NOVABLAST 4
NOVABLAST 4 is a daily trainer for everyday runs and longer efforts. It uses an FF BLAST PLUS ECO midsole and was made lighter than the previous generation.
- Intended uses:
- Daily, Long run
Specs
Among 865 listed shoes, this is a high-stack Daily Trainer
- Weight
- 260g
- Of 811 known values: 298 lower, 17 equal, 496 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard37.8th percentile (tie midpoint) / average -7g
- Drop
- 8mm
- Of 815 known values: 409 lower, 237 equal, 169 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard64.7th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +1.2mm
- Stack height (heel/forefoot)
- 41.5 / 33.5mm
- Of 694 known values: 634 lower, 4 equal, 56 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- higherUpper 8.6%, including ties / average +6.8mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 786 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- FF BLAST PLUS ECO
- Outsole
- AHAR LO
- Reference price
- $140
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- Men's 260g / 9.2oz from ASICS Australia official product page.
- Plate note
- No carbon plate stated or known for this model.
Related video
Shoe overview by Running Warehouse.
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for ASICS NOVABLAST 3.
In the registered data, weight is 7g heavier at 260g, heel stack is 10.5mm higher at 41.5mm, and forefoot stack is 10.5mm higher at 33.5mm.
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.
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Comparison: All data (865 shoes)
Position map
Weight x stack height
registered average: 265g / 34.7mm (686 shoes)
The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.
Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 260g·registered average 267g (811 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 8mm·registered average 6.8mm (815 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 41.5mm·registered average 34.7mm (694 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.