Asics Gel-Kayano 31 Paris Running Shoes

Move your mind with the Gel-Kayano 31 Paris' adaptive stability and premium comfort. ​This colourway is inspired by "the city of lights" and its energising tones.​ The 4D Guidance System helps provide adaptive stability. This helps you experience a more supportive and balanced stride during your distance training.​​

Optimising breathability and keeping the shoes lightweight, the Gel-Kayano 31 has an improved, engineered mesh upper using 50% recycled polyester. These lightweight materials supply feet with a constant supply of fresh air, allowing them to remain cool and feel fresh throughout your running sessions. Utilising strategic perforations, the shoes provide feet with improved ventilation that surrounds them with a constant supply of fresh air, to prevent feet from overheating during long runs. These materials provide next-to-skin comfort and reduce the need for additional overlays, to prevent irritation or chafing. This updated upper has a knit heel pull tab to assist in putting the shoes on and off while reflective details enhance visibility in low-light conditions. The shoes have a traditional lacing system which keeps feet locked in and prevents in-shoe slipping.

Using one of ASICS' lightest and most energetic foam compounds, the Gel-Kayano 31 utilises an FF Blast Plus Eco midsole. Complemented with cloud-like softness and 20% bio content, the midsole has outstanding softness to contribute to cushioned strides and a comfortable running experience. This eco-conscious outsole provides your feet with a soft landing, and an excellent level of return to ensure energetic strides. Its reinforced, organic fibres let the material bounce back to its original shape after every run, so you can train harder, more frequently and for longer. Working alongside this, the shoes have Rearfoot PureGEL technology, which is lighter in weight and helps to deliver enhanced shock absorption and promotes a smooth transition, to reduce injuries and keep you comfortable, stride after stride. The Gel-Kayano 31 uses ASICS' 4D Guidance System, which guides your foot through every step with adaptive on-demand stability. The system works with your movements, providing you with stability when and where it's needed most and an OrthoLite X-55 sockliner provides in-step comfort and has been produced with a solution dyeing process that reduces water usage by approximately 33% and carbon emissions by approximately 45%. Completing the midsole is TRUSSTIC Technology which supports stable movements by reinforcing the middle part of the sole and preventing the shoe from twisting.

Utilising a combination of ASICS' ASICSGRIP and AHARPLUS materials, the outsole of the Gel-Kayano 31 provides you with an excellent grip. Providing you with a soft underfoot grip, the shoes have a durable outsole. ASICS' High Abrasion Rubber is a tough rubber compound used in heavy-contact or high-wear areas, helping to reduce excessive wear. The high abrasion outsole provides a strong grip and works to protect itself from damage and prevent you from losing control and slipping. This excellent compound provides you with grip and traction on a variety of surfaces and has been designed with strategically placed lugs, to enhance the grip further. The outsole enhances natural foot flexion for easy, unhindered paces, whilst the flex grooves work with the rubber outsole to provide an abundance of underfoot traction.