EVORIDE SPEED 2

Interesting, I never noticed any stability issues with the NB5 & I used it on trails & on grass at times. Now the EVO SL on the other hand. I can hardly even run on grass with it, lol. I could see the disconnected feel though. It's a massive stack of foam. I wish Asics would cut down on their stack heights for their blast series. We don't need 40+ mm heels for all their blast shoes.

More than half those shoes are not going rk help much at the pace you are running at. Also you can see the treadmill exaggerates the collapse as it compressed under footfall. If anything your form looked best in the strung x3. I have the original strung x and the foam is very firm yet give a great (if somewhat unstable) ride

Oh look i am as guilty as anyone on that front. Work on your foot and ankle strength along with leg strength and it will go a good way to helping how your ankle collapses inwards. Personally I ended up with a stress fracture during a marathon training block due to my left ankle collapsing. 2yrs later I am back running with very similar road form. Of the runners you have there i have the evo SL and superblast 2s. Personally I feel the superblasts to be one of the more stable shoes I have run in, have put a fair few Ks in them now and they haven't let me down. Feel great for 6:30ks right through to low 4min ks for me. Evo SL better for speed work for me. I have the first gen prime x strung and love the way it goes when you put the effort in. Not a great cruiser but kick through and it transforms into one of the funnest shoes ive ever used and definitely feels solid (no collapsing) underfoot. Did a hard alternator 16k in them last week and my legs and feet felt amazing after.

Evo SL is not best suited for heel strikers. The heel is unstable and not very durable as there are numerous reviews on Reddit and elsewhere complaining about heel durability. From personal experience, running at anything less than an 8-8:30 min/mile pace isn’t very enjoyable in the SL. Superblast 3, I’d imagine, would be a good option for you. Asics always feel great to me no matter if I’m heel striking or mid/forefoot. I have the Superblast 2 and it’s a little on the firm side, but very durable and works well for slower paces.

If you’re a beginner, you will see no benefit from a plated racer, and if your foot isn’t strong enough it will eventually be irritated or hurting. Assuming you’re above a 18 minute 5k, You’d be better off with just using your novablast or upgrading to a megablast or EVO SL. But honestly those will both be minor benefits like 2-3 seconds / km. you’d be fine with novablast. The metaspeed is for experienced runners for specific purposes. You will also likely have significant stability issues with a metaspeed if your feet aren’t conditioned for it.

Well, to be fair I do say “assuming you’re above a 18 minute 5k” before making the rec.

Dealing with the same, ended up peroneal tendonitis in the middle of marathon training. Already invested in a nice rotation of neutral shoes like you (evo SL, novablast 5, boston 13, superblast 2) like the other comments here, iso work, strength training have helped me recover much quicker and continuing to keep my volume up. I had to drop the evo SL (loved it for workouts but noticing my ankles were getting blasted the days after) and the novablast 5 (just too much squish, now just wear casually) realized my feet are responding better to firmer shoes, so i'm now using SB2 as my daily/long runs and B13 for workouts. in the meantime I am trying out currex/superfeet low arch insoles as a temp stopgap as I was recommended to go with custom orthotics... want to see if PT and strength work can help mitigate injury before moving to new shoe options or orthotics.

I'd say you don't necessarily need stability shoes, but stable neutral is helpful. Novablast 5 are quite soft and I collapse inwards myself, so I am using Novablast 5 and Evo SL only from time to time. I haven't tested the Velocity Nitro 4 but they would be my first try if I needed daily trainers for that distance. Besides that: for a bit of stability, go for shoes that aren't too soft, have a wider base and a good fit. Superblast and Megablast are excellent choices but a bit over your budget (although I always wanna point out that the durability compensates the price quite well). For your knee pain I unfortunately can't really help here. Generally I think that too soft shoes on legs that are not well stable (ankles, knees, hip) are not the best idea. I have to do more strength work for sure but I completely moved away from stability shoes to stable neutral and can even go with Evo SLs for quicker workouts from time to time.

Agree totally on this Megablast review, I found them ok but nothing great, felt better at easier paces than faster for me though many will disagree with me. I much much prefer the evo sl and now the Saucony Azura over the megablasts. I know this is even more crazy and they are totally different shoes but i enjoyed running in the Vomero premium more than the megablasts, crazy shoes but bounce along in them.