ASICS GEL-Pursue 1

Name: ASICS GEL-Pursue 1
Brand: ASICS

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road

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

How it ranks

The ASICS GEL-Pursue 1’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 2 runner reviews so far, with brand history also informing the score.

Current estimate: Below average

Overall

Below average 64

Cushioning

Decent 77

Value

Decent 71

Comfort

Below average 68

Durability

Below average 67

Appearance

Below average 65

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

44 Low

Low 44

Based on

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Pros

Both reviewers use it for daily mileage, and one rates cushioning 5 out of 5.
Both reviewers rate it 4 out of 5 or better overall.

Cons

One reviewer finds the forefoot oddly stiff, irritating a toe and hard to get onto their toes in.
The GEL-Pursue 2 and 3 after it score 58 and 57, each on one review.

GEL-Pursue 1 rates 64. This shoe has low confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the ASICS GEL-Pursue

Each dot is one version of the GEL-Pursue, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

40 60 80 100

64 2014 66 2016 67 2017

Release year

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

GEL-Pursue 3

2017 · 1 review

67 Below average

45 Confidence
GEL-Pursue 2

2016 · 1 review

66 Below average

46 Confidence
GEL-Pursue 1 This shoe

2014 · 2 reviews

64 Below average

44 Confidence

Runner Ratings

2 ratings

5/5 1

4/5 1

3/5 0

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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Great daily trainer

5/5

Overall

I use those for most of my easy mileage days and love them. I've never gotten injured in them. I love them and plan on getting a new pair on I wear these ones out.

Anonymous runner · Feb 14, 2018

25 mpw training for a half marathon

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

4/5

Overall

Glad they finally brought back a shoe similar to the landreth....but they didn't do as good a job here. Forefoot seems oddly stiff and irritated my toe. I'm definitely a faster midfoot/forefoot oriented runner and like to use the Pursue for day to day training and I'll use flats or Nike Vomeros for faster running. Too hard to get on my toes with the pursue. I felt more comfortable running fast in my old landreths. I ran in the Nike Pegasus 29s in the years between the landreth and the pursue...then when they made the pegs more minimal I wanted something a little more substantial and went to the pursue.

samarathoner · Aug 23, 2014

60 mpw training for a marathon