Asics GT 1000 12 'Storm Blue Dune'
Colorway: Storm Blue/Dune · Style code: 1011B631-401 · Release date: May 2023 · Price: $1026 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Asics GT 1000 12 'Black Carrier Grey' (1011B631-001) · Asics GT 1000 12 'Black Blue Yellow' (1011B631-002) · ASICS GT 1000 12 'Black White' (1011B631-004) · ASICS GT1000 12 Sneakers (1011B631-005) · Asics GT 1000 12 'Sheet Rock Antique Red' (1011B631-020)
Most people who start running quit within a few months, and the shoe they start in is usually bought before they know whether they will continue. That is the market the GT-1000 serves: the first pair, chosen on a shop assistant's recommendation or a search result, priced low enough that the decision does not feel like a commitment. It is the reason ASICS keeps the model deliberately unremarkable, updating it annually with mild support along the inner side and a cushioning package inherited from more expensive shoes a year or two earlier. Storm blue over dune is a softer, more muted pairing than the line's usual blues and blacks, closer to what its buyers wear the rest of the time. Whether the shoe ends up running or standing behind a counter, it works out the same.