Asics Wmns GT 2000 11 'Black White'
Colorway: Black/White · Style code: 1012B271-004 · Release date: December 2022 · Price: $1026 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Asics Wmns GT 2000 11 'Triple Black' (1012B271-005) · Asics Wmns GT 2000 11 'Black Pink Peach' (1012B271-006) · Asics Wmns GT 2000 11 'Black Hot Pink' (1012B271-007) · Asics Wmns GT 2000 11 'White Summer Dune' (1012B271-102) · Asics Wmns GT 2000 11 'Whisper Green' (1012B271-300)
The GT-2000 has run for more than two dozen versions, which makes it one of the longer-lived names in running, and it occupies a specific slot: above the budget GT-1000, below the flagship Kayano, with the GT-4000 held back for heavy overpronators who need more correction than any of them.
Support comes from LITETRUSS, a firmer section of foam under the heel and arch that resists inward roll without the hard medial post older stability shoes relied on. Gel sits at the heel for impact. The eleventh version's real change was in the forefoot, where FF Blast replaced the FlyteFoam used before, softening the ball of the foot at push-off. Weight is around 9.7 ounces in a men's nine on an 8mm drop, and the price rose ten dollars to a hundred and forty.
The line has swung back and forth over the years between bulk and lightness. Earlier versions were heavier and very stable; more recent ones chased weight and versatility. This generation was read as a return toward the older character: steadier and more cushioned, better over medium and long distances than at speed.
Black with white is the December 2022 women's colour from that run.