I can’t compare these to any others shoes because I'm new to the running world. i will say that these shoes are very comfortable and light weight. I'm 6.0 256lbs ( not a light weight lol ) and the shows felt like on was walking on air. I ran my first 2 miles today and I had no type of pains at all NADA!! The main thing I was worried about where my knees because going a few years back I had been just fast walking on a tread mill with some Nike’s (forget what style) but remember that they were so called trainers and I remember having massive knee pains after that experience I wanted to make sure that I had the correct shoes for running by doing some research.
Though I will admit these Asics Contends where not the first on my list. I wanted to purchase the Asics Cumulus or Kayano but the price was just out of my budget.
So if you’re on a budget like me and need very good running shoes with a lot of support I recommend Asics Contend. I’m happy and glad I ordered these.
I hope this review helps.