The
Sky
by ASICS is one of two models
METASPEED™
that ASICS has launched (the other being the Edge) introducing the concept that it should be solely the shoe that adapts to the athlete and not the other way around. Specifically, with the launch of these two models, ASICS wants to make inroads into the feet of athletes who know how they manage their cadence and want to target their purchase based on that.
THE STACK AND CARBON
By now, the carbon sole is a must for high-level shoes, either as a matter of actual benefit or because it has become the de facto standard for racing shoes. Even the height of the midsole-which in ASICS is called FlyteFoam™-pushed well over two and a half centimeters (in the Sky it is 3.3 at the highest point at the heel and 2.8 at the toe), is a custom to which all brands have accustomed us. However, the design of these shoes makes them easily identifiable, and there is definitely no risk of confusing them with those of other brands.
UNDER CARBON, NOTHING
No, of course not, but the feeling is just that, and running the first few miles there was like placing your foot directly on the asphalt and the track. The tread is wafer-thin and sends every little roughness in the ground back toward the sole, almost as if the midsole did not exist, while still maintaining the level of protection that the foam provides (because it is there, yes, it is there), thanks in part to the bandaging upper, which is very light but allows the shoe to remain firm and not make the foot move. From this point of view, then, the slightly above-average width of the plant helps a great deal in terms of weight distribution and energy return, which is optimally distributed. In these first kilometers run together, the
ASICS
METASPEED™
Sky
seemed to me to be shoes with enormous potential, but not for everyone: the fact that they are Designed for those who know their cadence indeed reduces the potential number of users, and although they seemed comfortable even at warm-up and cool-down pace, they make you quickly realize that they were born for personal improvement over distances above ten kilometers and up to the marathon and thus find their ideal use when trying to push hard.