Novablast 3 (1011B804)

Superblast 2! Struggled with inner knee pain before and was only able to train well using my kayanos. Got SB2s for my 2nd half mary and now it’s THE pair i always look forward to running in Other shoes in the rotation: kayano32, novablast3, 1080v14, evosl, glycerinmax

My Novablast 3 turned into sponge a little after 150 miles. Durability is relative.

Same with the Novablast 5’s, coming from the 3 and 4 which were firm and bouncy, the 5’s where just flat and sloshy. Made it into my worst purchases of all times, plus i doubt its longevity because of it foam combo.

yeah i wear these theyre rly nice

ASICS Dynablast 5. Between $89 and $99 everywhere. Basically a novablast 3 with a way better upper. Best deal on a budget running shoe.

A bit firmer. In my opinion the NB 3 was the best of the line. Same sole, same geometry, better tongue and upper on the Dynablast 5.

My like my actual rotation which is: Recovery: NB 1080 v14, Puma Magmax2 Daily: Mizuno Neo Zen, Asics Novablast 3 Longrun: Puma Magmax2, Brooks Glycerin Max 3 Speed: Saucony Endorphin Speed 5, Adidas Evo Sl Trail: LaSportiva Prodigio, Hoka Challenger 8 I plan on getting a peoper Raceday shoe soon (maybe Saucony Endorphin Pro 4 or Puma Deviate Nitro Elite 4) and a faster trail shoe (LaSportiva Prodigio Pro) Been running since september but pretty happy with my rotation💪🏻 Z2 pace 5:30-6:00/km , recovery 6:30/km, Intervalls 3:45-4:30/km

I’m basically your twin as far as the specs go. I put 500mi on two different pairs of Cloudmonsters and now I’ve put over 500mi on my first pair of EVO SL. I’ve got 350 on Novablast 3s. I was remarkably surprised at how well the EVOs do. I like the Superblast but haven’t purchased yet… I too wondered how long they would last…

Anecdotally, I’m 190 lbs and have used the EVO SL for almost everything, with my Novablasts on slow/easy/recovery days. Just ran a sub-22min 5k in the EVOs. Regarding durability, I have put over 500 miles on my EVOs and my NB started feeling flatter around 250mi. All that said, I echo what others have mentioned about EVA foam not being as durable in the long run. I like the Speed 4 as your better shoe. And maybe keep the NB for cushy recovery runs.