Name: ASICS Novablast
Brand: ASICS
Rating: 84 (27 reviews)

Overview

The Novablast is a neutral maximalist road running shoe family that uses AHARPLUS and FF Blast technology by ASICS. This is the original product in the family.

It uses breathable construction design, and was released in 2020. Its support type is designated as neutral, meaning that it's designed for runners with neutral pronation. The latest model in the family is the ASICS Novablast 3.

With an average review score of 84%, it's in the highest rated 30% of similar running shoes. Based on our monitoring of prices across the internet, it's currently in the cheapest 30% of running shoes today.

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priceBand	Price band
similarity	Similarity	Very similar	Very similar	Very similar
released	Released Mar 2020		Jun 2024	Feb 2024	Jul 2024	Dec 2023
expertReviewScore	Expert Review Score ‌ ‌ 84%	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌ 82%	‌ ‌ 83%	‌ ‌ 79%
productAthletes	Pro athlete users ‌ +10
Weight	Weight M: 261 g W: 221 g			M: 255 g W: 221 g	249 g	M: 261 g W: 221 g
Forefoot	Forefoot M: 22 mm W: 21 mm			M: 31 mm W: 30 mm	37 mm	31 mm
Heel to toe drop	Heel to toe drop 10 mm			8 mm	8 mm	6 mm
Heel	Heel M: 32 mm W: 31 mm			M: 39 mm W: 38 mm	45 mm	37 mm
Usages	Usages Daily running Speed training	Daily running	Speed training	Daily running	Racing Speed training	Speed training
Brand	Brand ASICS	adidas	New Balance	ASICS	ASICS	Brooks
Orthotic friendly	Orthotic friendly
Removable insole	Removable insole
Carbon fiber plate	Carbon fiber plate
Breathable	Breathable
Techs	Techs		New Balance FuelCell	ASICS Gel OrthoLite
Environmental Characteristics	Environmental Characteristics	Sustainable			Sustainable
Common characteristics RoadNeutralNeutral pronationFore/Midfoot strikeHeel strikeHigh archComfortableMaximalistRocker

ASICS Novablast: what the experts say (2 reviews)

ASICS Novablast: 23 Expert video reviews

ASICS Novablast characteristics and specifications

Characteristics
Sports	Running (+2046)
Terrain	Road (+1361)
Usages	Daily running (+1131)Speed training (+302)
Brand	ASICS (+257)
Support Type	Neutral (+1598)
Pronation Type	Neutral pronation (+1574)
Strike Type	Fore/Midfoot strike (+1112)Heel strike (+1098)
Arch Type	High arch (+1521)
Shoe Type	Comfortable (+238)Maximalist (+432)
Fit	Narrow toe box (+222)
Features	Rocker (+177)
Materials	Mesh (+938)Reflective (+181)
Events	10k (+715)5K and 10K (+135)Half marathon (+715)Marathon (+715)
Colorways	Black, Black / Black, Black / Digital Grape, Black / Orange, Black / Silver, Blue / Orange, French Blue / Champagn, French Blue / Digital, Grey, Orange