Race foam, no plate

Asics Megablast

Name: Asics Megablast
Brand: Asics
Price: 4999 ZAR
Availability: InStock

Asics took the Superblast idea and made the whole midsole out of its bounciest foam. Big stack, no plate, and light enough that nothing in the rotation is safe.

Super trainerR4 999Released September 2025

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The numbers

Category: Super trainer
Stack height: 45 / 37mm
Drop: 8mm
Weight: 230g
Plate: None
Midsole: FF Turbo Squared
Surface: Road
Best for: Long runs, tempo days and racing if you would rather not buy a carbon shoe
Price: R4 999

The shoe

Where the Superblast layers a superfoam over a firmer carrier, the Megablast is one slab of FF Turbo Squared from heel to toe. Asics reckons that foam is about a third bouncier and a tenth softer than the FF Turbo Plus it races in, which is how 45/37mm of stack still weighs 230g. No plate, an 8mm drop, and a rockered sole with AsicsGrip under the forefoot doing the steering instead.

What the foam actually is

One foam, all the way through

Primary foam
FF Turbo Squared
ATPU, aliphatic thermoplastic polyurethane

Asics claims FF Turbo Squared is 32.5 percent bouncier, 9.6 percent softer and 2.8 percent lighter than FF Turbo.

Where to buy

Prices and stock move around, so check a few before you buy.

Slow Miles review

Coming soon

We only give a shoe a verdict once we have run in it ourselves. The numbers above are the facts. The opinion lands when the miles are done.

One foam, all the way through

Other shoes to look at

Superblast 3

SuperComp Elite v6

Novablast 6