During ASICS’ Innovation Summit 2021, the brand’s annual showcase of the very pinnacle of new performance sportswear, ASICS announced two high-performance running shoes featuring its ground-breaking METASPEED™ innovation – taking the power of human-centric design to the next level.
In an industry first, METASPEED™ Sky and METASPEED™ Edge have each been scientifically designed with a distinct type of running style in mind. The new racing shoes help elite athletes to reach the top of their game, because they don’t have to adjust their running style to fit the shoe anymore; instead, ASICS is giving them high-performance shoes that support their running style.
METASPEED™ Sky
The METASPEED™ Sky racing shoe is designed to help runners go faster by extending their stride length considerably. Stride-type runners take a longer stride once they start increasing their speed. Thanks to an energetic midsole foam and a propulsive carbon plate, runners wearing these shoes will be able to conserve more energy while maintaining their pace at the later stages of the race.
METASPEED™ Edge
The METASPEED™ Edge racing shoe is designed to help cadence-type runners go faster by extending their stride length while allowing them to control cadence more easily. Cadence-type runners increase both cadence and stride as they run faster. Runners wearing these shoes will experience a fast underfoot feel, thanks to the energetic midsole foam and a propulsive carbon plate. These components allow them to elongate their stride and conserve more energy while controlling their pace.
With initial tests from ASICS already showing the METASPEED™ innovation could help reduce the number of steps for a runner to finish a marathon by over 1.2%[1], it will give all elite runners the opportunity to reach peak performance.
The METASPEED™ Sky (RM899) will be available in Malaysia via the ASICS website from April 2, 2021 and selected specialty retail stores from April 7, 2021. The METASPEED™ Edge will be available from June onwards.
To find out more about the products, visit asics.com and follow @asicsmalaysia.
[1] Based research conducted by the ASICS Institute of Sport Science in January 2021. Calculation is based on the average number of steps taken by Stride runners when wearing the METASPEED™ Sky shoe over the course of a marathon compared to ASICS’ previous pinnacle racing shoe, METARACER™.
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