Runometry Index
No index yet
We are still waiting for its official stack heights (heel and forefoot) to work out its index.
How the index worksASICS Gel-Pulse 16
Shoe profile
Measurements
- Weight
- 240 g
- Reference size not stated by the source
- LightLighter than 73% of them
Construction
- Midsole foam
- FLYTEFOAM,GEL
- Support
- Neutral
- Outsole
- AHARPLUS heel plug
Who and what for
- Category
- Daily trainers
What’s new since the ASICS Gel Pulse 13
Same line, new version: here’s what moved, from the published values. Weights are only compared in the same size.
Weight
- Gel-Pulse 16 (2025) · This version
- 240 g
- Gel Pulse 13
- 300 g
- Change
- Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given
Drop
- Gel-Pulse 16 (2025) · This version
- 8 mm
- Gel Pulse 13
- 10 mm
- Change
- −2 mm
Midsole foam
- Gel-Pulse 16 (2025) · This version
- FLYTEFOAM / GEL
- Gel Pulse 13
- AMPLIFOAM
- Change
- New
| Criterion | Gel-Pulse 16 (2025)This version | Gel Pulse 13 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 240 g | 300 g | Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given |
| Drop | 8 mm | 10 mm | −2 mm |
| Midsole foam | FLYTEFOAM / GEL | AMPLIFOAM | New |
Model history
2026
ASICS
Gel-Pulse 17
- Weight 271 g
- Drop 8 mm
2025 This version
ASICS
Gel-Pulse 16
- Weight 240 g
- Drop 8 mm
ASICS
Gel-Pulse 17 GTX
- Weight 312 g
- Drop 8 mm
ASICS
Gel-Pulse 15 GTX
- Weight 285 g
- Drop 8 mm
ASICS
Gel Pulse 13
- Weight 300 g
- Drop 10 mm
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Derived from terrain, category, use, cushioning, stability, drop, weight and price. Gaps are given against ASICS Gel-Pulse 16.
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- Weight 240 g
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- Weight 244 g
- Drop 10 mm
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- 2 mm higher drop
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