
ASICS
SUPERBLAST 2
Marathon workhorse, but loud and clunky at slow paces.

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Brooks Glycerin Max v1 - pricey but on sale now and I love them for long easy stuff and they can still pick up the pace if you want to push the last few kms
Vomero Plus, Superblast 2 or 3 (2 if you like a slightly firmer feel), Glycerin Max (1 not 2 if you can get it on sale), or Mount to Coast C1. All great long distance cruising shoes for bigger runners. Iām 6ā3ā 235 lbs.
Our paces are not too far apart for easy miles, and there are a few shoes Iād recommend. For pure easy daily miles & easy long runs, Iād highly recommend the Puma Mag Max 2 or the OG Glycerin Max. These two were not in your radar, but these shine for the intended purpose you plan to use your next shoe for the 70.3 training. Both are comfortable, are tanks, and can just build mileage without you thinking about it for your current paces. Now to move closer to the shoes that are currently on your radarā¦I have all, but the Superblast 3 so I canāt fully recommend it just off reviews. I had the Superblast 2, and while it was stable and supportive, it felt like a brick, and I felt like I was fighting the shoe at easy paces. I would avoid the Megablast completely. It is not an easy shoe. Itās quite aggressive and it just doesnāt feel the best for easy days. I prefer it for speed days, or long runs where youāre picking the pace or doing workouts within the long run. This leaves us to the Vomero Plus. I would recommend this out of your current prospects, because while it can pick up the pace, itās very comfortable and bouncy for the easy days, but it can still handle some slightly faster paces. Very versatile if you ask me. Another close shoe to the Vomero Plus would be the R.A.D UFO, which was my fav shoe of 2025. Itās very soft, crazy bounce, great grip, and still quite stable due to its wide base. Highly recommend and would choose that over the Vomero Plus if youāre open to other options. Coming back to the SB3, while itās not available yet, the reviews give me the vibe that it would be a similar ride to the Vomero Plus/RAD UFO. Those three shoes sound like they all plan to fit the intended purpose of a max cushion shoe, that is comfortable, can handle easy paces while going the distance. Hope this perspective helps and good luck on your training.
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 rotationšŖš» Z2 pace 5:30-6:00/km , recovery 6:30/km, Intervalls 3:45-4:30/km
It was the Evo SL/Pro4 combo until I started developing MCL issues. Right now itās the Glycerin Max 1 /Ghost 17 combo.
brooks glycerin max 1 is an excellent shoe for long and easy running. perhaps a bit low on the bounce but very plush and protective. megablast is a bit more uptempo for me (say MP work). the mizuno shoes are very soft and i find a nice way do HM or 10k pace work while protecting my body. but for a steady 20k i'd take the glycerin max 1 over all of the above.

ASICS
SUPERBLAST 2
Marathon workhorse, but loud and clunky at slow paces.

Nike
Vomero Plus
Ultra-comfortable for long runs, but too bulky for speed.

Saucony
Endorphin Pro 4
Stable race shoe, versatile, but narrow fit, lacks bounce.

ASICS
Megablast
Very durable and versatile, but narrow toe box, causes blisters.

Mizuno
Neo Zen
Plush and versatile, but can be too soft and unstable.

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Brooks - Glycerin GTS 22

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Puma - Velocity NITRO⢠4

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ASICS - SUPERBLAST 2

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ASICS - SUPERBLAST 2

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ASICS - SUPERBLAST 2

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Nike - Vomero Plus