With the release of the SB3 today, I’m stuck trying to decide what makes more sense for me — Superblast 3 or Megablast.

Quick background: I’m Ryan, 26. I’m at the beginning of my hobby jogger / mileage-stacking era. I played college sports for a year (football kicker + sprint track), so I’ve got some speed in my past, but my aerobic base definitely isn’t where it needs to be yet.

Right now I’ve logged 11 miles over the last two weeks, and Strava is predicting a 27:16 5K. I know I’m capable of faster long term — my fastest mile ever was 5:10 back in 2018 — but I’m rebuilding from the ground up.

I’ve worked at Dick’s Sporting Goods for four years, currently as a Footwear Lead and certified running expert, so I’m around shoes all day and probably overthink this stuff more than I should.

Shoes I’ve loved from a feel standpoint:

• Vomero Plus

• Nimbus 27

• Novablast 5

• Adidas Evo SL

  All 4 of these I have in Men’s 8.5

  Same size for SB3/MB?

Given where I’m at — early mileage build, working on aerobic development, but with some natural speed background — which direction makes more sense to start with: Superblast 3 or Megablast?