Asic Running Shoes

Question:
I am interested an any comments that anyone has about ASICS running shoes. Good or bad.

Answer:
I ran in them for years and years, starting in high school, through a collegiate and post-collegiate track and cross-country career. Now and again I'd try a different shoe (usually one that my coach would give me 'cos the maker was sponsoring our team), but always went back to the old Montreal model.

Now, as a sometimes runner (10-40 miles a week), I'm still searching for a good shoe. Could ASICS be convinced to revive an old model?

The wonderful thing about the Montreal was that it wasn't built up the way all the shoes seem to be nowadays. Because the heel was not built up, your foot was not encouraged to strike at the heel, but instead you were thrown forward onto the midsole. This is exactly what I wanted, both for track workouts and for road running. I don't get injured very easily, and so don't need the protection of a heavy shoe, but can't handle training in either racing flats or spikes on a regular basis. These shoes were perfect. They were also nice and flexible, not stiff-soled.