Asics Gel-Nimbus 25 Review
MSRP: $160
Weight: 9.0 oz. (women’s size 8), 10.2 oz. (men’s size 9)
Stack Height: 40.5mm/32.5mm (women), 41.5mm/33.5mm (men)
Heel-Toe Offset: 8mm
A decade ago, as a minimalist shoe revolution was waning, maximally cushioned models emerged as the primary design ethos for everyday training shoes and long-distance racing shoes. Now it appears that we’ve entered an era of super-max shoes as a new crop of extremely cushy, high-stack models are on the way to running stores.
One of the first to drop this year will be the Asics Gel-Nimbus 25, which debuts on February 1. With 20 percent more FlyteFoam Blast+ foam than the previous edition of this neutral training shoe and an oversized 41.5mm stack height under the heel, it looks like a cartoonishly inflated drawing of Asics’ franchise cushioned trainer. What’s interesting about the Nimbus’s ultra-thick single-density midsole isn’t that it exceeds the World Athletics’ 40mm height limit—because that only applies to shoes used in competition by elite runners and several other new models have blissfully blown by that prohibition—it’s that the foam serves up a soft, flowy ride with buttery smooth transitions and a mildly energetic sensation in…
