Size: M8/W9.5
Asics was founded in Kobe, Japan in 1949 by Kihachiro Onitsuka, who started making basketball shoes in a country rebuilding from the war. In 1977 the company merged with GTO and Jelenk to become ASICS — an acronym of Anima Sana In Corpore Sano, Latin for "a sound mind in a sound body." GEL cushioning arrived in 1986; the Gel-Kayano launched in 1993, named after in-house designer Toshikazu Kayano. The modern foam arc — FF Blast+, FF Blast+ Eco, FF Turbo+, FF Turbo², FF Leap — continues a 75-year engineering culture that puts underfoot science before marketing.
The Magic Speed 5 trims the stack and sharpens the profile — a plated interval and track-style trainer. FF Leap sits over FF Blast+ around a carbon-infused plate, 37 mm stack, 193 g. The re-oriented Magic Speed: a dedicated workout shoe for reps, short tempo, and track sessions where a lower-stacked plated platform earns its place.
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CA$ 230
Asics was founded in Kobe, Japan in 1949 by Kihachiro Onitsuka, who started making basketball shoes in a country rebuilding from the war. In 1977 the company merged with GTO and Jelenk to become ASICS — an acronym of Anima Sana In Corpore Sano, Latin for "a sound mind in a sound body." GEL cushioning arrived in 1986; the Gel-Kayano launched in 1993, named after in-house designer Toshikazu Kayano. The modern foam arc — FF Blast+, FF Blast+ Eco, FF Turbo+, FF Turbo², FF Leap — continues a 75-year engineering culture that puts underfoot science before marketing.
The Magic Speed 5 trims the stack and sharpens the profile — a plated interval and track-style trainer. FF Leap sits over FF Blast+ around a carbon-infused plate, 37 mm stack, 193 g. The re-oriented Magic Speed: a dedicated workout shoe for reps, short tempo, and track sessions where a lower-stacked plated platform earns its place.
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