Runometry Index
68/100
Provisional index · 80 % read
No. 16 of 95
Value for money: Very good
- Cushioning34 mm
- +35.0 pts
- Lightness255 g
- +24.9 pts
- Foam
- 8.0 pts
ASICS Novablast 5 Wide
Pink
Shoe profile
Measurements
- Weight
- 255 g
- Reference size not stated by the source
- LightLighter than 69% of them
- Heel stack
- 38 mm
- Very highHigher than 79% of them
- Forefoot stack
- 30 mm
- HighHigher than 72% of them
Construction
- Midsole foam
- FF BLAST MAX
- Plate
- None
- Outsole
- AHAR LO
Who and what for
- Use
- Daily training,Easy runs,Long runs,Tempo runs
- Category
- Daily trainers
- Runner level
- Beginner,Intermediate,Advanced
- Paces
- Easy,Steady,Tempo
- Versions
- Unisex
What’s new since the ASICS Novablast 4
Same line, new version: here’s what moved, from the published values. Weights are only compared in the same size.
Weight
- Novablast 5 (2025) · This version
- 255 g
- Novablast 4 (2024)
- 260 g
- Change
- Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given
Drop
- Novablast 5 (2025) · This version
- 8 mm
- Novablast 4 (2024)
- 8 mm
- Change
- Unchanged
Heel stack
- Novablast 5 (2025) · This version
- 38 mm
- Novablast 4 (2024)
- 41.5 mm
- Change
- −3.5 mm
Forefoot stack
- Novablast 5 (2025) · This version
- 30 mm
- Novablast 4 (2024)
- 33.5 mm
- Change
- −3.5 mm
Midsole foam
- Novablast 5 (2025) · This version
- FF BLAST MAX
- Novablast 4 (2024)
- FF BLAST PLUS ECO
- Change
- New
Catalogue price
- Novablast 5 (2025) · This version
- USD 150
- Novablast 4 (2024)
- USD 140
- Change
- +USD 10
Runometry Index
- Novablast 5 (2025) · This version
- 68/100
- Novablast 4 (2024)
- 75/100
- Change
- −7 pts
| Criterion | Novablast 5 (2025)This version | Novablast 4 (2024) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 255 g | 260 g | Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given |
| Drop | 8 mm | 8 mm | Unchanged |
| Heel stack | 38 mm | 41.5 mm | −3.5 mm |
| Forefoot stack | 30 mm | 33.5 mm | −3.5 mm |
| Midsole foam | FF BLAST MAX | FF BLAST PLUS ECO | New |
| Catalogue price | USD 150 | USD 140 | +USD 10 |
| Runometry Index | 68/100 | 75/100 | −7 pts |
Model history
2026
ASICS
Novablast 6
- Weight 253 g
- Drop 8 mm
- 6 colours
2026
ASICS
Novablast 6 GTX
- Weight 288 g
- Drop 8 mm
- 3 colours
2025 This version
ASICS
Novablast 5
- Weight 255 g
- Drop 8 mm
- 5 colours
2024
ASICS
Novablast 4
- Weight 260 g
- Drop 8 mm
2022
ASICS
Novablast 3
- Weight 253 g
- Drop 8 mm
2021
ASICS
Novablast 2
- Weight 275 g
- Drop 8 mm
2020
ASICS
Novablast
- Weight 275 g
- Drop 10 mm
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