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 4 brings a full-length carbon propulsion plate into the tempo-trainer tier — FF Blast+ in the heel, FF Turbo in the forefoot, carbon between. Built for threshold work, tempo blocks, and runners who want a plated shoe without MetaSpeed pricing. A true daily-driver carbon shoe with daily-trainer durability.
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CA$ 140
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 4 brings a full-length carbon propulsion plate into the tempo-trainer tier — FF Blast+ in the heel, FF Turbo in the forefoot, carbon between. Built for threshold work, tempo blocks, and runners who want a plated shoe without MetaSpeed pricing. A true daily-driver carbon shoe with daily-trainer durability.
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