ShoeGeometry

ASICS Metaspeed Sky Tokyo vs Norda 005

Two popular shoes in the same category, compared on measured geometry. Each cell carries a provenance badge; open a shoe for sources.

heel boneASICS Metaspeed Sky Tokyo: heel 40 mm, forefoot 35 mm (drop 5 mm); toe rocker not measured, typical shape drawn.Norda 005: heel 29 mm, forefoot 22 mm (drop 7 mm); toe rocker not measured yet (visible lift over the front 16 % of length), typical shape drawn.
  • ASICS Metaspeed Sky Tokyo40/35 mm · toe rocker not measured
  • Norda 00529/22 mm · toe rocker not measured
Illustrative profiles, not photographs: drawn from published stack heights and photo estimates of the unloaded shoes on a common length (300 mm), heels aligned, toe to the left; dots mark where each toe rocker starts; the dotted vertical line is under the heel bone (12 % of length), so a heel curve reaching past it is a bevel in front of the heel bone. Dotted lines use typical values where a shoe has no measurement. Exact values are in the table below.

Which suits you

If you wantPickBecause
More cushioning under the heelASICS Metaspeed Sky Tokyo40 vs 28.5 mm heel stack
More under the forefootASICS Metaspeed Sky Tokyo35 vs 21.5 mm forefoot stack
A lower dropASICS Metaspeed Sky Tokyo5 vs 7 mm drop

From the values below, with differences inside measurement noise shown as about the same. This describes the shoes, not what is right for your feet; comfort in the first few runs decides.

MetricASICS Metaspeed Sky Tokyo
Racing · Road
Norda 005
Racing · Trail
Heel-to-toe drop5 mmDerived7 mmStated
Heel stack40 mmStated28.5 mmStated
Forefoot stack35 mmStated21.5 mmStated
Weight159 gStated214 gStated
Toe rocker—28 %est.
Toe tip over ground—33 mm*est.
Visible rocker lift onset—83.9 %est.
Midsole width (forefoot)114.9 mmMeasured—
Midsole width (heel)75 mmMeasured—
Interior forefoot width90.5 mmMeasured—
Toebox width70.1 mmMeasured—
Longitudinal stiffness69Derived—
Midsole firmness44Derived—
PlateCarbon plateNo plate
Primary foamFF Leap + FF Turbo PlusArnitel TPEE
List price$270$325

Key differences

  • ASICS Metaspeed Sky Tokyo's heel-to-toe drop is 5 mm, 2 mm lower than Norda 005's 7 mm.
  • ASICS Metaspeed Sky Tokyo's heel stack is 40 mm, 11.5 mm thicker than Norda 005's 28.5 mm.
  • ASICS Metaspeed Sky Tokyo's forefoot stack is 35 mm, 13.5 mm thicker than Norda 005's 21.5 mm.
  • ASICS Metaspeed Sky Tokyo's weight is 159 g, 55 g lighter than Norda 005's 214 g.

Read more about both shoes

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ASICS Metaspeed Sky Tokyo

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