ASICS GT 2000 12 'White Sunrise Red'
Colorway: White/Sunrise Red · Style code: 1011B691-101 · Release date: December 8, 2023 · Price: $2682 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: ASICS GT 2000 12 'Triple Black' (1011B691-001) · Asics GT 2000 12 'Black Carrier Grey' (1011B691-002) · Asics GT 2000 12 'Black Glow Yellow' (1011B691-003) · Asics GT 2000 12 'Black Sunrise Red' (1011B691-004) · Asics GT 2000 12 'Black Fellow Yellow' (1011B691-005)
The GT-2000 12 is the version where ASICS stopped correcting the foot and started guiding it. Earlier models used a firm medial post to physically resist overpronation. The 12 drops it for the 3D Guidance System: a wider landing base, a bevelled heel and a flared forefoot, working with the shoe's geometry rather than against the runner's. It is the GEL-Kayano 30's 4D system minus the arch-support element, and the effect is a shoe that feels like a neutral trainer that happens to be stable.
The cushioning changed with it. This was the first GT-2000 built on FF Blast Plus, with PureGEL hidden in the heel: no sidewall window, just a softer landing than the visible GEL of the 11 delivered. Measured stack came in at 36.6mm heel and 26.6mm forefoot for a 10mm drop, and the tongue was cut from 12.5mm to 4.7mm, which is most of where the weight saving came from.
Weight settled at about 9.7 ounces.