Asics Gel-Kayano 33 vs Brooks Adrenaline GTS 25
Two shoes people weigh up against each other constantly. Here is what actually separates them, taken from the same database that drives the Shoe Finder quiz, with nothing added by hand. The short version: the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 25 has the higher heel at 10mm against 8mm.
Side by side
| Asics Gel-Kayano 33 | Brooks Adrenaline GTS 25 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £179.99 RRP | £145 RRP |
| Type | Support | Support |
| Support | Support | Support |
| Weight | 298g | 295g |
| Heel drop | 8mm | 10mm |
| Heel stack | 40mm | 36mm |
| Widths | Standard, wide and 4E | Standard, wide and 4E |
| Plate | None | None |
What the differences mean
Weight
There is almost nothing in it, 298g against 295g. Weight is not the deciding factor between these two.
Heel drop
This is the real difference. The Brooks Adrenaline GTS 25 has a 10mm drop and the Asics Gel-Kayano 33 has 8mm. A higher heel asks less of your achilles and calf and more of your knee, and a lower one does the opposite. If you get regular trouble at one of those, pick accordingly. If you get none, pick whichever is closer to what you already run in, because changing drop suddenly is the most reliable way to give yourself a new problem.
Feel underfoot
The Asics Gel-Kayano 33 is the softer ride. The other sits in the middle. Preference rather than performance.
Price
£145 against £179.99 at full price, so the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 25 is £35 less. Both are discounted often enough that the gap on the day may look nothing like this, which is worth checking before you decide on price alone.
Which should you buy?
Neither, until you have tried both on. Fit decides more than any specification on this page, and the two shoes above are close enough that a foot shape will separate them faster than a spreadsheet will.
Asics Gel-Kayano 33
The classic support shoe. Plush, stable and very hard to fall out with.
Brooks Adrenaline GTS 25
The classic support shoe. Sold in more widths than almost anything else out there.
Or let the quiz decide
This page compares two shoes. The shoe finder compares all 104 of them against your width, your weight, where you run, your budget and any recurring niggles, then gives you three and tells you why each one made it. It takes about a minute.