GLIDERIDE 3
GLIDERIDE 3 is the third-generation road trainer in the GLIDERIDE series, built to make foot transitions smoother during long-distance training. It combines the GUIDESOLE shape with a heel about 1mm thicker than the previous model, FF BLAST PLUS, and a redesigned mesh upper.
- Intended uses:
- Daily, Long run
Specs
Among 865 listed shoes, this is a lower-stack Daily Trainer
- Weight
- 266g
- Of 811 known values: 353 lower, 9 equal, 449 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard44.1th percentile (tie midpoint) / average -1g
- Drop
- 7.7mm
- Of 815 known values: 408 lower, 1 equal, 406 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard50.1th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +0.9mm
- Stack height (heel/forefoot)
- 32 / 26mm
- Of 694 known values: 183 lower, 39 equal, 472 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lowerLower 32%, including ties / average -2.7mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 786 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- FF BLAST PLUS
- Outsole
- AHAR PLUS
- Reference price
- $150
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- The official ASICS US men's GLIDERIDE 3 product page lists 266g / 9.4oz. The tested size is not stated on the page.
- Plate note
- ASICS describes GUIDESOLE as curved sole geometry and identifies FF BLAST PLUS, the engineered-mesh upper, and OrthoLite sockliner without identifying a carbon or carbon-infused structure.
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Comparison: All data (865 shoes)
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Weight x stack height
registered average: 265g / 34.7mm (686 shoes)
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Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 266g·registered average 267g (811 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 7.7mm·registered average 6.8mm (815 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 32mm·registered average 34.7mm (694 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.