Asics Wmns Novablast 2 Platinum 'Carrier Grey Pure Silver'
Colorway: Carrier Grey/Pure Silver · Style code: 1012B286-020 · Release date: May 2022 · Price: $2682 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Asics Wmns Novablast 2 'Platinum' (1012B131-020) · Asics Wmns Novablast 2 'Smokey Rose' (1012B049-700) · Asics Wmns Novablast 2 'Thunder Blue' (1012B049-400) · Asics Wmns Novablast 2 'Birch Pink Rave' (1012B049-200) · Asics Wmns Novablast 2 'Mist Soft Sky' (1012B049-402)
The Novablast sits in the neutral daily-trainer slot of the ASICS running range, but it was never built for plushness. Its FlyteFoam midsole is stacked tall and cut away deeply along the sidewalls, so the foam folds and rebounds under load; testers have consistently described the resulting ride as trampoline-like, and it is the reason the line reads as playful rather than protective. The second generation carried that geometry forward under an engineered mesh upper.
Platinum is not a different shoe. It is the premium seasonal treatment ASICS applies across its running models, adding reflective detailing for low-light runs, silver welded stripe branding on the sidewalls and a silver spray over the midsole. Here that finish lands on a grey-on-grey women's pair, where the metallic accents read as a cool wash against the Carrier Grey mesh rather than as a contrast colour. The ride underneath is the standard Novablast 2; the premium is for the materials and the visibility trim.