NOVABLAST 4 LITE-SHOW

I loved my 4s, still my fav. Just ordered a pair of 5’s…counting on them to get me through my first half.

I have SB2 and SB3, and I'm a heavy runner \~195 lbs I'm on my second pair of SB2 with 300 km and the first one lasted 1000 km, still have it and it still feels good I retired them because of the milestone and because of the color way... I only have logged about 100 km in the SB3 and they look and feel as good as new. Sole looks good even considering that I run in a very abrasive road. My previous experience with super soft shoe was Mizuno Neo Vista, Amazing feeling but durability was very poor. Foam deformed and sole had serious flaws after less than 400 kms. Asics shoes are expensive but I've been loyal since they have a very good durability for my weight. I've own Novablast 4, kayano and Nimbus. All good.

Go to a store with a real running shoe section and try em out. Jog around the shoe dept in them. Some have more support with less cushion (ie Brooks GTS), some have a lot of cushion but sloppy support (some of those fat cushion ones feel like running in sand to me lol), some are right in the middle. If you have a store that can do gait analysis, definitely do it. Running specific stores can be hard to find, but sporting goods stores like Scheels, Dicks, etc often have a good selection of running shoes. I've never had any problems returning shoes to Scheels. One thing to keep in mind is how they feel in the store don't always translate to how they feel a mile or so into a run. If they don't feel good on the road, bring them back and try another. I run quite a bit and have a rotation of shoes. Everything from a soft daily trainer to carbon plate race shoe. My current fav daily trainer is the Asics Novablast 5. They are soft, but not too sloppy. Put about 350 miles on the Novablast 4s before this and they were pretty good too. Might be able to find them on sale.

I ran my first marathon in 4 hours 45 minutes in New balance 1080 v13. I highly recommend them. I tried the nike invincible 3 and novablast 4 in my long runs, but the 1080s were just perfect, comfortable and stable.

You can’t go wrong with either but personally I’d lean Novablast. If you could find it, the 4s are way more solid (imo) than the 5s. The Vomero’s are great cruisers but there’s a bit of overlap with those and your Nimbus. The Novablast are an all around daily trainer and can easily pick up the pace. Again no wrong choice here, and ultimately go for what’s more comfortable for you, but in your situation I’d lean Novablast.