Xiaonian

Honestly a daily trainer like a puma velocity nitro 4. It feels like an all round better version of a pegasus in the way that it does everything well. The li ning red hare 9 pro is also a great budget alternative that's as good for about 40% of the price if you can be bothered to use the TaoBao app. If you want something faster and more protective I'd consider the Dynafish Xiaonian which are my favourite shoe of all time. Super light and I use them for my 7:30 min/km recovery sessions and my 3:40 tempo runs and they're great in both. Plus they're cheap

Loads of selection but my pick is the Dynafish Xiaonian because I genuinely think nothing is as versatile while not being compromised. The only issue is the god awful laces and the lack of larger sizes

Dynafish Xiaonian has a super thin single layer upper. It's more of a supertrainer than a max cushion shoe though even though it has a LOT of foam

Dynafish Xiaonian is my recommendation as it sits between these shoes. It can do the slower stuff like the novablast but it's better than the EVO SL at faster stuff imo. Also significantly lighter and more stable than the SL I wouldn't get the novablast either way though if you're planning on keeping them for a while. The foam dies after about 200km which is pretty bad for what's meant to be a daily trainer. Mine died and they're bricks

Agree with this. I like my XiaoNian more than my SB3.

Dynafish Xiao Nian. I just wore my new pair for my interval session and was flying. The forward rocker is more aggressive than the EVO SL, but the side stability is better. Also fits me wide.

The Puma Magmax is just a mileage eater. Feels great underfoot being both protective and responsive, and the durability is off the charts. Also PumaGrip is the greatest. A left field choice would be the Dynafish Xiaonian. Super lightweight, great smooth geometry, and happy at a range of paces.

They are more stable than the Evo SL due to the Evo SL having a just of a medial cutout. But additionally the Xiaonian has a wide platform with no cutout.

https://preview.redd.it/poqoicm1rndg1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e9e41ce637fa60003d4e5ab9f227dcaab0227a7a my XN. the white, all those silver elements are actually reflective. im at 50km mileage with 2 longruns. it still felt firmer than my evoSL, but that 'firm' is responsive n a no issue to me. im midfoot striker. prior to this, my evoSL was my tallest stack shoe, so running in taller XN took some time to get used to

when fast, theyre about the same. but going slow like into 6:00+/km pace, xn felt clunky(because its so tall for me). evoSL is more comfortable going slower. /im in 5:45/km at 140bpm

My Dynafish XN @ 70USD blows most western brand shoes out of the water

My easy run pace is usually just under 6min/km, but with the xiaonian it quite frequently pushes me to run down to 5:30-5:40min/km with the similar effort or HR. It just does not feel right when running anything slower than that due to the bouncy midsole. I reckon you will find yourself enjoying them more as you pick up the pace.