MAGIC SPEED 5
MAGIC SPEED 5 serves racing and faster training, including a first carbon shoe or student road-race use. It replaces 4's forefoot FF TURBO insert with an FF LEAP upper layer over FF BLAST PLUS. A thinner, lighter sole and redesigned full-length carbon plate bring the foot closer to the ground for more control. Engineered mesh provides ventilation and a flexible fit, with ASICSGRIP rubber below.
- Intended uses:
- Race, Tempo, Intervals
Specs
- Weight
- 196g
- Of 948 known values: 54 lower, 3 equal, 891 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lighterLower 6%, including ties / average -72g
- Drop
- 7mm
- Of 961 known values: 455 lower, 23 equal, 483 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard48.5th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +0.2mm
- Stack (heel/forefoot)
- 37.5 / 30.5mm
- Of 788 known values: 530 lower, 9 equal, 249 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- higherUpper 32.7%, including ties / average +3.2mm
- Carbon plate
- Yes
- 17% of 866 known models have carbon plates
- Midsole
- FF LEAP / FF BLAST PLUS
- Outsole
- ASICSGRIP
- Reference price
- $180
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- The Japan comparison explicitly lists unisex 27.0cm at about 196g. This is a stated sample weight, not a calculation from the predecessor's 49/50g reduction.
- Plate note
- The Japan feature and exact US product page identify a reconfigured full-length carbon plate, combined with an FF LEAP upper layer and FF BLAST PLUS lower layer.
Prices and release dates by market
2 markets are registered. Values are shown as published for each market: no currency conversion and no guessed days or months. Reference prices are not current shop prices.
| Market | Reference price | Release |
|---|---|---|
| United StatesUS | $180Shown above | Not registered |
| JapanJP | ¥19,800 | 2025-12-05Shown above 2025-12-11 |
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for ASICS MAGIC SPEED 4.
In the registered data, weight is 49g lighter at 196g, drop is 1mm lower at 7mm, heel stack is 6mm lower at 37.5mm, and forefoot stack is 5mm lower at 30.5mm.
These are differences between registered values, not a controlled comparison at the same size and measurement conditions. See the notes below the specs for weight conditions.
Compare within the database
See where these specs sit in the overall distribution. You can also compare within the same category.
Position map
Weight x stack height
registered average: 266g / 34.4mm (768 shoes)
The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.
Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 196gregistered average 268g (948 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 7mmregistered average 6.8mm (961 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 37.5mmregistered average 34.3mm (788 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.
Related video
Shoe overview by Running Warehouse.