ASICS GT-1000 1

Name: ASICS GT-1000 1
Brand: ASICS
Rating: 4.1 (8 reviews)

Daily trainer · Stability · Road

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The ASICS GT-1000 2 replaced it

How it ranks

The ASICS GT-1000 1 trails most daily trainers in our data. Value and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. Comfort scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 8 runner reviews and 13 other rated shoes in the GT-1000 product line.

Bottom-tier

Overall

Bottom-tier 57

Value

Good 83

Cushioning

Decent 78

Durability

Decent 74

Appearance

Below average 60

Comfort

Bottom-tier 58

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

85 High

High 85

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

“Wore for 10 years and trained for five marathons in it”

5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a marathon

“Lightweight, breathable, economical, but with less cushioning”

4/5 Full review 80 mpw training for a half marathon

“GT-1000 3 version causes progressive foot pain”

4/5 Full review 50 mpw came from the ASICS GT-2170

“Easily showing wear and breakdown quicker than any shoe previously bought”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw 782 miles in this shoe

“Went up a size and still a bit short and narrow”

4/5 Full review 18 mpw training for a half marathon

“Not nearly as durable as running shoes from the '70s and '80s”

4/5 Full review 10 mpw

“Shorter in the toe and narrower than the previous model (1160)”

4/5 Full review 18 mpw training for a half marathon

“Fit is great for thin feet with high arches”

4/5 Full review 10 mpw

Prefer this shoe over another

20% 1/5

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

Four reviewers call it an economical trainer and rate value 4.3 out of 5.
One of eight reviewers so far has worn the model for ten years and trained for five marathons in it.

Cons

Reviewers rate durability 3.9 out of 5, its lowest dimension, and three say it wears out faster than shoes they have had before.
One of eight reviewers so far finds the toe short and narrow even after sizing up.
Every later GT-1000 version scores between 55 and 93, against this version's 53.