Enjoying the detailed review! Thank You Much! ☺️

Love the review. I'm going to get the Novablast 4 a try!

Great review! I was a huge fan of the Novablast 3 - but specifically the Novablast 3 LE. I was always surprised it didn't get more distinct attention from the regular 3 - the lighter mesh upper and the ankle flair were major plus points for me.

Thanks for this review, I opted for this shoe versus the novablast 3 and brooks ghost max. I like how the nb4 fits and reacts with my run flow that I got a second pair in a different color. It’s a really good shoe.

Thanks for adding in the comment about this being a good option for heel strikers. I find some that do reviews that are forefoot and mid foot strikers rate them on that kind of foot strike, whereas the majority of people (I think ) are heel strikers.

Thanks for highlighting wider platform in the forefoot! I have problems with Asics shoes where they are heavily tapered on big toe and there is not enough width for my big toe to spring off. It always feels like it falls off the shoe to the side before I finish my toe off. I do much better in wider platform like in Ride 15 or Speed 3. Unfortunately, I have a very slim leg with low instep so I feel that I fit better in the "clown shoes" build of Novablast 3 and with Novablast 4's instep being pushed slightly more towards forefoot my feet will slide too far down the shoe. Of course I might be wrong but the instep looks more like in Nimbus 25 rather than Novablast 3. I'll take a look at Novablast 4 when I go through my rotation but I just wanted to thank you for this in-depth analysis. Cheers! :)

Will be looking for to try them out when they hit the stores here in Thailand. I have decided to start to may be build another shoe rotations for my training moving forward. Will look for some deals on Saucony because they seems to be closest to Nike from a sizing perspective for me.

Seriously some of the best reviews on the web. Thank you for this! I have 2 Novablast 3's with each around 400 miles on them. So thank you for letting me know I'm going with the NB4 next!

I was looking forward to one of your very thoughtful, detailed reviews. Asics seems to have improved this shoe with me in mind. I really like the sharper forefoot rocker, slightly firmer foam, and improved outsole. I was concerned because the Nimbus is a little too soft for me for longer runs. The upper looks more comfortable as well and they look like they copied the tongue from the Deviate Nitro 2, which is great. I liked v2 & v3 and I'm thinking of pairing this one with the Noosa Tri for days when I feel like I need a little more under foot. I really like where Asics is going this year.

I ran in Novablast OG. It was a very bouncy shoe with an extremely durable outsole. I retired them after 400 miles just because I wanted to put some other shoes into the rotation. I still have them in the trunk of my car as an emergency running shoe. Still enjoyable ride. I am glad, that NB4 is bouncier than NB3. I've got to try them on my feet. (originally posted in Asics Novablast 4 vs Asics Superblast video, but moved here as this video is more relevant)

Nice video will you be doing a comparison between the 4 and the SuperBlast?

Honestly, this is a wonderful review and I can't agree more with yoy regarding the 3. I hope the 4th will be better. It definitely looks way more like my type of shoe. I just wonder how much different is from my Saucony Tempus.

Great review 👏

I have ankle tendonitis. I have the gel nimbus 25. it's very comfortable and great for slow runs. Do you think the Novablast 4 is better for someone who has ankle tendonitis? Which do you recommend?

Seems like a significant improvement. Seems like a more affordable option to the superblast. I’m very interested to see what asics does with the superblast v2.

Thank you for your in-depth reviews as always. I just ordered the Peg 40 as per your review as I HATED the peg 38. I was debating between Novablast 3 Vs Peg 40 but I went with the Peg. What shoes would you recommend for speed training/ marathon?

Or…3, I just love in-depth shoe review video 👌🏼

I enjoyed v2 (900km) and v3 (1000km). You gave in every detail the differences between v3 and the new v4, but you did not mention the fit length-wise. The novablast series from v1 to v3 is a tad long shoe, other reviewers had said that it would have been better to go half size down. Is it the same with v4? congrats and thanks!

Not sure how many km you have on the novablast. I find that annoying trampolin effect on the forefoot disappear for me around 400km mark. I do find the Novablast can be too soft and bulky at time but can pickup pace. I am considering trying the dynablast which has a lower to the ground compare to the novablast.

Is it me or is the NB3 fit long? I like how nimble the NB3 is. I can’t wait what they’ll do with the Superblast. I think they should shave off 1 mm off the FF Turbo and 1 mm off the FF Blast+ on the SB 2 for a 43mm stack instead of 45mm. It would be even lighter and still retain its distinctive ride. I would add a small decoupled groove in the midfoot area just to give it some flex. I would keep the race feeling upper. I hope they don’t ruin it. It’s such a good shoe.

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I had to rewatch this to see what I might be missing. Did a 4 mile easy run today with a 4 on my left foot and 3 on my right. Really struggled to detect much, if any, difference. Maybe the 4 felt very slightly softer but obviously that one is a lot newer (27 miles to 148 for the 3) so is it just a new shoe effect. I then wonder have I just manipulated the 3 to fit my narrow feet. Initially I hated the 3 - just seemed very wide and a little long - so much so even got another 3 in a size down from my usual US 14/UK 13 - so a US 13/UK 12. I wore the US 13 for a bit and was "just about" long enough but not ideal so have now stopped using it. I pulled in the laces so much on the US 14 "3" that I had to cut them. I ought to do that on the 4 as well but never felt I needed to have such a "tug of war" contest with the laces on the 4 and indeed I don't find the 4 in a US 14 "too long". Although the 4 is far from a "narrow" shoe, it just seemed to fit my narrow feet a little bit more easily from the off. Today was just a "plod" and TBH that is the sort of run I mainly have always used Novablasts for. I never found the 1 unstable. I only reserve those sort of thoughts to the OG Prime X when trying to run a bumpy trail :) The 2 I just found "boring" and hardly used it. However these comments that have seen on other reviews that the 4 is "dumbed down" (or words to that effect) I just cannot understand.

Can you compare to Nimbus 25? The midsole specs were the same as that shoe where I looked. I love rhe Nimbus 25 so hoping that is rhe case so I can an almost the same midsolde in a new body

Foam/ midsole in Novablast 4 is softer or firmer?

Phoned it in or, foamed it in? Disjointed 3 for sure. Great video.

Based on my experience in the NB3, as contrasted with the NB1, which I loved, the “extremeness” of the forefoot rocker becomes a fairly moot point when the midsole squish is as extreme as that on the NB3

With the 3 I ran 8 hours and 100km with good/excellent results (even though many people here on KZfaq pseudo "personal trainers" said it wasn't good!) and I no longer had tendon problems with drop 8 unlike before I ran with a drop 12 and then the roll is excellent even if it took a little time before "taming" them because at the beginning I felt like I was hopping instead of running. This version 4 weighs a little more, but the sole seems better distributed and if they hold the road well this is a very important point.....But is the 4 really that much better than the 3? I'll try it and then I'll tell you! P.s: this is a high-performance shoe for marathons up to 100km, don't listen to the "personal trainer" guys here on KZfaq who tell you that it's only good for 10km and half distances........

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I was underwhelmed when I got the Novablast 3, not as fun and bouncy as the v1 which I loved having put 1000km in those 😂 V3 however has better lockdown and fit but Asics took away the fun factor which was a deal breaker for me. Saying that, it took 300km for the midsole of the v3 to become "lively" and now I'm somewhat enjoying the runs in them but I guess time will tell

I personally did not like the NB3 it just felt kinda dead under foot. No bounce or return. Kinda excited for NB4 tho

Dude... pretty much everyone called the Nova Blast 3 the shoe of the year including "Kofuzi" and "Believe In The Run" , and I think Ed Budd liked it as well. I have somewhere around 30 of the best top shelf running shoes on the planet planet in my collection and I find myself going for the Nova Blast 3 Time After Time. Perhaps you have some unique problems with the shoe that probably have to do more with your foot and not the shoe? That was literally the first time I've ever heard anything at all negative about the Nova Blast 3. It's making me rethink everything I hear here, big time. Just sayin...