Asics GT-2150 Performance

I had a few initial worries that the Asics GT-2150’s would completely alter my style of running as they have more support in than my last pair of trainers but I honestly didn’t notice any difference in the way that I run. The shoes rubbed slightly on the arch of my foot during my first few runs but they loosened up quickly and now they feel as comfortable as my old pair of battered trainers!

Now that I have been out on a good number of long distance runs wearing the shoes I can see the Asics prised foam heel moulding system at work and there is definitely a nice indentation where my heel sits within the shoe. This is supposed to add additional support and provide an individual fit for each runner but all I know is that my heel fits nice and snug into the back of the shoe and feels pretty well supported even on rough terrain.
This maybe completely psychological and irrelevant but I feel that the Asics GT-2150’s are a faster shoe than my old GT-1130’s. Maybe it has something to do with the fact they now my foot has the additional support that it needs it makes the transition from heel strike to forefoot liftoff more quickly than in my old shoes. To be fair it could just be due to that new shoe feeling that we all get when we buy a new pair of running trainers but whatever it is; It works for me!
The tread on the Asics shoes is deeper than the 1150’s probably because they are made to take into account more overpronation and therefore more instability. I have taken the shoes out on muddy trails and almost every other terrain I can think of and although that are not a specific trail running shoe, they seem to grip on to everything bar the thick mud that you find on woodland trails.