Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.7 oz · 8mm drop · 41/33mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The ASICS Novablast 4 replaced it
How it ranks
The ASICS Novablast 3 rates in the 99th percentile overall among daily trainers. Its strongest dimension is cushioning (99th percentile); its weakest is durability (69th). Of 31 runners who came to it from another shoe, 31 preferred it to what they ran before.
Based on 49 runner reviews.
“I have 800 miles on mine and they are still in good shape.”
“When you get this shoe out of the box, you can tell it's a very bouncy and energetic shoe.”
“At 304 miles, the exposed midsole in the forefoot is completely shredded.”
“The shoe lasts at least 500 miles with minimal loss of midsole integrity.”
“After 75 miles, I lost this bouncy feeling. I felt the foam compress more and not rebound as much.”
“It does not have great grip. It's not noticeable in summer with dry weather, but in winter with damp conditions you can feel some sliding on wet surfaces.”
“The comfort is impeccable. It feels like you're running without shoes.”
“Light and fast enough for threshold/MP type workouts, but durable and cushioned enough for long runs and daily training.”
“Over 500 miles, foam still protects well and upper still in good condition.”
“I got 1000k out of them, which is great.”
Prefer this shoe over another
80% 36/45
Jackson · May 6, 2024
5/5
Overall
The shoe is awesome. Asics does an amazing job making this training shoe feel like a race shoe with full support on your foot.
Anonymous runner · Apr 21, 2024
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Mar 1, 2024
5/5
Overall
Great. Comfortable upper that provides good lockdown. Bouncy mid foot that makes the shoe come to life, I really enjoy this shoe. Generally comfortable and worth the money.
Anonymous runner · Jan 27, 2024
5/5
Overall
Very versatile. I like this shoe for tempos, progression runs and long runs. Only dislike is that it is not great in wet conditions. Female sub 32 10k runner.
[email protected] · Jan 9, 2024
5/5
Overall
I love these shoes. I made them my long run shoes because I used to get numb toes on longer runs but never in these. I haven’t had them too long so can’t say too much about durability, but they are great training shoes especially for longer distances
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