That's great! My feet didn't like the Hoka Bondi 9 either, too mushy causing me to walk on the outside of my foot (supinate) more than I would with something firmer. I currently have two pairs of Asics Nimbus 28 and two pairs of Asics Superblast 2 and I love both! 👏
I bought a pair for my first HM and know I need to run them in abit.
I’ve done 2 10/12k easy runs in them and I’m not seeing the hype with them yet? After my second run in them yesterday my knees are abit wrecked.
Is this a normal process for them or are they just not for me? I’ve not seen a post where this has been an issue before and with a heafty price tag I’m hoping they just need more miles on them before they get comfortable.
For reference I usually do easy runs in a NB5 and speed work in a Evo SL (which can also hurt knees abit if I wear them too often)
- 82kg - HM around 1:45/1:50
Not Brooks but I love my asics superblast 2 for long runs. I average in the 10:50-11:40/mile range for slow long runs, and a bit quicker 10:10-10:30/mile for long run workouts, and they perform very well for me.
Superblast 2 is the obvious answer. Some of the reviews I see are mental, in my eyes it’s just a boring but reliable shoe that will give back whatever you put into it and last forever. I can do speed sessions, light trails, long runs, recovery, even races and won’t feel like they’ve held me back
Not once have I ever thought about what’s on my feet when I’m wearing them, I can just focus on running rather than “oooh, this shoe’s bouncy” or “my ankles hurt”
I have both Zoom Fly 6 and Superblast 2.
They’re both great to be honest, super durable (which was my main issue with Novablast 5), comfortable and perfect for HM distance. If I had to choose one I would probably say Superblast - they’re less suited for speed than the Zoom Fly but they will look after your legs better.
Also way more versatile, I can reach for them for pretty much any run and they’ll do the job. Would have no issue using them on race day for any long distance. ZF6 I mainly use for harder efforts and at 6:30/km the plate probably won’t do much for you
I just bought another pair of SB2s, by the time they’re done I’m praying Asics wake up and create a worthy successor. SB2 upper + Megablast midsole would be the best selling running shoe of all time.
Not criticising the SB3, it’s just a frustrating switch-up from the first 2.
My dream shoe would be a Megablast midsole but with a Superblast 2 upper. I can deal with the Megablast upper, but it's definitely not my favourite. I agree with your comparison, it has a SB2 kind of feel but its much less brick like, and way more poppy. However, like you said the SB2 is more comfortable.
As for OP, I think it would be fine for a heavier runner, it's fairly stable and not super soft. The foam comes alive like crazy at higher paces though, I love how it feels at faster paces.
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Marathon workhorse, but loud and clunky at slow paces.
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