NOVABLAST 3
NOVABLAST 3 is a bouncy daily trainer for road mileage and longer sessions. FF BLAST PLUS replaces the previous foam, adding about 1mm of midsole depth while reducing weight. A recessed, trampoline-inspired sole supports rebound. Zoned engineered mesh and a tongue-wing construction refine fit, while a reinforced heel guides the stride and AHAR rubber adds durability.
- Intended uses:
- Daily, Long run
Specs
- Weight
- 253g
- Of 948 known values: 294 lower, 3 equal, 651 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lighterLower 31.3%, including ties / average -15g
- Drop
- 8mm
- Of 961 known values: 479 lower, 272 equal, 210 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard64th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +1.2mm
- Stack (heel/forefoot)
- 31 / 23mm
- Of 788 known values: 192 lower, 31 equal, 565 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lowerLower 28.3%, including ties / average -3.3mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 866 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- FF BLAST PLUS
- Outsole
- AHAR
- Reference price
- $130
- Global price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- The exact ASICS AU men's page directly lists253g without a sample size in its text. The historical NZ catalog's245g is a separate regional/document figure; identical sample conditions are not assumed.
- Plate note
- The complete exact AU construction covers FF BLAST PLUS, heel support, mesh, tongue wings and AHAR without identifying carbon. Japan/Global construction corroborates retaining false; this is not an explicit statement that every type of plate is absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Global | $130Shown above | 2022-09-01Shown above |
| JapanJP | ¥14,300 | 2022-09-22 |
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for ASICS NOVABLAST 2.
In the registered data, weight is 22g lighter at 253g, heel stack is 1mm higher at 31mm, and forefoot stack is 1mm higher at 23mm.
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
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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 253gregistered average 268g (948 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 8mmregistered average 6.8mm (961 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 31mmregistered 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.
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