Asics Wmns Novablast 3 LE 'Aquamarine Palace Purple'
Colorway: Aquamarine/Palace Purple · Style code: 1012B410-402 · Release date: June 4, 2023 · Price: $1026 · Availability: Available now
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Drop is the number runners argue about. It measures how much higher the heel sits than the forefoot, and a decade of debate has swung from the minimalist position that anything above zero encourages heel striking, to the current consensus that it is mostly a matter of what a particular body tolerates. Eight millimetres, the figure on this platform, sits deliberately in the middle: enough of a wedge to spare a tight calf and Achilles, low enough to feel level rather than tipped forward. The rest of the shoe is unchanged from the standard version (the same FF Blast Plus foam, the same hollowed trampoline outsole), with only the palette separating them. Aquamarine against palace purple is a summer pairing on a limited run, and colour is the entire extent of the difference.