Women's Asics GEL-Nimbus 13

Wow, so soft. My knees, joints and muscles thank you!

First, the stats: I have high arches, am 5'8" & 130lb, and run about 20-30 miles a week (though thats increasing while I train for the next marathon). Love these runners. Hated the last model, the 12s, but I had to wear them. They felt like platforms that thudded down the road. Loved the 11s, low riders and moderately cushy. These are more like the 11s in that they don't ride so high but with much more cush under the ball of the foot; like a cross between the Cumulus and the older Nimbus. The only concern I noticed on todays 5 miler is that the toe box feels a little smaller/narrower because of the cushion. it wasn't uncomfortable to me but I was wearing thin socks and my foot is narrow/regular. I can't wait to wear them on tomorrows 8 miler because I am back to not noticing my shoes and focusing on the run. Oh, and do size up a half size. I wear 9's and always buy 9.5 in Nimbus.

I have high arches and struggle with running shoes. I need arch support, however I need it to be flexible. Also, I like lots of cushion, this is a hard combonation to fine. I finally found it in the Asics Nimbus 11, (I had like 8 pair of them) then the Nimbus 12 did not work for me. Much heavier feeling shoe and not as flexible. Love, Love, Love the Nimbus 13! It is lighter, more flexible and cushy! I did add the RRS cushion insole. I will order several and stock up!

I just traded in my Nimbus 12 shoes after reading the great reviews of the 13's. What a difference! The 12's were the first pair of Nimbus' I've ever owned and they felt good, but not like this. These are so comfortable right out of the box. The support feels great and I feel like I could run forever!

I previously ran in the Nimbus 11's and loved them. I was so disppointed with the 12's. I was never comfortable in them, especially my right foot (plantar fascitis). I ended up wearing a beloved but worn-out 11 on my right foot and the stiff 12 on my normal left foot. I was SO glad that the 13 went back to the fit and cushioning of the 11. I will be stocking up on this shoe. I went up half a size in these, but I always do that for running shoes.