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ASICS recently announced three new shoes to power and protect athletes: the METARACER advanced racing shoe for long distances, the METARISE volleyball shoe and the spikeless METASPRINT track shoe for elite sprinters. Like all ASICS innovation, these are designed to help athletes perform at their peak and protect them at the same time, the company claimed.
The three new shoes will be launched in the sunrise red colour scheme, a symbol of athletes’ hope, passion and dedication and celebrates the city of Tokyo, the Japanese company said in a press release.
“The three new shoes keep with the best ASICS tradition: they help athletes to perform better, but also keep them safe at the same time,” said Kenichi Harano, executive officer and senior general manager at the ASICS Institute of Sport Science, the home of ASICS innovation in Kobe.
All three new shoes will be available in limited quantities from selected ASICS retail and online stores and specialist run outlets, starting with the eagerly awaited METARACER in Japan from April 17 and followed globally from June 26. The METASPRINT will also launch globally starting from April 17h and the METARISE from June 12.
The METARACER is ASICS’ most advanced long-distance racing shoe yet, designed to help performance athletes reach their peak. It combines our revolutionary GUIDESOLE technology with a carbon plate to give runners more stability.
The FLYTEFOAM technology in the midsole is lightweight and gives both a softer run and improved responsiveness. The superior materials used on the sole, with ASICS grip and WET GRIP RUBBER SPONGE, enhances grip even in wet conditions.
Higher jumps, fast movement on the break and stability without power loss are the unique qualities of the ASICS METARISE volleyball shoe. Combining FLYTEFOAM Propel technology in the midsole with the winged midfoot support called RISETRUSS technology, the METARISE gives attacking players that bit of extra height needed for devastating spikes. The curved heel design supports smooth transition and lift off for the attack.
With the METASPRINT, ASICS revolutionises what a track shoe should look like, replacing the spikes with a honeycomb carbon fibre outsole that optimises and enhances traction and delivers explosive speed with each stride.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)
ASICS recently announced three new shoes to power and protect athletes: the METARACER advanced racing shoe for long distances, the METARISE volleyball shoe and the spikeless METASPRINT track shoe for elite sprinters. Like all ASICS innovation, these are designed to help athletes perform at their peak and protect them at the same time, the company claimed.