Asics GT 2000 11 GORE-TEX 'Black Ink Teal'
Colorway: Black/Ink Teal · Style code: 1011B477-002 · Release date: December 2022 · Price: $1026 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Asics GT 2000 11 GORE-TEX 'Electric Red' (1011B477-600) · Asics GT 2000 11 'Lime Zest' (1011B441-300) · Asics GT 2000 11 'Black White' (1011B441-004) · Asics Wmns GT 2000 11 'Nagino' (1012B495-250) · Asics GT 2000 11 'Midnight Red' (1011B441-402)
Gore-Tex began with a stretch. In 1969 Bob Gore pulled heated polytetrafluoroethylene and found it expanded into a microporous structure with pores far too small for a water droplet but large enough for vapour to escape, and the fabric built from it reached outdoor gear by the middle of the following decade. Fifty years on it is standard equipment in hiking boots, and a curiosity on road running shoes. A waterproof membrane in a running upper is a real trade: it keeps rain out, costs breathability, adds weight and pushes the price up, which is why brands generally build one winter version of a model rather than the whole range. That is what this is, the eleventh GT-2000 with the membrane fitted and the price at the top of the model's ladder. Ink teal keeps a dark winter shoe from vanishing entirely.