Mizuno Neo Zen vs Asics Novablast 5 (20 Mile Day Test)
The Asics Novablast 5 and Mizuno Neo Zen are two of the best training shoes to hit the market recently. Priced at $140, they go head-to-head in the fun daily trainer segment. In this episode, I compare the two and let you know which is more fun, which is more reliable and which is the better buy for most people.
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Asics Novablast 5 https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=30&searchtext=novablast+5&from=supwell
Mizuno Neo Zen https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=30&prevsearch=novablast%205&searchtext=neo%20zen&from=supwell
0:00 Intro
2:53 Overview
8:47 Weigh In
10:36 Stack Check
15:58 Fit & Feel
21:28 Running in the Mizuno Neo Zen
25:18 Mile 1 - Struggle Bus
30:33 Mile 2 - Warming Up
35:52 Mile 5 - Warmed Up
39:18 Last Mile
41:03 Post-Run Thoughts
45:30 Refuel
49:34 Second Run
51:49 Comparison After 20 Mile Day
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1. Join my app to take your training to the next level. Buy/sell/trade running shoes and swap training and shoe advice with fellow hobby joggers: https://supwell.circle.so/checkout/marketplace-and-forum-ld3nz
2. Buy your new shoes, running gear and fuel through my Running Warehouse link. I also have a discount code on the app above that gets you 20% off apparel and 10% off fuel and discount https://www.runningwarehouse.com?from=supwell
3. Get matched with the best running shoe for you at https://runningshoematcher.com (I built the running shoe database and matching logic. It's pretty cool and actually works)
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Today's TrueStack measurements:
Novablast 5 - 35.6mm
Neo Zen - 42.7mm
Superblast 2 - 43.8 mm
The Daily Hobby Jogger Show
On this show, Yowana reviews the latest and greatest running shoes, talks marathon training and puts in the work—DAILY. This is your favorite running YouTube channel, now in podcast form. Brought to you by Supwell, the world's best community for hobby joggers.
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