ASICS Metaspeed Ray
approx £164
Estimated street price · £250 RRP
Estimated: no shop we read is listing it, so this is RRP less the 34% that 1-year-old race shoes were actually selling for when this site last checked.
- Weight
- 129 g (men's US 9)
- Stack
- 39.5 mm heel / 34.5 mm fore
- Drop
- 5 mm
- Plate
- carbon fibre
- Foam
- FF Leap
- Stability
- demanding — rewards good form
- Competitive life
- ~130 km
- Built for
- Half · Marathon
Verdict
ASICS answering the Adios Pro Evo directly. At 129g it is the lightest shoe here, and it feels like almost nothing on the foot.
■ Caution
Stripped-back uppers and minimal outsole buy that weight saving. Expect a short competitive life and treat it as a race-day-only shoe.
Where to buy
No retailer we can read publishes a live price for this shoe, so we cannot check your size. The links below go to each retailer’s own search, where they show the current price and what they hold.
- Alexandra SportsPrice not published hereSearch at Alexandra Sports ↗
- AmazonPrice not published hereSearch at Amazon ↗
- SportsShoesPrice not published hereSearch at SportsShoes ↗
9 retailer checks failed on the last run, so their prices are missing rather than wrong.
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Legality by event
- Road racing
- legal
- Track events
- ■ +19.5mm over
- Field events
- ■ +19.5mm over
- Cross country (spiked shoes)
- ■ +19.5mm over
- Cross country (non-spiked)
- legal
- Race walking
- legal
- Mountain and trail
- no limit
Limits bind World Athletics Applicable Competitions; most club and local races apply no shoe rule at all. What that means in practice.
Reading — what would the Metaspeed Ray save you?
- Saving
- −3:19 … −4:40
- Projected
- 3:40:20
- Per race
- £80
- ~2.1 races in the foam
- Per second
- £0.33
- whole-life basis
Economy gain 3.7–4.9% v. a traditional flat, adjusted for pace and your current shoes. Full method.
Manufacturer-stated specs unless marked estimated · last reviewed 2026-08-13 · prices are UK RRP; check the retailer for the live figure.