Superblast

Do you have any older ASICS shoes you can test? I used to run in superblast (original) and they were HORRIBLE in the rain. Conversely my adios pro 3’s are excellent.

There is no comparison between SB1 or 2 and just released SB3. Cushion and bounce make them feel like a different shoe - like others say Novablast 5 on steroids…

Sounds like you got the Novablast with the expectation it would perform like the Superblast. The Superblast (gen 1) is one of my favorites ever. I never jived with the Novablasts though. My dailies rotate between Triumph 23, Vomero 18 and Superblast.

SB1 is still one of my all time favorites. I enjoy my Megablasts but they are definitely a different beast. Only shoes that I have found recently that seem to fille the niche for me that the SB1 did are the Vomero Plus and RAD UFO.

Depends on my plan for the day. But it's a weird combo of these four and I'll answer you differently every day on what my favorite one is 😂 Vomero 18 / Vomero Plus / Triumph 23 / Superblast (first generation)

In that case, Nike Vomero 18, Vomero Plus or Superblast is my recommendation.

I have about 1100km on my SB1 and about 800km on my SB2 , I still use SB1 for easy runs and it still feels good to be honest. What a shoe !

Totally concur with this. Bought into the SB1 hype but won’t be duped by another overpriced ASICS super trainer again. I found them clunky, overly firm/stiff and poorly fitting, despite giving them a decent crack and over 200kms to “break in”. A discounted racing shoe, especially one with the durability of the DNE3, beats any of these expensive super trainers hands down IMHO.

Superblast 2…. I am similar weight and height and had similar goal pace for first marathon. I wore the original superblast for my first marathon. Great for long runs in training and then very familiar when I turned up on race day.…. Nothing new on race day, especially for the first one! I certainly didn’t regret wearing them. I have since done all my long runs in SB2 for my subsequent marathons training. SB2 is great for heavier runners. It is not a perfect shoe, but it is great for long training sessions…. I have since used AF3 for marathons but still spend most of my training time in SB2. You will finish your first marathon on happy legs and move on to your next one!!!!

Interesting review. I am in a similar pace range, but training for a 5K at the moment. I have yet to have a bad run in the Megablast. I never use carbon racing shoes for training. That might be a difference here. These really stand out in my rotation and deliver some pop into my tired legs. So far, I have used the Megablast for threshold workouts and long runs and find them excellent for both use cases. The upper is a bit meh, I agree. But everything else is much better than in the Superblast (I only had the OG).