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ASICS® Men's Gel Nimbus 9
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ASICS® Men's Gel Nimbus 9
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Sales Rank: 677
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$87.99
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Features
Midsole Material: Solyte--A super lightweight material with superior responsiveness and durability.
Cushioning Technology: GELŪ Cushioning System--GELŪ cushioning system offers enhanced stability and shock absorption.
Heel Technology: ASICSŪ High Abrasion Resistant AHARŪ Heel Plug--AHARŪ provides durability at the impact zone.
Model Number: TN743/0191
Recommended Fit: These shoes tend to run 1/2 Size Smaller.
Product Description
The ASICS® GEL-Nimbus™ IX is a top-of-the-line cushioned running shoe featuring enhanced platform comfort and an upper construction that provides exceptional fit. The broad supportive platform is suitable for a range of runners from underpronators to moderate overpronators. Impact Guidance System (IGS®) linked componentry enhances the foot's natural gait from heel strike to toe off. Solyte midsole offers improved cushioning and durability. Space Trusstic System® creates a pocket between the Trusstic System® device and the midsole, allowing for greater midsole deformation and more efficient foot function. Biomorphic Fit™ upper provides superior fit and function. Dynamic Cradle: supports and guides the foot. Wt. 12.4 oz.
Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
I'm a long time jogger, average 2.5 miles per day, for over 15 years. I bought a pair of Nimbus 9 during Christmas holiday at a local shoe store for $120 which is the most expensive running shoe I ever purchased, since I felt so good after tried it on for a little walking on the floor, and their design, color, and material all indicated a good quality. Secondly, I was completely ignorant about the need to select a type of running shoe to fit one's foot type, and never heard words like "foot arch", "overpronate", and "underpronate". To me, all running shoes are good for running, and should have no difference for their basic functionality, except their durability, material, outlooks, and price. Based on this assumption, good and expensive shoe should at least be equally good for my daily jogging. I couldn't be more wrong about this assumption. For the last five months, I started to have frequent problem with my calf muscle (gastrocnemius muscle). It's kind of sour and tight at first, and progressively became pain, and then went away after a few days break on running. During the 1st 3 months, the problem skipped my attention since I was on business travel several times during that period, and while I'm on the road I used a different pair of shoes that is preserved for my travel. But during the last 2 months, this muscle problem of mine becomes chronically worse. And I could not find a rational explanation for its cause. As I compared my current running condition, I could not find any cause, such as change of treadmill which is the same for the last 2 years, or anything else related to my daily jogging. That is, other than my new shoes! To find it out, I decided to switch back to my old shoes which were worn out but still in a reasonably usable condition. That was 2 weeks ago. Magically, my calf muscle problem went away for the last 2 weeks, during which time I ran 2-4 miles every morning. Then, this Thursday (yesterday 06/12) morning, I put on my Nimbus 9 again and did a 2.5 miles (10 laps) jogging. I went to a local community college and ran on its tracking field. Before I finished the 8-th lap, the pain started to come back again and I didn't finish the 9-th lap. Today, I did some research on the web, and for the first time, I learned that one has to know one's foot type to select the best running shoe. I asked my daughter who's a junior in college and my son who's a freshman in high school, both are sport oriented, and they were as ignorant as me. I then went on amazon.com to buy a new pair of running shoes. And I noticed, after several searches with various combination of words like "underpronate" and "overpronate", there is no clear information about the type of foot that one brand of running is most suitable. If you read through the product description on this page about the Nimbus 9, it says that it's suitable for all types of foot. To quote the line here: "... The broad supportive platform is suitable for a range of runners from underpronators to moderate overpronators." which seems to imply that this shoes fit all types of 'pronators' except a 'overpronator' that is NOT moderate. But this seems to be misleading since the very concept of under- and over-pronation suggests that the way of compensation the shoe could do can only be one of the two, never both, since an overpronator tends to wear the inside side of the shoes while an underpronator its outside. [...] Finally, here's my suggestions. To us consumers: know your foot type and try to match it with the right type of running shoes (e.g., cushioning, neutral, etc.). To amazon.com: could YOU and Your sellers to provide clear information about the type of foot that the running shoes are most suitable. Almost forget to mention that I'm a non-moderate underpronator.
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ASICS® Men's Gel Nimbus 9
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Updated on 7-7-2008.
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