Allows natural foot motion

Advice for Road Runners: The ASICS Women's Gel-Cumulus 26 Running Shoes deliver a balanced ride. By this, we mean the cushioning should feel both soft and responsive. Making them a great choice for daily training runs.

Underfoot Feel

Although it's not visible, ASICS' PureGEL cushioning sits in the heel area of the midsole. This offers lots of protection from the impact of landing.

The relatively thick layer of FF BLAST PLUS foam offers protection and energy return.

A specific outsole design, named FluidRide, works in harmony with the midsole to promote smoother transitions.

In summary, the ASICS Gel-Cumulus 26 cushioning should deliver a dynamic and fluid underfoot experience. It's likely you'll forget you've got them on your feet - meaning you can focus on your run.

Upper Fit

The upper of running shoes plays an important role when it comes to support. The ASICS Gel-Cumulus 26 upper has specific areas of added support. However, some fibres are left more open so that breathability is improved.

The soft engineered jacquard mesh should wrap around your feet. At the same time, the forefoot area should feel spacious.

Ideal Run Type

It's better to say what the ASICS Gel-Cumulus 26 Running Shoes are not suited to: faster-paced runs. They should feel comfortable for everything else. The cushioning is suited to a wide range of distances too, including long, slow miles.

Technical Features

• Approximate weight: 222 grams
• Drop: 8 mm
• Forefoot stack height: 21 mm
• Rearfoot stack height: 29 mm
• OrthoLite X-30 Sockliner improves step-in comfort

Sizing Advice

Shoe size is a personal preference and everyone's feet are different, but we want to ensure you avoid any pain or discomfort from bruised toenails, rubbing, blistering or pins and needles.

Your running shoes should have enough width to allow you to spread your toes and should have some space at the front (we recommend having a half to one thumb's width of space from the end of your longest toe to the front of your running shoes).

This usually means that your running shoe will be at least a half size bigger than your regular shoe size though this can vary from brand to brand.

Provide reliable support on hard surfaces