ASICS Novablast 5 Reviews

Their Novablast 5 still has its response past 400 miles, though it now works with the rocker rather than feeling bouncy.

Compared with their Nimbus 26, the Novablast 5 is much softer, bouncier and livelier, with more toebox room.

Finds the Novablast 5 bouncier and more cushioned than the Endorphin Speed 3, with the only con being that it is loud on pavement.

At 350 km the spring they enjoyed for the first 300 has dropped off sharply, so they now use it only for short runs.

On a 14 km first run the Novablast 5 is very responsive, more than the 4, but much less stable and with a bigger toe box.

After 30 miles finds the Novablast 5 fun, super bouncy and stable with a wide toe box, but the cushion flattens after about 10km and needs a day or two to recover.

At 265km the Novablast 5 is their favourite shoe in a rotation that includes the Superblast and SC Elite v4; it was bounciest through the first 50 miles.

First 6km in the Novablast 5 (sized down half a size): wide toe box, very comfortable upper, nice energy return, stable, and good grip on wet pavement.

After 50km of marathon-block training, finds the Novablast 5 very comfortable with a roomy toe box and breathable upper, and a surprisingly snappy rocker, though slippery on wet cobbles.

Found the Novablast 4 bland after the Novablast 3, but has put almost 200 km on the Novablast 5 in a couple of weeks and calls it one of the best daily trainers they've run in: cushioned without sinking, with plenty of bounce.