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Daily workhorse

ASICS

Superblast 3

$2108.4 oz46.5 / 38.5 mm390 mi/pair

Daily workhorse

ASICS
Superblast 3

“A 20 out of 10 and the shoe of the year for me. My first pair lasted 390 miles.”

$210

Price

8.4 oz

Weight

8 mm

Drop

46.5 / 38.5 mm

Stack

None

Plate

390

Miles per pair

$0.54

Cost per mile

When I reach for it

Five days a week. Long tempos, speed work, easy doubles, 100-mile weeks. I do not think about it, which is the highest compliment I can give a shoe.

What works

  • ↑Under nine ounces on a 46.5 mm stack, which should not be possible
  • ↑I ran 31 miles in a brand new pair with zero blisters
  • ↑The pair I would hand a brand new runner without hesitating

What does not

  • ↓It runs out of road somewhere around 5:40 to 6:00 pace
  • ↓No plate, so it is a trainer that can race, not a racer

The numbers

My scoringHow I rate the Superblast 3
COMFORTComfort: 9.6 out of 109.6STABILITYStability: 9 out of 109VERSATILITYVersatility: 9.8 out of 109.8DURABILITYDurability: 9.5 out of 109.5

My own scores out of 10. Durability is where race shoes always pay the price.

DurabilityMiles I get per pair
SUPERBLAST 3Superblast 3: 390 miles per pair390ENDORPHIN PRO 4Endorphin Pro 4: 200 miles per pair200ENDORPHIN ELITE 2Endorphin Elite 2: 150 miles per pair150ALPHAFLY 3Alphafly 3: 150 miles per pair150

What each pair actually lasts me. Race shoes are consumables. The daily trainer is where the value is.

ValueWhat each pair costs me per mile
SUPERBLAST 3Superblast 3: $0.54 per mile$0.54ENDORPHIN PRO 4Endorphin Pro 4: $1.13 per mile$1.13ENDORPHIN ELITE 2Endorphin Elite 2: $1.83 per mile$1.83ALPHAFLY 3Alphafly 3: $1.90 per mile$1.90

Price divided by the miles I actually get out of it. A $210 trainer that lasts 390 miles is cheaper per mile than any racer I own.

The rest of the rotation

Race day, road ultra

Saucony

Endorphin Elite 2

$2757 oz39.5 / 31.5 mm150 mi/pair

Race day, road ultra

Saucony Endorphin Elite 2

Stability speed

Saucony

Endorphin Pro 4

$2257.7 oz40 / 32 mm200 mi/pair

Stability speed

Saucony Endorphin Pro 4

Marathon speed

Nike

Alphafly 3

$2857 oz40 / 32 mm150 mi/pair

Marathon speed

Nike Alphafly 3

Tested, not in the rotation

Adidas

Adizero Adios Pro 4

$2507.1 oz39 / 33 mm

Tested, not in the rotation

Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4

Tested, not in the rotation

ASICS

Megablast

$2008.3 oz

Tested, not in the rotation

ASICS Megablast

Shoes are 2 to 4 percent. The training is the rest.

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