The GEL-NYC blends heritage design with modern performance running influences, pulling its upper construction from the early-2000s GEL-NIMBUS 3 and GEL-MC PLUS V, while using the GEL-CUMULUS 16's tooling system underneath for contrast.
Lightweight foams and GEL technology inserts in the midsole deliver genuinely comfortable, all-day cushioning in a retro-styled sneaker.
• Upper design references GEL-NIMBUS 3 (early 2000s) and GEL-MC PLUS V
• Tooling system based on GEL-CUMULUS 16
• Lightweight foam midsole with GEL technology inserts
• Sportstyle sneaker, built for everyday lifestyle wear
• Unisex sizing
Asics was founded in 1949 by Kihachiro Onitsuka, who believed sport could bring hope to children in post-war Japan. The brand's name is an acronym for the Latin phrase "Anima Sana In Corpore Sano" — "a sound mind in a sound body" — a philosophy that still drives everything Asics makes today.
Best known for its proprietary GEL and FF BLAST cushioning technologies, Asics designs running shoes and apparel around real biomechanics research, and continues to champion its "Sound Mind, Sound Body" mission through partnerships that promote movement as a path to mental as well as physical wellbeing.
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