When my wife ordered my first pair of ASICS GEL Kayano 26s in 2020, she ordered my usual size 11 shoe...and I didn't discover the size was off until I tried using them at the beginning of 2021. What added to my confusion is that most of the industry considers U.S. size 11 the equivalent of a 29cm shoe, but ASICS lists their size 11 as 28.5cm.
So she ordered me another pair of Kayano 26, this time in size 11.5. We just had to get used to the idea my feet would likely need ASICS shoes a half size bigger than what I usually wear.
Three pairs of Kayano 26s and two pairs of 27s later, my wife confronted more sizing confusion when she tried ordering my next pair from ASICS website. The size guide link next to the Kayano 27s now suggests size 11 is now the equivalent of 29cm, but the Men's size guide elsewhere on the same website still shows size 11 being equal to 28.5cm. Which is it? My current pair of 27s are size 11.5, with 29cm printed as the size equivalent on the tongue. I could see ASICS changing the size alignment on a new generation of shoe (like I discovered the hard way when I attempted to transition from 25 to 26 wearing the same size), but it would be most unusual to offer the same model in different sizes, don't you think?
Meanwhile, I still have that first pair of Kayano 26s...only used for a single six mile run.
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