NOVABLAST 4
NOVABLAST 4 is a bouncy daily trainer for road mileage and longer runs. Full-length FF BLAST PLUS ECO works with a thicker big-toe push-off area and a broader heel contact zone. An engineered woven upper replaces the previous mesh, adding stretch and ventilation, while an updated tongue-wing construction limits movement. AHAR LO rubber completes the revised outsole geometry.
- Intended uses:
- Daily, Long run
Specs
- Weight
- 260g
- Of 948 known values: 333 lower, 19 equal, 596 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard36.1th percentile (tie midpoint) / average -8g
- 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)
- 41.5 / 33.5mm
- Of 788 known values: 721 lower, 5 equal, 62 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- higherUpper 8.5%, including ties / average +7.2mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 866 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
- The exact ASICS AU men's page lists260g. Its embedded official NOVABLAST4 technical image explicitly bases approximate weights on US men's9 and labels total heel/forefoot heights41.5/33.5mm.
- Plate note
- Complete exact AU construction covers FF BLAST PLUS ECO,woven upper,tongue wings and AHAR without carbon. Global press specifies AHAR LO. Retain false on complete construction evidence,not an explicit claim that all plate types are absent.
Prices and release dates by market
3 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 | $140Shown above | Not registered |
| Global | Not registered | 2023-12-01Shown above |
| JapanJP | ¥15,400 | 2024-01-05 2024-01-11 |
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.
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 260gregistered average 268g (948 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 8mmregistered average 6.8mm (961 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 41.5mmregistered 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.
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