Shoe Name: ASICS NOVABLAST™ road running shoes (black/graphite grey)
Terrain: Women’s Road running shoes
Shoe type: Neutral
Other features: Lightweight, midsole foam with energetic and highly responsive cushioning and bounce for an efficient ride.

TESTING OF THE ASICS NOVABLAST™
To test the ASICS NOVABLAST™ neutral running shoe, I participated in this year’s Two Oceans 56km Ultra Marathon Race and the shoe’s performance was highly impressive and amazed me as I ran my best and faster. I really felt the bounce in my step with this excellent performance running shoe and experienced a soft and lightweight ride inspired by the FLYTEFOAM™ Blast midsole foam feature for an energetic bounce with each stride, creating a trampoline effect that propels me forward. And thus, in return helping me to run faster than normal and improve my PB by 27 min from a “Blue Medal”, 6h09 in 2019 to a “Bronze Medal”, 5h42 in 2022. Additionally, I also felt the cushioning support (provided by FF BLAST™ cushioning's energized softness technology) which is important in long-distance running, especially for ultra-marathons, where one runs longer hours. Seriously, I do think after many running shoes I have tried and ran with, of which they were also good, I have found my best suitable number 1 neutral running shoes with ASICS NOVABLAST™, and I will be running my next big ultra-race “Comrades Marathon”, the ultimate human race with them.

ASICS NOVABLAST™ technology speaks for itself and when running you practically experience all the mentioned high-quality performance features of this shoe. It’s a superb road running shoe for various distances, and I highly recommend it. If you are looking for a neutral running shoe that’s not too heavy yet with the best cushioning support and with a thick rubber yet too light with a bounce to help push you forward and help you run faster, then you got to try out ASICS NOVABLAST™ trainers, as it might just be the best magic running shoes you have been waiting for!
Happy Running and be on the lookout for my next shoe review. :)
From a passionate runner, Dr Caroline Pule
written by

Dr Caroline Pule
Medical Scientist (PhD), Philanthropist, Fitness Inspiration and Motivational Speaker from Cape Town, Western Cape Province
Club: ASICS Running Club