Asics Gel Excite 9 'Deep Ocean Amber'
Colorway: Deep Ocean/Amber · Style code: 1011B338-409 · Release date: June 8, 2022 · Price: $1026 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Asics Gel Excite 9 'Black Carrier Grey' (1011B338-001) · Asics Gel Excite 9 'Black Hazard Green' (1011B338-003) · Asics Gel Excite 9 'White Tower Grey' (1011B338-100) · Asics Gel Excite 9 'White Olive Oil' (1011B338-101) · Asics Gel Excite 9 'Midnight Green' (1011B338-410)
Nine versions in, this model's brief has never changed: a neutral running shoe under a hundred dollars for people who run occasionally rather than seriously. The ninth put a jacquard mesh upper on it, softer and more breathable than the version before, and added padding around the ankle collar. Underneath, the midsole pairs the brand's firmer everyday foam with a Gel unit at the heel: a combination chosen for durability first, since a shoe at this price has to survive being worn for everything. Reviewers are candid about where it stops: good for short, easy runs and for gym sessions and walking, less good over distance, and cut too narrow for wide feet. This colourway runs deep ocean blue with amber picking out the branding and sole, released in mid-2022. It is a shoe designed to be adequate rather than exceptional, which is a harder brief than it sounds and much of the reason the line has lasted.