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GEL-KAYANO 28

StabilityRelease date 2021-07-30JP

A stability trainer for everyday mileage and marathon preparation, pairing an FF BLAST upper layer with FLYTEFOAM below and GEL cushioning. Foam beneath the resin TRUSSTIC creates full ground contact, while DYNAMIC DUOMAX and a lower external heel counter support the foot. Engineered mesh balances reinforcement and ventilation for comfort over longer distances.

Intended uses:
Daily, Long run

Specs

Weight
308g
Of 908 known values: 774 lower, 6 equal, 128 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
heavierUpper 14.8%, including ties / average +40g
Drop
10mm
Of 914 known values: 752 lower, 118 equal, 44 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
higherUpper 17.7%, including ties / average +3.2mm
Stack (heel/forefoot)
23 / 13mm
Of 759 known values: 26 lower, 11 equal, 722 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
lowerLower 4.9%, including ties / average -11.4mm
Carbon plate
No
83% of 840 known models have no carbon plates
Midsole
FF BLAST / FLYTEFOAM / GEL
Outsole
Rubber / AHARPLUS (heel)
Reference price
$160
US price
Weight measurement and plate details
Weight note
ASICS Australia official men's GEL-KAYANO 28 product page for style 1011B189-400 lists 308g / 10.9oz.
Plate note
The official ASICS GEL-KAYANO 28 feature identifies a built-in resin TRUSSTIC structure in the full-ground-contact outsole. This is an explicitly named non-carbon structure.

Prices and release dates by market

2 markets are registered. Values are shown as published for each market: no currency conversion and no guessed days or months. Reference prices are not current shop prices.

Reference prices and release dates by market
MarketReference priceRelease
United StatesUS
$160Shown aboveBefore tax
Not registered
JapanJP
¥17,600Tax incl.
2021-07-30Shown aboveOnline launch
2021-08-06General release

Changes from the previous model

A comparison with the registered values for ASICS GEL-KAYANO 27.

In the registered data, weight is 1g lighter at 308g, heel stack is 1mm higher at 23mm, and forefoot stack is 1mm higher at 13mm.

These are differences between registered values, not a controlled comparison at the same size and measurement conditions. See the notes below the specs for weight conditions.

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Comparison: All data (987 shoes)

Position map

This shoeregistered average

Weight x stack height

registered average: 266g / 34.4mm (744 shoes)

The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.

Spec distributions

This shoeregistered average

Weight

This shoe 308gregistered average 268g (908 shoes)

96g375g

Drop

This shoe 10mmregistered average 6.8mm (914 shoes)

0mm13.8mm

Stack height

This shoe 23mmregistered average 34.4mm (759 shoes)

6mm58mm

Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.