ASICS Superblast 3 Overview and First Run Review
Below we are breaking down the changes ASICS made to the Superblast 3 from the previous versions and how they affect the experience and ride. Find out below if you should add the Superblast 3 to your running shoe rotation.
The ASICS Superblast 3 retires the “Superbrick” narrative and replaces it with a soft, springy and surprisingly stable ride. With a 46.5mm stack, 8mm drop and a true non-plated setup, the new FF Leap top layer brings legit Metaspeed-level bounce into a high mileage trainer while FF Blast+ keeps everything structured and controlled. It’s lighter than the 2, more comfortable underfoot and easily the most balanced Superblast yet.
ASICS Superblast 3 Specs
Stack: 46.5mm of foam in the heel, 8mm drop
Construction: non-plated FF Leap midsole (ASICS' pinnacle race foam)
Fit: True to size
Highlights:
- The SuperBrick joke is retired. This is a much softer, more comfortable underfoot ride than the SuperBrick 2.
- The Superblast 3’s crowning achievement is its ability to perfectly balance a soft ride with best-in-class stability.
- ASICS used the real FF Leap, bringing the springy bounce of the Metaspeed Ray into a protective high mileage trainer.
ASICS Superblast 3
Superblast 3 vs Superblast 2
The Ride
The Superblast 3 delivers the protective and stable ride the Superblast line is known for, but with drastically-improved underfoot comfort. This is in contrast to the Superblast 2, which was a polarizing super trainer renowned for its stable, supportive and firm (some would say brick-like) ride.
Specs
The stack height of the Superblast 3 went up to 46.5mm of foam in the heel from the 45mm of foam in the Superblast 2 and the Superblast 3 still comes in about 10 grams lighter than the previous version.
Foam
The Superblast 3 features a top layer of FF Leap, ASICS’ lightweight, soft and springy pinnacle race foam with a bottom layer of EVA-based FF Blast+ for stability and structure. In the Superblast 2, the top layer of foam was FF Turbo+, the firm, rigid race foam from the Metaspeed Sky & Edge Paris, and the bottom layer was the same EVA-based FF Blast+ for stability and structure. In the Superblast 3, ASICS increased the amount of FF Turbo+ in the midfoot and heel in order to create the added stability needed with the top layer of softer foam.
First Run Review
The Superblast 3 is one of the OGs of the super trainer segment is back, this time with some key changes that allows us to drop the “Superbrick” nickname. The OG Superblast and the Superblast 2 were problematic for us due to the combination of the geometry of the heel and the firmer foam. Because of the geometry, it could cause heel chop and combined with the EVA layer on the bottom, it resulted in a really rigid feel. With the Superblast 3, it seems that ASICS has listened and responded to the feedback, and they’ve gone with a softer foam—FF Leap—the same race foam that is in the Metaspeed Ray, A lot of times brands will call a foam used in a training shoe the same thing as it is called in the race shoe, but it does feel like real FF Leap in the Superblast 3.
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ASICS has retained the big stack of foam in the back—46mm of foam in the heel—and the weight is super low at 250 grams (10 grams lighter than the Superblast 2 in our Men’s size 10.5). The Superblast series has always been all about stability, and you still get this wide base in the back and the FF Blast+ EVA on the bottom. In this current generation, ASICS has actually increased the amount of FF Blast+ up to about 30mm (from about 10mm), which we are thinking is there to provide stability
Our biggest concern is how does the Superblast 3 stand up against the Nike Vomero Plus, the Li-Ning Red Hare 9 Ultra, the Dynafish Xiaonian, and its own sibling, the ASICS Megablast. Is this just a lon run shoe, is it a stability trainer with some pop? Where does it fit? Upon initial testing, we think it is going to excel at being a long run cruiser and a fantastic, comfortable daily trainer for high mileage training.
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