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La Sportiva Akasha

Trail shoe · Neutral · Trail · 10.5 oz · 6mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.

How it ranks

The La Sportiva Akasha’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 2 runner reviews so far, with brand history and external ratings also informing the score.

La Sportiva Akasha

of 4

Current estimate: Good

83
Overall
83
Durability
90
Appearance
82
Comfort
80
Cushioning
73
Value
72
Confidence

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

28 Very low

28

Based on

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  3. External ratings

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.


Pros

  • One reviewer describes a locked-in feel and great grip on all surfaces.
  • Both reviewers rate durability 5 out of 5, and one says it lasts a lot of miles.

Cons

  • One reviewer says to size up half to a full size.
  • Averaging 10.4 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is well above the 8.9 oz median for trail shoes for sale.
  • One reviewer calls it expensive and hard to find.

Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale

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Confidence
50 60 70 80 90 100 25 50 75 100

Better Shoes Rating

Akasha rates 83. This shoe has very low confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Runner Ratings

2 ratings
5/5 2
4/5 0
3/5 0
2/5 0
1/5 0

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
10.5 oz
Men's / women's
Men's 11.3 oz · Women's 9.6 oz
Release
2017 Q3
MSRP
$140
Drop
6mm

Runner reviews

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Great Trail Shoe

5/5

Overall

The Akasha trail shoe has a nice locked in feel, has great grip on all surfaces, is durable and will last for a lot of miles. On the downside, it is on the expensive side, can be hard to find, and you need to size up 1/2 to 1 full size. I wear a 11 1/2 in the Akasha vs a 10 1/2 or 11 in other sizes.

Anonymous runner · Aug 18, 2023

20 mpw training for a half marathon

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

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Shoe properties
Type
Trail shoe
Trail shoe
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
10.5 oz
9.7 oz Lightest
9.9 oz
Stack
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40/35mm
Drop
6mm
8mm
4mm
Release
2017 Q3
2026 Q2 Newest
2022 Q3
MSRP
$140
$155
$165
Best price
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$93 Lowest price
$95
Ratings
Overall
83 Good
92 Very good
99 Exceptional Best overall
Comfort
80 Good
79 Decent
99 Exceptional Best comfort
Cushioning
73 Decent
77 Decent
99 Exceptional Best cushioning
Durability
90 Very good
85 Good
97 Exceptional Best durability
Appearance
82 Good
95 Excellent Best appearance
75 Decent
Value
72 Decent
84 Good Best value rating
77 Decent
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