Discontinued · road · Tempo / Race day · $130
Loud triathlon trainer-racer with quick-entry design.
Built for tempo, race day, at a target pace of 6:15–8:15 /mi on road.
This model is no longer in production. The closest shoe you can buy today is Asics Noosa Tri 17.
Asics tuned this midsole balanced (3/5 on our cushioning scale). Energy return is above average: the midsole rebounds well without feeling unstable. 30 mm of heel stack keeps you low and connected, with more ground feel than most current trainers. Combined, the ride reads as lively at 3/5 responsiveness.
There is no plate here. The midsole does all the work, so the shoe flexes naturally and stays versatile across paces — easier on the feet day to day, but without the snap of a plated shoe when you want to roll.
A low 5 mm drop encourages a midfoot landing and keeps the ankle working through a fuller range. The rocker is moderate — enough curve to smooth the roll-through without dictating your footstrike. Forefoot flex is middle of the road. It is a neutral platform with no built-in correction.
The toe-box is standard width — comfortable for most feet without swimming. It fits true to size. Expect roughly 300 miles from the outsole, about $0.43 per mile at $130.
For the foams and plates Asics uses across its line, read the Asics brand guide.
Measured against the 542 currently-available shoes in the catalog. The bar shows where this shoe sits in that range.
Weight
221 g / 7.8 oz
54 g lighter than the catalog median of 275 g
Heel stack
30 mm
6 mm lower than the catalog median of 36 mm
Drop
5 mm
1 mm lower than the catalog median of 6 mm
Price
$130
30 cheaper than the catalog median of 160
Responsiveness
3 / 5
Catalog median 3 / 5
Cushioning
3 / 5
Catalog median 4 / 5
Energy return
4 / 5
Catalog median 3 / 5
Durability
~300 mi
Catalog median ~400 mi
Within the Asics line it is lighter than the brand's median (268 g / 9.5 oz) and sits lower than its median stack (38 mm).
Current shoes with the nearest combination of weight, stack, drop, foam feel and plate.
New Balance FuelCell Rebel v4(2024)
218 g / 7.7 oz · 30 mm · 6 mm drop · — · $140
Featherweight, plateless and playful — an uptempo trainer that never feels heavy.
Asics Noosa Tri 17
215 g / 7.6 oz · 32 mm · 5 mm drop · — · $145
Loud, light triathlon-friendly speed trainer with quick-entry upload.
Topo Athletic Cyclone 3
205 g / 7.2 oz · 30 mm · 5 mm drop · — · $155
Light, energetic tempo shoe that wakes up at speed.
Hoka Solimar 2
227 g / 8.0 oz · 29 mm · 5 mm drop · — · $110
Simple, light and affordable — a lower-stack entry point to Hoka.