Asics Gel Kayano 30 Extra Wide 'Black Sheet Rock'
Colorway: Black/Sheet Rock · Style code: 1011B690-002 · Release date: May 31, 2023 · Price: $1026 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: ASICS Gel Kayano 30 Extra Wide 'Triple Black' (1011B690-001) · Asics Gel Kayano 30 Extra Wide 'Black Glow Yellow' (1011B690-003) · ASICS Gel Kayano 30 Extra Wide 'Oatmeal' (1011B690-250) · ASICS Gel Kayano 30 'Oatmeal' (1011B548-250) · ASICS Gel Kayano 30 'Carrier Grey' (1011B548-020)
Thirty editions in, ASICS finally changed the argument. The Kayano launched in 1993 holding a foot with a firm wedge along the inner side, and every version since had refined that idea rather than replacing it. The thirtieth, released in June 2023, abandoned the bracing approach for what the brand calls an adaptive guidance system, widening the platform, raising the sidewalls and letting the geometry respond to how much a foot rolls rather than resisting it uniformly. It also carried a new, far softer GEL formulation that had appeared on the cushioned flagship a few months earlier. The redesign landed on an anniversary, which is rarely a coincidence in this industry. This is the 4E build, cut on the widest last ASICS offers on the model, with none of that platform altered.