The ASICS Gel Cumulus 26 has seen some main updates. Obtainable now, the latest model has a reimagined higher and outsole, coupled with the identical FF Blast Plus midsole trip that you just liked within the 25. For me, the Cumulus is a perfect easy-day shoe that’s responsive sufficient but in addition retains me feeling nicely cushioned underfoot. It’s a shoe that helps me get better, which is the precise goal of a simple day.
Class: Impartial
Obtainable: Now
Weight: 255 g (males’s) 220 g (ladies’s)
Drop: 8 mm
Stack peak: 38.5 mm (males’s), 37.5 mm (ladies’s)
MSRP: CAD $180
Higher
The higher is comparatively unchanged from the 25, with a extremely breathable engineered mesh as the principle materials. It’s one piece of cloth, making the shoe extra snug and serving to to maintain it gentle (each the lads’s and ladies’s 26 are lighter than the 25). Whereas this higher isn’t waterproof, the mesh dries and breathes very nicely, protecting your ft cool in hotter climate.
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Midsole
The midsole of the Gel-Cumulus 26 is similar because the 25–FF Blast Plus. That is the midsole used throughout lots of ASICS’ beloved lineup of trainers, together with the Superblast and the Novablast. This foam strikes an important stability of offering cushion with out weighing you down. As all the time, the FF Blast Plus is coupled with Gel within the rear of the shoe, for added cushioning on landings.
It’s the type of foam that helps you’re feeling protected, but in addition energized.
Outsole
The opposite main updates are within the outsole. The Fluidride outsole incorporates a mix of EVA and rubber to offer higher sturdiness and grip–so that you don’t have to switch your footwear as usually! This foam additionally permits for a smoother and softer touchdown, as some foam has been left uncovered by rubber (which is simply utilized in high-contact areas, versus all around the backside of the shoe).
Ultimate ideas
The Gel-Cumulus 26 is right for the impartial runner who wants a trusty coach. It’s nice for a simple run, and pairs nicely with a Metaspeed or Magic Pace for race day or interval coaching. In my very own shoe rotation, I exploit it for a 10K jog when my legs are feeling beat up from exercises.
Nonetheless, for those who’re a one-shoe-to-do-it-all type of individual, the Gel-Cumulus 26 can also be a great purchase. It might probably simply take you from a 10K run to the gymnasium to a step class.
