Asics Wmns Kinsei Blast 'Deep Plum Barely Rose'
Colorway: Deep Plum/Barely Rose · Style code: 1012B068-500 · Release date: May 2, 2022 · Price: $2682 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: ASICS Wmns Kinsei Blast 'Black Purple' (1012B068-001) · Asics Wmns Kinsei Blast 'Triple Black' (1012B068-002) · Asics Wmns Kinsei Blast 'Glacier Grey Aqua' (1012B068-020) · Asics Wmns Kinsei Blast 'White Mineral Beige' (1012B068-101) · Asics Wmns Kinsei Blast 'Dusty Purple Papaya' (1012B068-501)
The GEL-Kinsei used to be the shoe ASICS put everything into: the top of the price list, packed with more GEL than anything else in the range, built as a demonstration of what the brand could do rather than as a shoe for a specific job.
The Blast revived that idea with newer materials. FlyteFoam Blast carries the midsole, GEL handles impact, and a plate sits between them to add propulsion through toe-off. The platform is tall (measured at roughly 29mm at the heel and 19mm at the forefoot, a ten-millimetre drop) and rockered, so the shoe rolls forward rather than flexing. Reviewers found it comfortable and durable at easy and moderate paces and less cohesive when the pace climbed, which is a fair description of what a heavy, maximally cushioned trainer is for.
This women’s pair takes a deep plum knit upper with barely rose on the branding and midsole, a quieter finish than the sculpted sole unit underneath would suggest.