Runometry Index
59/100
Provisional index · 80 % read
No. 24 of 37
Value for money: Average
- Cushioning37.5 mm
- +42.8 pts
- Lightness304 g
- +5.7 pts
- Foam
- 11.0 pts
ASICS Gel-Nimbus 26
Shoe profile
Measurements
- Weight
- 304 g
- Reference size not stated by the source
- HeavyHeavier than 78% of them
Construction
- Midsole foam
- FF BLAST PLUS ECO,PureGEL
- Support
- Neutral
- Outsole
- HYBRID ASICSGRIP (ASICSGRIP / AHARPLUS)
Who and what for
- Category
- Max cushion shoes
- Versions
- Unisex
What’s new since the ASICS Gel-Nimbus 25
Same line, new version: here’s what moved, from the published values. Weights are only compared in the same size.
Weight
- Gel-Nimbus 26 (2024) · This version
- 304 g
- Gel-Nimbus 25 (2023)
- 292 g
- Change
- Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given
Drop
- Gel-Nimbus 26 (2024) · This version
- 8 mm
- Gel-Nimbus 25 (2023)
- 8 mm
- Change
- Unchanged
Heel stack
- Gel-Nimbus 26 (2024) · This version
- 41.5 mm
- Gel-Nimbus 25 (2023)
- 41.5 mm
- Change
- Unchanged
Midsole foam
- Gel-Nimbus 26 (2024) · This version
- FF BLAST PLUS ECO / PureGEL
- Gel-Nimbus 25 (2023)
- FF BLAST PLUS ECO / PureGEL
- Change
- Unchanged
Catalogue price
- Gel-Nimbus 26 (2024) · This version
- USD 160
- Gel-Nimbus 25 (2023)
- USD 160
- Change
- Unchanged
Runometry Index
- Gel-Nimbus 26 (2024) · This version
- 59/100
- Gel-Nimbus 25 (2023)
- 63/100
- Change
- −4 pts
| Criterion | Gel-Nimbus 26 (2024)This version | Gel-Nimbus 25 (2023) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 304 g | 292 g | Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given |
| Drop | 8 mm | 8 mm | Unchanged |
| Heel stack | 41.5 mm | 41.5 mm | Unchanged |
| Midsole foam | FF BLAST PLUS ECO / PureGEL | FF BLAST PLUS ECO / PureGEL | Unchanged |
| Catalogue price | USD 160 | USD 160 | Unchanged |
| Runometry Index | 59/100 | 63/100 | −4 pts |
Model history
2026
2025
2024 This version
ASICS
Gel-Nimbus 26
- Weight 304 g
- Drop 8 mm
2023
ASICS
Gel-Nimbus 25
- Weight 292 g
- Drop 8 mm
2022
ASICS
Gel-Nimbus 24
- Weight 290 g
- Drop 10 mm
2020
ASICS
Gel-Nimbus 23
- Weight 309 g
- Drop 10 mm
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