So this is Asics newest greatest shoe. Asics have spent a lot of time and money researching this shoe that doesn't always translate to the best shoe ever. Probably the single biggest talking point about this shoe is the price tag, at €250 it is expensive there's no getting away from that. So lets look at everything else. First feel in the shop. If you can get over the price tag and try the shoe on it's surprising light, we weighed the uk size 8 at 315 grams which is a good deal lighter than the Kayano. This is not targeted as a light weight shoe so of course if you pick up performance trainers and racing flats...
This is a big step forward from the Guide 8 with Saucony introducing their new cushioning system "EVERUN" into this shoe. This was my first time to try the new EVERUN cushioning system and it definitely feels a lot softer more cushioned under foot. I'm a big runner so I like very cushioned shoes, but I do overpronate and need a little bit of support at the same time. Previously i've run in the Brooks Transcend (which I loved but it wasn't a very popular shoe) and my go to shoe for the past few years has always been the Saucony Omni. I felt really comfortable in the Guides. I've probably clocked close to 150k on them at the moment...
Brooks Ravena is a new enough shoe to us here in Amphibian King. We've been selling it's older brother the Brooks Adrenaline for close to 10 years and it's been a great shoe for us. Customers love it but the Ravena we've only had for the last 2 years. In that time it's built up a bit of a customer base. Brooks class it as more of a guidance shoe that an out and out Support shoe the way the Adrenaline would be. I've tried plenty of Brooks shoes in my time mainly their support ones as I tend to need a support shoe especially for the longer runs. This was my first time trying something new for the Dublin...
