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
These are the ultimate shoe.
I've run 5k to Marathon in Novablasts, I have a pair of 3s that I've not relegated to light trails and muddy weather, and a pair of 5s for dry conditions, they're hands down my favourite, most comfortable, most capable shoe.
Remember, if you ain't Blastin', you ain't lastin'.
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.
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Marathon workhorse, but loud and clunky at slow paces.
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