I bought these as a replacement for my Novablast 3 trail shoes, which I loved but had lost the forefoot outsole after 650+ miles. They fit very similarly, immediately feeling comfortable. I had tried the Superblast 2 in between my Novablasts and didn’t like it because it was too clompy (I’m a forefoot striker and felt like my feet slapped the ground in the Superblasts). No such problem with these shoes. I ran the SF marathon in these shoes after putting 100 miles on them and they performed great. Only criticism is that I got a sensation of some sliding on wet pavement during the race - that said, no actual loss of grip despite the course being wet for a majority of the distance.
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