Asics Cumulus vs. Brooks Glycerin vs. ???

The Glycerin is a firmer feel, but good for the higher arch. I, myself weight/height the same as you with a high arch and that shoe is ideal for my build. Give it a shot, and the burn isn't a bad shoe either.

Try the Glycerin definitley. Also have a look at the Axiom as a lightweight option. It does have a tiny bit of support but I love it as a neutral runner.

Thanks all.

Any other opinions?

hhahaha..this is funny...Cumulus=low-end neutral and the Glycerine is a higher end shoe...we stopped carrying the cumulus in our store cause it is shitty. awful shoe. asics suck

jadfjls wrote:

hhahaha..this is funny...Cumulus=low-end neutral and the Glycerine is a higher end shoe...we stopped carrying the cumulus in our store cause it is shitty. awful shoe. asics suck

Cumulus is one of our best selling women's shoe. We can't keep them in stock that long.

And its funny that you consider Glycerin to be a high end shoe for the price point difference of only $10.

I would definitely try the Brooks Radius' for another run. You are the same height weight and I do almost the same things with my feet and am running 80miles. Radius I had and at first I thought they were rigid but after about a week they feel great and are great shoes. I've had them for the past 4 years. Just a suggestion.

jadfjls wrote:

hhahaha..this is funny...Cumulus=low-end neutral and the Glycerine is a higher end shoe...we stopped carrying the cumulus in our store cause it is shitty. awful shoe. asics suck

Keep laughing, chuckles. The Cumulus is one of the best selling neutral shoes on the market, and that's a fact. Asics is far and away the best selling brand on the market, and that's also a fact. You guys might not like it, some of your customers might not like it, but you're crazy not to carry the Cumulus.

Where do you work? Just give a hint- is your owner's initials "G.M."?

the cumulus does not sell...it is garbage..i have tried it...it is low-end..awful...and yes asics is the top brand..but mizuno and brooks will overtake them

I too weigh 135ish and stand 5'10 and I wouldn't go Radius, its too heavy a shoe for that. You gotta try more shoes and with everyone being different, not everyone that build will go for the same thing.

jadfjls wrote:

the cumulus does not sell...it is garbage..i have tried it...it is low-end..awful...and yes asics is the top brand..but mizuno and brooks will overtake them

Again, I tell you that the Cumulus is one of the best selling neutral shoes on the market. It has been for 6 years. This is fact. Not debatable. For some reason, your store might not be selling it, but don't blame it on the shoe. The stores I worked at (all of which were doing very good business) could not keep the Cumulus in stock. Just like the Nimbus, and just like the 2100 series. Those shoes dominate the market. This is fact. Every specialty store that I know of which grosses 1 million plus sells the Cumulus like hotcakes. Where do you work? At least tell me what part of the country. Are you a specialty running store? What mid level neutral shoes are you selling?

relativity is right on the money

Shoes we cannot keep in stock:

Asics - Cumulus, Nimbus, Landreth

Brooks - Glycerin

Now shut your mouth.

Depends if this fool even knows biomechanics. Asics is the top selling brand of running shoes in North America and its fact that Cumulus put them there.

some runner wrote:

Depends if this fool even knows biomechanics. Asics is the top selling brand of running shoes in North America and its fact that Cumulus put them there.

What, is there an echo in here or something?

Just kidding, man. I always get a kick out of it when people in certain stores claim that a particular shoe sucks because they are not selling it. These same people then condemn the shoe, and often times the whole brand. It's just silly.

If you're looking for a good, relatively cheap "no frills" cushion shoe for daily running, then I highly recommend the Cumulus. I've been running in them since the Cumulus IV and have had no desire to switch.

Brooks has one and a half good training shoes. The adrenaline carries them.

According to the SPS survey of specialty running stores, the Cumulus is the 14th best selling shoe YTD.

Top 15 styles YTD at specialty running:

1. ASICS GT-2110 <-- top stability

2. BROOKS Adrenaline 6

3. BROOOKS Beast/Ariel <-- top motion control

4. ASICS Gel Kayano XII

5. MIZUNO Wave Rider <-- top cushion

6. ASICS Gel Nimbus VII

7. Saucony GRID Omni 5 Moderate

8. BROOKS Addiction 6

9. MIZUNO Wave Alchemy 5

10. NEW BALANCE 766

11. SAUCONY GRID Hurricane 8

12. NEW BALANCE 857

13. ADIDAS Supernova Classic

14. ASICS GEL Cumulus VII

15. ADIDAS Supernova Control

ha. Is that why they outsell all other brands? can't keep the cumulus on the wall.

jadfjls wrote:

hhahaha..this is funny...Cumulus=low-end neutral and the Glycerine is a higher end shoe...we stopped carrying the cumulus in our store cause it is shitty. awful shoe. asics suck

No one sends those surveys back.