good
87 Confidence
2023 · 58 reviews
98 Exceptional
97 Confidence
2022 · 20 reviews
82 Good
91 Confidence
GEL-Kayano 28 This shoe
2021 · 5 reviews
78 Decent
82 Confidence
2020 · 2 reviews
78 Decent
80 Confidence
2019 · 20 reviews
70 Decent
95 Confidence
2018 · 16 reviews
78 Decent
95 Confidence
2017 · 14 reviews
78 Decent
93 Confidence
2016 · 8 reviews
74 Decent
88 Confidence
2015 · 5 reviews
67 Below average
85 Confidence
2014 · 10 reviews
72 Decent
90 Confidence
2013 · 39 reviews
81 Good
97 Confidence
2012 · 19 reviews
72 Decent
94 Confidence
2011 · 13 reviews
53 Bottom-tier
89 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
5/5
Overall
Comfortable and supportive shoe. Quite expensive if not on sale.
Anonymous runner · Dec 5, 2023
50 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 18
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 7, 2023
5/5
Overall
Favorite shoe of all time except the bottom tread seems to wear quicker than expected
Anonymous runner · Jun 10, 2023
20 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the Mizuno Wave Inspire 19
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