ASICS Superblast 3: Good tier, Buy now, high confidence — synthesized from 119 creator mentions across 25 channels, freshest review Aug 8, 2026.
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Behind it: 119 mentions (58 primary-subject) from 17 creators, 10 dedicated reviews.
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The ASICS Superblast 3 is a consensus standout for runners who want a soft, bouncy, lightweight, and stable max-cushion trainer that excels across easy miles, long runs, and marathon training. However, the shift to a noticeably softer ride splits opinion: fans of the firmer, snappier Superblast 2 may find version 3 too mushy and less energetic at pace. At $200–$220, it's a premium investment — but for those who love soft-riding trainers with versatility, it's widely considered the current king of the super-trainer category.
The ASICS Superblast 3 is a max-cushion versatile daily trainer that excels across a wide range of paces, from easy recovery jogs to steady-state long runs and marathon-pace efforts. It's best for runners who want one do-it-all shoe for daily training, long runs, and uptempo work—particularly midfoot or forefoot strikers. The shoe is roomy and accommodating for wider feet and neutral runners, though it's softer and less stable than the Superblast 2, so those wanting a firmer, more rigid ride may prefer the previous version.
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“I think maybe the Superblast 3 has been the other option, especially if you want a more a softer option than the Megablast”
“we didn't know uh two things really about what was coming out in 2026. what foam was being in the Nova Blast 6 and what secondary foam was in the Super Blast 3.”
“$150 Supertrainer Li-Ning Red Hare 9 Ultra vs Asics Superblast 3”
“super blast 3”
“We got these really dirty 6 Superblast 3s or something. Bought them in Tokyo.”
“4:28 ASICS SUPERBLAST 3”
“I don't like the Super Blast 3 very much and so like for me it actually fits and I I don't really like the Triumph very much because it's too soft and Super Blast 3 is too soft.”
“ASICS Superblast 3, aka the Blizzy Trace. I think I've mentioned this about five or six times already in this video. It is the top dog for me right now in the max cushion category. Why? Lightweight,”
“they've continued it with the Superblast 3 as well”
“Next up, the Superblast 3. Now, this shoe split opinion. Some people have found this too soft. Some people have absolutely loved it. For me, I love it, but I've also found it too soft for long runs. ... the Superblast 2 was my sort of go-to shoe. I absolutely loved that for marathon training, I took that extremely long. I did all my big long big long marathon miles in it, but version 3, unfortunately, is just that fraction too soft for me. I get a little bit unstable in the end of those long runs ... It's an expensive daily trainer cuz this thing's 200 pounds, but if you've got 200 pounds, you are going to get arguably the best daily trainer that's out there. ... this shoe features the again ATTPU foam, the Flight Foam Leap that you get in the Ray on the top. And then we've got the Flight Foam Blast Plus on the bottom. So, a dual foam setup again. And there's no plate in the shoe.”
“even though there's going to be a Super Blast 3, I like this better than the Super Blast 2”
“I'm curious to see now how AS6 pivots out of there and what they'll have to offer in their Super Blast 3 and Magic Speed 5.”
“I think we will really understand this whole family of shoes when they come out with the Super Blast 3. I don't know anything really about that shoe coming in the spring.”
“I kind of prefer this setup over the Superblast 3s”
“Superblast 3 is still in my mind the best super trainer on the market in terms of pure versatility”
“11:27 vs superblast 3”
“It's actually the same textile that's on the Superblast 3”
“If you like your shoes super soft, highly stacked, but still light and bouncy, the Super Blast 3 is an excellent all round marathon training option. The Willlet eat up longer runs, tempos, and progression sessions.”
“I just don't think that the Super Blast 3 setup is that great at all. Um, I just don't think it's like really good in one category or like it's not the all-around midsole setup that I would want, especially for the premium price you're paying at $210”
“1:59 Superblast 3”
“This is the Superb Blast 3 and this year it gets an upgrade to FF Leap which is alphhatic TPU my favorite of the thermoplastic polyurethanes”
“Definitely the bounciest Super Blast right out of the box thanks to that flight foam leap in there.”
“it's not a good super blast, it's a good max cushion shoe... Soft, it's light, smooth, it's comfortable. It's a bit of a case of what's not to like, really.”
“So, here's how the 3 is different from the 2. The midsole is the biggest change... This time they went a step further with the 3 and they added FF Leap foam... the Superblast 3 is its own kind of Frankenstein monster. It contains some of the very best, fastest foam in the world, but at the same time has a silhouette of a daily trainer.”
“I just wish that ASICS either went like firm and responsive, or they went like super soft. And I feel like the Superblast 3 is in this like weird in between where it's like sometimes soft, it's sometimes firm, it's sometimes not super responsive”
“you get that more structured feeling in the Superblast 3, even though the top sole is softer... over the course of 21 mi in that long run, the shoe did great. I didn't have any issues with it, no hot spots, anything. I can definitely feel how it's geared a little bit more towards comfort versus performance per se.”
“I do want to compare the Superblast 3s with a whole bunch of different shoes”
“It's designed to exist in this category of everything shoes alongside a few crowd favorites like the Asics Megablast or the recent Superblast 3 or even the Brooks Glycerin Max.”
“[00:02] things like the Asics Mega Blast and Super Blast 3”
“a whole ounce lighter and with more surface area underfoot is the Super Blast 3 from ASICS. I mean, these two feel quite different on foot. Really, the Blaster isn't quite so bouncy. There's more squash to it than the Adidas shoe.”
“It's almost similar to the Super Blast 3 where the FF leap is so soft, but it's also so bouncy and fun that I don't mind. And then the geometry is kind of annoying, but the FF leap is so good.”
“Final one is the Superblast 3. Now, these are not super similar in terms of the overall feel.”
“as we look ahead till next March when the Superb Blast 3 will be coming out, the Superb Blast 3 is actually moving to FF Leap Foam with a thin layer of FF Blast Max below that. And that's going to make that shoe much bouncier, much more dynamic.”
“The first one will be the Superb Blast 3, which we've seen a lot now in leaks and we've got confirmation that it will be FF Leap primarily and there is a secondary foam in that shoe, but we don't know what that secondary foam is.”
“this Super Blast 3 is going to be a much bouncier, more performanceoriented shoe”
“right up with things like the Superblast 3, the ASICS Hyperspeed”
“that's where we're going to see the Super Blast 3, which right now is supposed to come out sometime towards the middle to late March of next year of 2026”
“if you're thinking about the Nova Blast 6 versus the Super Blast 3”
“Except in the Super Blast 3 because it's so soft. But even in that, I can get the choppiness with the jogging, but the leap is just good enough where it doesn't bother me.”
“really need to get out in the Super Blast 3 and”
“But would you choose this? Would you choose this over the Super Blaster or Mega Blast? Cuz you're one of the few people who doesn't like either of those shoes. Okay, there you go. >> I would. Yes.”
“I'm going to assume are the Novablast 6 and the Superblast 3. It's obvious that those shoes are coming out next year”
“For me, I'm still going with version 3. It just it feels like a solid upgrade to me. I am someone who prefers a softer shoe, so I'm gravitate towards this version.”
“I really like it. It's definitely uh an update to the shoe. ... I think it's an improvement.”
“It's a little bit like a souped-up Novablast. It's really good at easy runs. This foam is really comfortable for you.”
“Love it. Think it's a really good shoe. Um, interesting development on it, which I think is an improvement for a lot of people.”
“Super Blast 3 is a shoe that is quite different from Super Blast 2. So it has this combination of FF Leap and FF Blast Plus in it”
“if you like a little softer cruiser, I think go Superblast 3”
“If I had to choose only one of these two shoes to add to my rotation, I would go with the Superblast 3. The reason being, it's a durable shoe that lasts a long time, and I care about those things more than speed in a shoe that's not a super shoe.”
“If you love the Super Blast 3, the UFO, the Vomero Plus, and you would like to translate that experience into race day, that is not this guy.”
“And that is the ASICS Superblast 3... Getting this shoe is sort of a continuation of my running journey, and all told I couldn't be happier with the changes that they made. Instead of the previous foam, they have now used uh FF or flight foam leap, which is the same foam that you're going to see in their elite race day shoe, the Metaspeed Ray.”
“Another shoe I'm super happy that I picked up for I think it was about 170 odd earth credits, is the ASICS Superblast 3. I'm finding the upper a real improvement over the previous version, but also the Megablast as well.”
“the Super Blast 3, which we've talked about a lot. It's a much lighter shoe, but it can kind of do similar things”
“you don't really like the Superblast 3, this could be a shoe to get around”
“Compared to the Super Blast 3, the Doughin Hurricane Max is obviously going to compare quite similarly as the Super Blast 2 did. stiffer, more resilient, less mushy compared to this one, which is a marshmallow now.”
“I won't compare it with a Super Blast 3 cuz I don't think the Super Blast 3 is particularly good versatile performance trainer.”
“which is a third of the price of a Superblast 3, which is pretty much the shoe that I think this competes against at the moment in terms of the Western market”
“I love the V1. I love the V2. Best of all time goat shoes for me, but that added softness here in the V3, it just makes it into to of a different shoe, slightly a use case now, not in the same caliber as the previous versions.”
“Like Superblast 3. Not for long runs. But like Superblast 3... Even like Super Blast 3 is is a dual foam setup.”
“But based on this heel, I'm going to go with Superblast 3.”
“the other long run shoe that I also really love is the ASICS Superblast 3. This shoe has similar qualities to the Rad UFO. Now, I wouldn't say it's a wow factor, but it feels really nice underfoot.”
“This compares very nicely to a Superblast 3, pretty much the same price.”
“Very different than something like the Superblast 3, which is really soft and bouncy.”
“If I could only pick one, I would have to go for the one with more range, Superblast 3, but it really depends on the type of training I am doing.”
“everything from like a Superblast 3 to Hyperboost Edge”
“10:53 vs ASICS Superblast 3”
“the Nike Vomero Plus, the Superblast 3, and also we'll have a chat about the Evo SL”
“The Super Blast 3 is going to be great for anyone that just wants that super comfortable, lightweight, long run marathon training and racing shoe if you're not concerned about those legal stack heights.”
“Blizzy trace is my undeniable shoe of the year.”
“Similar options out there, things like the Asics Superblast 3, the Vomero Plus, and even the Vomero Premium.”
“It is the ASICS Superblast 3. Now, this is the pick if you want something super soft, bouncy, and comfortable that can still pick up the pace.”
“This is the real tail of the tape. Number one, I was pretty surprised. They do have an 11° inflare from rear foot to forefoot.”
“getting into some pretty serious competitors this time round with the likes of the Megablast Super blast 3”
“Squishy compliant, soft, but still very, very light. This shoe feels much more like a serious all-rounder compared to the Super Blast 3, which now feels like a comfort monster for long, steady, easy runs”
“If you want the stable shoe, go look at the ASICS Superblast 3.”
“I don't think it's as good as the Superblast 3”
“the Megablast 3 2, not 3 cuz of the Superblast 3”
“or like the Superblast 3 is too soft, this is not a bad shout”
“The Super Blast 3 very much this year has been my favorite release. This light spray and hyperboost, those are all the top shoes, but this is my highest mileage one by a good a good bit.”
“the Super Blast 3 absolutely amazing.”
“I described the Superblast 3 as almost mushy. And that's kind of the unfortunate side effect about how ASICS tuned the Superblast 3.”
“Asics Superblast 3, I think, is similar in terms of the runs it does really well in and to the Mount to Coast C1. Like, it is a really good long run shoe and a like a souped-up daily trainer that's not necessarily perfect for faster runs, but the Superblast is softer, bouncier. I think it has more of a memorable ride than the Mount to Coast C1”
“people keep asking me for information about the Super Blast. I did stumble upon some images of the Super Blast 3.”
“For 207, you're looking at Superblast 3.”
“in the spring, I will be back probably to do a versus video between the Nike Vero Plus and the AS6 Superb Blast 3 because there's been some big foam changes coming to the Superb Blast next year”
“and then maybe next year the Super Blast 3 when that comes out cuz I do think this shoe is going to compare much more favorably with those two shoes”
“ASICS Superblast 3. Now, this is going to be an interesting one because these are two very different shoes. Um now, the Superblast 3 is on the lighter side as well being at 8.4 oz and it uses Flight Foam Leap.”
“I feel like that is the best shoe of the shoes that we've talked about today. And that's the one that I personally would pick.”
“It's not really competing with its own line, the Puma Magmax Nitro 2s. Like those have a lot more cushion, uh, the Super Blast 3es”
“I'm as guilty as anybody if I'm in the Superblast 3 or the Vomero plus.”
“So, you're thinking Superblast 3 kind of a Merrell Plus sort of territory.”
“first one up Super Blast 3 ... This is a little foot fatiguing. Anyway, medium long runs for sure. ... I'm very much still enjoying that shoe.”
“think about Mega Blast, Super Blast 3, Vomero Plus, Rad UFO, any shoe, Alphal is a classic example. any shoe that we call bouncy, what people mean is that the foam compresses, it squishes down, and then it releases.”
“I just saw a bunch like four videos drop on the Super Blast 3, which looks like it's slightly softer, but more of the same support.”
“I think the Super Burst 3 is 210, if I'm not mistaken”
“a little bit similar to what ASICS does with the Superblast 3”
“I wish it was a little bit lighter, um a little bit closer to things like the Superblast or the Megablast, which I do think have better qualities or um in terms of delivering that faster feel from a bigger shoe. I think they do a better job.”
“The first shoe I'm going to compare it to is the Superblast 3 from ASICS.”
“these sort of shoes seem to have been like, sort of, I don't know, uh, taken over by those max stack big shoes that we get now, like your Superblast 3s”
“So right here I have the Superblast 3 and what I want to highlight is the use of a dual density mid-sole.”
“The ASICS Superblast 3 is your go-to for everything”
“It has been superseded by the V3, but I just feel this is perhaps a slightly better shoe all round.”
“between $200 and $225, these are the two best shoes you can buy, the Asics Superblast 3 and the Asics Megablast.”
“If you've got 200 quid burning a hole in your pocket, then I would highly recommend the ASICS Superblast 3. But it doesn't take my top spot.”
“The Superblast [06:22] 3 is still to me the standard when it [06:25] comes to super trainers or specifically [06:28] those like non-plated super trainers”
“Shoes like the ASICS Superblast 3 and the Megablast may offer a slightly livelier ride, but they'll cost you considerably more for it.”
“They could have made the Super Blaster 3 and stuck with that”
“Anyway, Superblast 3. Bouncy, fun, supportive, zone two, zone three. I want to reach for it every day. It's awesome.”
“I will start off with the boom, Superblast 3. Now, this is one that released last week, dropped last week. I've gotten so many runs in.”
“We have the ASICS [music] Superblast 3. >> [music] >> I've been a big Superblast fan since the 2.”
“I think I'd go Superblast 3. I think more people I can see it on the feet of more people working for more people. The other two I Superblast 3's got a more broader appeal.”
“Super Blast 3, I took that out for uh so I did the 10 miles with 8x400”
“one of the best Max cushion rides out there right now. So internet, you are dead wrong about the Super Blast 3.”
“What I really like about the Superblast version 3 that FF Blast foam, Asics's top-tier racing foam, gives a really nice soft bouncy ride. It's definitely a lot poppier, a little bit more responsive as well than the outgoing version 2.”
“the shoe that started this Max Cushion Long Run Super Trainer craze a few years ago, AS6 Super Blast 3. Kind of controversial. Yeah, polarizing shoe. There's a lot of uh a lot of negativity surrounding the show... I love it. I love the soft feel. I love the bounce. It's also fast is what I took the day before my marathon to do strides and I was flying sub410 pace strides in the super blast.”
“Megablast slash Superblast 3 if you prefer something softer”
“Second shoe we have here is the Asics Superblast 3. This one is another one of those shoes that I just find myself lacing up all the time.”
“After some longer term testing on the ASICS SUPERBLAST 3, is it really worth the upgrade over the previous version?”
“In my review for the Superblast 3, I called the Superblast 3 really a Nimbus Pro. That's kind of why I think these two shoes work really well together.”
“the ASICS Superblast 3 in stable really centers and guides your form forward. It's capturing your foot, centering it”
“This is like the Super Blast 3. If I thought Campbell's chunky soup was gourmet, this is like the A6 Mega Blast.”
“number one spot on the list though goes to ASICS this year... we're going to go with the ASICS Superblast 3. Now, this shoe is an absolute beast if you're looking for a max cushion pair of sneakers.”
“The MagMax 2 becomes honestly closer to the Structure Plus than it is to something like the Super Blast 3”
“I think the Superblast line still sets the standard for what a super trainer should be, which is a nice geometry, a super responsive foam and actually fairly lightweight”
“the Super Blast 3”
“So, let's take a look at some alternatives that are out there across the market to see where the 220 of the Tracksmith Elliot Rider stacks up. And the first shoe that I want to talk about uses a very similar approach, but kind of gets to a very different place than the Elliot Rider. And the first shoe I want to talk about is from AS6. This is a Super Blast 3.”
“I don't know about Super Blast 3 levels.”
“The uh ASICS Superblast 3 is number four on my list ... the three has totally changed that ... This foam is crazy soft ... it makes it soft enough that I feel like I can, you know, pronate over the my foot and get off of it, and then it's got a ton of bounce in it, too ... It's ridiculously light. It's like, what? It's in the low eights. It's like 8.3 or something.”
“It feels softer, perhaps a little bit less energetic than the previous version of the shoe, especially if you compare up against the Megablast.”
“then we have the Superblast 4:11, and then we have the Novablast at 4:10”
“Super Blast 3. Super light, super soft yet bouncy trampoline pad here.”
“More towards that £200 mark, again. Now, this is a shoe that we've done a lot of videos on, so I'm not going to get into my feedback on the Superblast 3. But, what I can say is a softer shoe that's not going to work in those long, long miles that I'll be doing. But, it is a shoe that I'm happy to take out and do like 12, 15 miles in. I think it's a shoe that will work for a lot of you guys if you like a soft shoe.”
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