Asics | Women’s Gel-Kayano 30 Running Shoes – Black/Glow Yellow

Advice for Road Runners: The ASICS Women’s Gel-Kayano 30 in the Black/Glow Yellow colourway celebrates 30 years of this icon. These incredibly popular stability running shoes have some amazing updates. The updates include PureGEL Technology, FF BLAST PLUS ECO foam cushioning, and 4D GUIDANCE SYSTEM. 

Underfoot Feel

One of the most significant updates to the ASICS Women’s Gel-Kayano 30 is the 4D GUIDANCE SYSTEM. Wear testers report a softer, smooth and more comfortable cushioning experience. Want to know more? The following points summarise how 4D GUIDANCE SYSTEM supports you on a run:

• Wider base-nets: heel, midfoot and forefoot are all wider than before.
• Increased heel bevel smooths out the landing from heel to mid-stance. 
• Specific midsole shaping significantly slows down the speed of pronation. 
• An energetic medial foam in the medial part of the midfoot resupinates your foot, so it returns to a neutral position for the next foot strike. 

Upper Fit

The ASICS Gel-Kayano 30 upper is updated with an engineered stretch knit upper. The main benefit of this is that it hugs your foot and delivers support exactly where it’s needed. It’s also exceptionally breathable. For clarity, this knit construction also extends to the ankle collar.

If you’re interested, the mesh upper is made from 100% recycled polyester. 

Ideal Run Type

The ASICS Women’s Gel-Kayano 30 delivers exceptional levels of cushioning, alongside intuitive support. As a result, we recommend running in them for slow to steady paced runs and long distances. If your goal is to finish a run feeling as fresh as possible, so you can get ready for what’s to come, these should be a great option. 

The phrase ‘intuitive support’ was used as the 4D GUIDANCE SYSTEM adapts to your body’s shift in posture when you get tired. Runners often get problems towards the end of long runs when they start to fatigue and their form gets worse. If this happens to you, this unique support system should help keep you moving forward.

Even though we’re talking about long distances, the ASICS Gel-Kayano 30 should also make shorter runs feel easier too. If you want to forget about your feet, or make a recovery run feel even less impactful, this high stack midsole is very likely to help.

Shoe size is a personal preference and everyone’s feet are different, but we want to ensure you avoid any pain or discomfort from bruised toenails, rubbing, blistering or pins and needles.

Your running shoes should have enough width to allow you to spread your toes and should have some space at the front (we recommend having a half to one thumb’s width of space from the end of your longest toe to the front of your running shoes).

This usually means that your running shoe will be at least a half size bigger than your regular shoe size though this can vary from brand to brand.

Technical Features

• Drop: 10 mm
• Forefoot stack height: 30 mm
• Heel stack height: 40 mm
• Approximate weight: 263 grams
• Rearfoot PureGEL Technology
• FLYTEFOAM BLAST ECO foam
• 4D GUIDANCE SYSTEM
• Engineered knit upper
• Knit collar construction
• Full-ground contact
• AHAR LO Hardness Outsole
• Vegan friendly 

The technical features above are based on a women’s US size 8 shoe.