ASICS Launch Their Latest Pinnacle METASPEED™ Series Including The Brand New METASPEED™ RAY
2 May 2025
ASICS have today announced the launch of the METASPEED™ SKY TOKYO and METASPEED™ EDGE TOKYO along with a brand new, super light METASPEED™ RAY. These three products represent pinnacle speed innovation with key advances in minimising weight and maximising performance.
Developed in collaboration with top athletes alongside rigorous scientific research from the team at the ASICS Institute of Sport Science, this new series continues to lead ASICS’ pursuit of creating products that cater to different runners and running styles in the performance running category.
Through the intensive research and testing, ASICS are excited to add a new addition to our speed line, METASPEED™ RAY. Featuring a truly innovative design, the shoe weighs just 129 grams*, placing it among the very lightest carbon-plated distance racing shoes available on the market today. This new super-light option in the METASPEED™ series is designed for athletes who prioritise a bouncy, weightless ride and is particularly efficient for forefoot strikers.
The midsole is made entirely from the brand new ASICS FF LEAP™ foam, ASICS’ lightest, softest and bounciest foam ever used which provides a super lightweight experience, enabling athletes to take a powerful and confident leap forward in every stride. Its Matryx® upper is formed of a light woven material to maintain the shoe’s lightness while providing a secure lockdown of the foot, even as the pace increases.
The shoe features a minimal carbon plate to help propel athletes forward at the foot-strike phase without adding undue weight to the shoe. Also adding to the shoe’s energetic underfoot feel is its innovative Dynamic Drop Structure, in which the fast defamation of the FF LEAP™ foam as your foot hits the ground creates a significantly greater drop than the 5mm drop in the shoe’s original design. The METASPEED™ RAY also grips well even on wet surfaces thanks to its ASICSGRIP™ outsole.
Completing the latest series are the METASPEED™ SKY TOKYO and METASPEED™ EDGE TOKYO. Much-loved pinnacle racing shoes that have now been made better than ever before. Primarily, the main difference between the two shoes can be found in the shape and positioning of the full-length carbon plate, which in the METASPEED™ SKY TOKYO is designed for stride-style runners, who have a long, loping gait and increase their speed by increasing their stride length. The METASPEED™ EDGE TOKYO meanwhile is optimised for cadence-style runners, who take smaller steps and increase their speed by increasing both their stride length and the number of steps they take per minute.
Both the METASPEED™ SKY TOKYO and METASPEED™ EDGE TOKYO feature a combination of the new FF LEAP™ foam and the high-performance FF TURBO™ PLUS foam in its midsoles, so while the shoes provide the softest, bounciest ride ever seen in the METASPEED™ series, athletes will also benefit from added stability to give them the confidence to deliver their top speeds over the longer distances. The shoes are fitted with an improved MOTION WRAP 3.0 which is lightweight and breathable, while providing a secure holding for the foot.
The METASPEED™ SKY TOKYO and the METASPEED™ EDGE TOKYO will be available to purchase starting from 25 July 2025, both offline and online and at select partners. The METASPEED™ RAY will become available as of 12 August. To find out more about the new METASPEED™ series, and other ASICS products, please visit asics.com.