Owning both, I find the uses cases of both very similar tbh. I don’t like the NB4 at slower paces either. I do think the SB2 give better response at the faster paces, but I’m unsure if it’s worth an additional £70 of investment.

Yeah. It’s subtle but with a bit of nice vivid colour on the midsole. I’m pretty certain more colour ways will be coming soon. You think they’d be rushing them to market since every size is sold out in every region at the moment.

It depends what makes up your rotation. Say you want an Easy / Recovery Shoe, a Tempo / Interval Shoe and a Race Day Shoe so a 3 shoe rotation, this for me would fit in as my tempo / interval shoe. I can take it to the track as well and enjoy it as much as taking it to a Saturday Parkrun where I like to push my 5k pace into 4:00-4:30/KM. I’d have something like a Nimbus or Invincible for the slower paced / recovery stuff, and my Race Day shoe is a Hoka Rocket X2 (carbon plate). If I wanted a single shoe to do everything well, I would go for the Mizuno Neo Vista, but the downsides of that is the lack of arch support and it’s not a very stable shoe, but it is enjoyable at slower paces and race day pace. I’ve ended up using my own insoles in it to give it more arch support which has worked quite well.

Thank you! A very proud achievement. Good luck with 2025, you'll have a great time, atmosphere is amazing.

Thanks so much. Glad you found it useful.

It seems to be the way with the Asics foam. Definitely more so than with my experience w Nike, Hoka and Mizuno.

Thanks so much. Really appreciate the feedback.

Thank you so much! Always great to get such positive feedback.

I’m a bit torn vs the Superblast TBH. Initially I would have definitely said the Neo Vista but as I’ve broken in the Superblast 2s I’m really enjoying them. That being said, I think they are actually very different shoes. I’ll have a review up soon.

I normally run in mizuno but I opted for the new super blast 2. Fantastic shoes but they run my Achilles so I will be trying the neo vista.

Yep! Just writing the review currently. Hopefully have it recorded and up soon.

Thanks Courtney, really appreciate the comment. What marathon are you training for? I'm into my second marathon training plan now (for Chicago), mid way through week 5, it doesn't feel like it gets any easier! :)

@RunSDJ I’m training for NYC! This will be my first marathon and super stoked. Hoping to remain injury free and finish the race strong!

Oh fantastic! I am hoping to do NY one day… My tempo run was the hardest this week! It was 28ºC in the UK and my legs just went to jelly in set 3/5.

Using the Superblast 2 currently. There will be a review coming. Very different shoes.

I’d say so. It does a bit of everything well. It’s not as supportive as the invincible, hence me putting some arch support insoles in it but much lighter feeling on foot. Comfortable at slower paced longer runs, as well as being good as the quicker paces.

Thanks Tom. Yes, pushed very hard but just a bit short on that occasion of the sub 20 dream. Hopefully have another crack at it before the end of 2024, perhaps after my marathon training is done.

I hope they come to Turkey soon. My size sold out very quickly in the UK so I was glad I got them!

It’s good isn’t it! I’m now training for Chicago using it. It’s also been good between training plans using the ‘maintenance plan’

Hi Scott, appreciate your postive comment in relation to my review and sorry you are having issues with your Shokz. Since making the review I have had perhaps had 1 issue where both the charge case and the battery were out of battery despite me being almost certain I had recently charged them, but I put this down to user error, perhaps having not turned the plug on or something, but perhaps it might have been an issue like the one you mention. It's only happened to me once though, so I didn't see it as a broader issue. Hope you get the issue resolved!

Sure. When you say ‘gear’ do you mean my running shoes or other stuff. Happy to oblige just helpful to know. Usefully tomorrow I’m trying out some ‘race fuelling’ during my long run, so I’ll talk a bit about that while I record my VLOG tomorrow.

Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed it.

Full review coming and need to put my thoughts together but I am very impressed so far.

If the OpenRun range work for you then keep with them! I was only looking at something different because my battery on mine was at the point where it wouldn’t last for a long run. I can only speak from my experience but the OpenFit fit very comfortably for my ear shape. I don’t get on with things like AirPods because I have quite big ears and they just fall out. In terms of your point about increased bass, you have full control of the EQ in the app so you can get the balance of it to suit yourself. I’m still aware of my surroundings wearing them, but I’d say when you push the volume to the limit then they aren’t as good for that as the OpenRun series.

Thanks Daniel. Appreciate the comment

Glad it was helpful!

No problem!

You can do as many sets as you want in the time available, but you only NEED to do 1, only your heaviest set of each movement will count. I think the point I was making is don’t burn energy doing lots of sets in the Strength zone. Use the warm up zone to build up to your heavy weights and then just get into the strength zone and minimise your sets as to not burn more energy than you need.

@RunSDJ thank you so much. That makes sense !

I’ve found them fine on wet roads to be honest. As I showed in the video, on wet soil type terrain the sole is a bit of a magnet for the dirt, that’s the only real issue I have experienced with them so far.

Will report back. Just on the foot they feel TTS, but I haven’t put them through their paces yet to have a proper shakedown.

Thanks Josh. I put it together quite quickly, I’m usually a bit more of a stickler for transitions on the beat etc (see my Paris Marathon short for example) but wanted to put something out as way away from being able to edit for best part of a week.

Will do!

Thanks for your comment. I never had the NB3 so it’s good to hear the comparison in your experience. I’m really enjoying using the NB4s on my faster paced runs now. I think I’ve got my limbs back used to a firmer shoe as for about 2 years they got very used to super soft shoes. Trying to keep a bit of a balance now in terms of firmness.

hi! do these shoes fit true to size?

@@danielledominiquedellomes5195 for me it's a perfect true to size, but I have wide feet.

Update: last weekend I ran my first half marathon with Novablast 4. It's been pretty comfortable, light, and midsole softness + response in the right level, not too squishy, so it didn't make me waste any energy with the cushioning. Now I think NB4 is better than NB3 for long runs.

@@danielledominiquedellomes5195 for me it's true to size

Thanks Tim. Wild to hear about how the course used to be! I noticed a few people when I was there gearing up for a dip in the lake, I don't mind a cold plunge, but I don't think i'd last much over a minute in the winter months!

I would like to try a Cumulus, it feels like the lesser spoken of sibling to the Nimbus (which I have tried on but not run in). I don’t fully understand the differences between the 2, but assume the Cumulus is made from slightly cheaper materials given the difference in RRP and is a bit on the firmer side.

For me, the Cumulus is very underrated. The materials are definitely high quality. Compared to the Nimbus, they are a bit lighter and not as soft. Actually, exactly the right mix.

Thanks! Not a lifetime PB but a 2024 PB will do very nicely, and thanks for the correction on the location. 👍🏻

Hi! I was training for a 3:30 time which Runna set me based on some PB times I’d put in the app for various distances. Don’t know if you’ve seen but I’ve got a whole series of videos about setting up the Runna plan and monthly check ins. I’ll put the link to the playlist in the next comment.

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Good to know! Thanks for the tipoff.

I’ve kept on using them and adapted to them a lot more than i had initially. Using them as a casual trainer for just walking around I think helped break them in more. I still wouldn’t favour them on my slower recovery runs, I still use the Nike Invincible 1 or 2 for that, but anything in the window of 5 min per KM and faster, I generally now favour the Novablast. Except for racing, for which I still turn to the Hoka Rocket x2.

Oh that’s good! Glad to have been of some help.

Oh it’s a stunner! Public transport on the tram system to close to Skatås was pretty straightforward as it’s a bit on the outskirts of Gothenburg.

They have definitely gotten better as the weeks have gone on. I predominantly wear them for faster tempo sessions and interval sessions to keep the mileage down on my Hoka Rocket 2 and I think my foot has got more used to them. I think they took a fair bit of breaking in tbh. Very firm when I got them, a bit more forgiving now.

Thank you! I’ll check out some of yours too.

Yes! Loved it! Looking forward to more of the Northamptonshire ones.

Ha! Great running! It’s always great when people spot themselves in the videos!

Thanks for clarifying about the parking and thanks for volunteering. I will definitely be back in the near future!

Thank you very much, that means a lot! Really glad you found it informative

Yes it looks to have had a bit of a step change in attendance since January when Beeston was paused. Appreciate the comment!

Thank you. Yes the atmosphere was very good. Bumped into a few really friendly locals too which is always a bonus. Hope you are feeling better.

Thank you. I did fear that it might be pronounced differently, but I just erred on the side of caution with saying how it looked. Had a couple more like this such as Belvoir, but I knew that was pronounced 'Beaver' and also Skatas in Sweden, but I asked the receptionist on the hostel reception about that one and I am glad I did, that ended up being pronounced 'Scot Oars'. Good running by yourself also! I hope I can still run those types of times when I am in the MV60-64 age group!

Nice work! Where did you set your PB?

Thanks Stu. Agreed they are getting busier, which is a good thing in many respects. Some courses (like Braunstone) have been able to adjust start / finish to accommodate. I think Colwick could have similar options to make the start wider. It’s the only reason I could see why times here aren’t much quicker as it’s such a flat course.

@@RunSDJ Long Eaton probably the fastest near to Nottingham, dead flat but a wider start than Colwick

Yes! I ran that last year, one of the earliest video's on my channel. I went there specifically to get a new lifetime 5k PB and got it! It stood for a few months before Abbey Park in Leicester took the crown!