ASICS Corporation is announcing not one but two high-performance running shoes that take the power of human-centric design to the next level. In an industry first, the METASPEED™ Sky and METASPEED™ Edge running shoes have each been scientifically designed with a distinct type of running style in mind. The new racing shoes help elite athletes to reach the top of their game, because they don't have to adjust their running style to fit the shoe anymore; instead, ASICS is giving them high-performance shoes that support their running style. METASPEED™: Taking human-centric design to the next level; METASPEED™ Sky and METASPEED™ Edge see ASICS set the standard for human-centric design in 2021. ASICS research showed that these shoes do not fully support elite athletes who prefer the second major running style – CADENCE, which features smaller steps made while hovering over the ground with minimal up and down motion. Crucially, these runners increase their speed by both extending their stride length and increasing the number of steps they take per minute. The sports scientists at the ISS were able to measure that athletes perform better when running in shoes that are optimized for their running style. Addressing the challenge, ASICS has created the METASPEED™ Sky model for STRIDE runners and METASPEED™ Edge model for those with a CADENCE style - both specially optimized and proven to improve runner performance for each of the two major running styles1. The launch of METASPEED™ Sky and METASPEED™ Edge shoes means that runners will no longer have to adjust their running style to suit the shoe they're wearing. With initial tests from ASICS already showing the METASPEED™ innovation could help reduce the number of steps for a runner to finish a marathon by over 1.2%2, it will give all elite runners the opportunity to reach peak performance. METASPEED™ Sky: The METASPEED™ Sky racing shoe is designed to help runners go faster by extending their stride length considerably. Stride-type runners take a longer stride once they start increasing their speed. Thanks to an energetic FF Blast Turbo™ midsole foam and a propulsive carbon plate, runners wearing these shoes will be able to conserve more energy while maintaining their pace at the later stages of the race. METASPEED™ Sky is available from March 31, 2021. METASPEED™ Edge: The METASPEED™ Edge racing shoe is designed to help cadence-type runners go faster by extending their stride length while allowing them to control cadence more easily. Cadence-type runners increase both cadence and stride as they run faster. The shoe is built on a different stack height and midsole geometry using the same components as the METASPEED™ Sky. The shoe allows runners to elongate their stride and conserve more energy while controlling their pace. METASPEED™ Edge is available from June 4, 2021. The METASPEED™ has been developed and tested with some of the world's top athletes.