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(More customer reviews)I am a die-hard ASICS fan and I own many of their shoes including 2130/40, Cumulus, DS-Trainer, Speedstar, Hyperspeed. Earlier this year I began to train to run a marathon with forefoot/midfoot strike running, instead of the traditional heel-toe method. Hence I began to search for lighter-weight shoes to use in the marathon.
I came across the Saucony Progrid Kinvara, and I really loved them, but 2 downsides were that the soles wore down very fast, and I could have used a little bit of stability as I pronate slightly. Newtons were too expensive, so I was very glad to see ASICS release DS-Racer 8, a light-weight stability performance shoes.I love ASICS, and I wanted to love these DS-Racer, but alas, it was not meant to be.
My biggest issue with the DS-Racer is that ASICS changed the fit of these shoes.I have always been ASIC 8.5 - you could bank on it, and have been for many years.As I said, I own many pairs of ASICS, and the thing I liked about their shoes was the feeling of having my feet wrapped around securely without feeling the tightness. For whatever reason the DS-Racers fit so differently than the other ASICS, that the mid section of my feel quite squeezed. It's like ASICS product managers decided that to cut their cost, they would remove some of the material from the mid-section, then expect the users to get the same snug feeling from the laces. It didn't work.
It is really unfortunate because I really wanted to love these shoes, and debated for days before returning them. I hope ASICS will release another DS-Racer with modified fit (go back to the traditional fit!), or make another model of light-weight stability performance shoes.
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This veteran returns to the ASICS racing line after a brief hiatus, sleeker than ever. Magic Sole TM is the new midsole that drops weight and maximizes breathability. Also: California Slip Lasting, DuoMax support system and Solyte midsole material.
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