Before purchasing this shoe I was not sold on ASICS and had several other favorite brands that seemed to fit me really well. However, I took a shot at these for running on the C&O Canal which is a relatively flat, gravel/dirt path near my residence. Before getting these I was experiencing pain in my foot and had just come off of an injury. I purchased insoles for these shoes (super feet)in addition since my experience had been that manufactures inserts are pretty worthless. The results were immediate and my pain vanished. I am sold on ASICS and these shoes! Love them...

Pros
Affordable, trail running shoe that is acceptable for pavement running.
Excellent feel, quality of the shoe is real good.
True to size.
Breathable and yet durable for running through muck and whatnot.

Cons
You may want to reserve this as your trail running shoe and not an everyday shoe or road running shoe. The tread on the bottom is good but excessive road wear will shorten its life. I would buy a set or road running shoes and these or two pair to slow wear.
Your other shoes will hate you for becoming a convert to Asics