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<\/p>\nThere are plenty of pressing questions assaulting you daily from the moment you awaken to the time you (hopefully) nod off after powering down your smartphone to get a good night\u2019s sleep.<\/p>\n
One of them may relate to your search for a new pair of running shoes, so I\u2019d like to share my experience so you can judge for yourself whether you should follow in my footsteps and take a step forward into the Land of Gel.<\/p>\n
Although being the flagship plush trainer of the ASICS line for twenty years, I must admit that the only gels I was aware of until I started hearing about gel were those handy little power boosters I carried when I ran long distances and required more energy. <\/p>\n
Little did I know that athletic shoe industry engineers had been working behind the scenes for years, testing silicone heel cushions and soles destined to become futuristic shock absorbers that would forever change the landing experience for runners.<\/p>\n
This technology began life as insoles before finding its way to fully-attached soles. Early adopters fell in love fast. Folks with sensitive feet and myriad foot issues discovered in gel soles answers to their prayers.<\/p>\n
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My friends know that I wouldn\u2019t think of opening my wallet unless I had first applied due diligence to my search for background material on products I intend to buy. But in fact, I felt predisposed to like the Asics Gel Nimbus 20 after finding out someone who puts several thousand miles on running shoes annually and had nothing but good things to say about fit, cushioning and size. Okay. I can relate. I’ll give ’em a try.<\/p>\n
The ASICS Gel Nimbus 20 is an attractive shoe that\u2019s appropriate for any number of occasions on and off the track. The rear-foot cushioning is the shoe\u2019s best feature and from the moment I took the shoes for a walk followed by a run, I could feel the difference in the ways my hips reacted each time I made contact with the ground. <\/p>\n
Nimbus look handsome on my feet; they\u2019re a cool sulphur spring and black mix so the shoe scores points for style, too. My initiation complete, it was time to set up my scorecard.<\/p>\n
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Call me a convert\u2014both to gel soles and to a lighter shoe than I was used to wearing in the past. Personally, I feel this shoe suits my lifestyle because I\u2019m not an endurance runner so there\u2019s no chance I\u2019ll run my Gel Nimbus into the ground precipitously. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s been several years since gel soles debuted but not everyone has tried them. Have you? If not, why not?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are plenty of pressing questions assaulting you daily from the moment you awaken to the time you (hopefully) nod off after powering down your smartphone to get a good night\u2019s sleep. One of them may relate to your search for a new pair of running shoes, so I\u2019d like to share my experience so<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":117,"featured_media":26968,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[17,373],"class_list":{"0":"post-24567","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-reviews","8":"tag-asics","9":"tag-running-shoes"},"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.runsociety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/My-Adventures-in-The-Land-of-Gel-Powered-by-ASICS-Gel-Kenun-Running-Shoes-thumb.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb2Hix-6of","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.runsociety.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.runsociety.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.runsociety.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.runsociety.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/117"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.runsociety.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.runsociety.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24567\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.runsociety.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.runsociety.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.runsociety.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.runsociety.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}