With such a soft EVA based foam i fear the NB5 will go flat quite prematurely.......

Fantastic work Andy, if you’re ever down south on the coast Brighton way give me a shout, would be great to run with you / get you to pace me!!!

Looks a tough one but as say one to get done. What is that thing with the bright green straps you are wearing ?

Thanks!

Hi. The winter is here. Good luck in the next week, Andy. Like. A nice weekend for everyone.

No Noosa 16 in here Andy?

Wishing the family Raynor a happy Christmas.

Hey Andy, I love the content as always ( Beautiful scenery) Having young children too this is a tricky time and the only thing I try and do differently is go out earlier in the morning (Headtorch required). I’ve enjoyed as your videos this year, thank you. Merry Christmas to you and your family. 😀👍

metrics look slick on the video

Hi Andy! I’m from Alicante and I’ll run this HM also. I hope to see you in February. Get ready to suffer a little 😂😂😂 it’s plenty of up&down hills.

Hi Andy have a great Christmas Have a quick question for you When you run tempos on hilly terrain are you supposed to keep to keep the same effort as on the flat. So slower up the hill and faster down it.

Enjoy Andy, have a good christmas, hope you get to enjoy all the good food etc for a few days

Great stuff Andy enjoyed that this morning 👍enjoy the break and festive running 🎄. Colm Ireland

Super enjoyable video.

Santa is bringing me Novablast so I haven’t tried but the Endorphin 4 Is possibly my favorite daily trainer of all time

All i want for christmas is food? 😂😂

I only had a Nike Pegasus 40 and Hoka Mach 6. Funnily I use my Mach 6 as speed shoes 😂 Hoping to get Novablast 5 soon as my daily and will retire my Pegasus. Don't think I'll get any new dedicated speed shoes until 2026.

i have the speed 4, using on my treadmill and love it

I’ve got 330 miles in my Clifton 9s, and just bought a pair of Mach 6s to slowly phase the old pair of shoes out. Haven’t tried them out, but finished my half marathon a few days ago and I’m recovering. Excited to see I made an excellent choice!!

The Speed 4 is my favorite shoe in my line up. It's not bouncy at all but the speed roll technology makes it so nimble and quick. It's definitely different than the pro 4 which I also own. I think it's perfect for what it's designed for. The only downside for me is that I can't do anything over 10 miles in it because my feet start to hurt with the lower stack than what I'm use to. I would recommend it if you prefer turnover over bounce. I think it would also make a good 5k shoe but I've never tried the Takumi Sen 10 which I hear is the best for that distance.

Pegasus 41 finally won something lmao

I managed to nab a pair of Mach6s on offer. Leaving them box fresh for 2025. Also putting on some Christmas timbre 😂😂😂

Only one of these I have is Mach 6, though I do have the Speed 3. Took me a while to warm to the Mach 6 as I loved the Mach 5 and the 6 is a very different ride. What I have found is that the Mach 6 is the closest thing I have to the Triumph 20, which I used mainly for medium and long runs with workouts thrown in. I can do the same runs in the Mach 6, though it is a bit softer, especially in the heel.

Picked up running again a few months ago, went from a GT-2000 10 to a GT-2000 13 once the 10s went flat. I'm not fast at all but have been looking for a faster shoe to do sprint work or some faster intervals. Would this be a good option for that or is this perhaps too unstable, and also how important is stability when you start getting into more sprinting style paces :? Here in South Africa have some interesting colourways on the NB5

Thank you for your reviews. I would like to provide a pice of constructive criticism. When you mention weight for your size UK13 it would be nice to add the weight for some more conventional sizes as well 😉

"GRIP" 😂 you cut the best part of the adidas SL2 video

I'll take the Saucony Speeds over the Novablast 5 any day. If you're a forefoot striker, the Novablast is just flat and hard to forefoot strike, striking at the midfoot -- fine for a slow day, but definitely not for any fast running.

Saucony me déçoit de plus en plus. Mes dernières endorphin pro 3 n ont le rebond que j ai connu, le mesch est hyper fin. donc, terminé avec cette marque. Idem Asics novablast 3 moins bien que les anciennes. Terminé aussi. Je reste fidèle à Hoka, New Balance et surtout les carbones Puma, les meilleures pour moi. Je me demande si les hauteurs de semelle oversize ne finissent pas par me lasser

Have NOVABLAST 5,Mach 6, pro 4, noosa 15’s in my rotation. Love the reviews throughout the year. Mach 6 is definitely a standout and for the faster workout sessions for me (sub 6:30 miles) the pro 4 saucony work great for me.

I guess for us with large UK 13 feet a "daily trainer" might have a different meaning to those with more average size feet. I have got all of these but yet to run in the NB5 although interestingly one of my two pairs (ordered two sort of by mistake) is only about 315g whereas the other pair is like your ones and about 327g. Based on how found previous Novablast would say it is more of a "classic" daily trainer whereas the other three all feel more like lightweight trainer/racers that you could use "daily" if you so wished but feel like shoes for going "faster than easy". Of the three have run by far the most in the Speed 4 and found it generally "fine" but maybe now it just does not stand out when there was very little like in the days of the Speed 1. Indeed did a shoeoff between 1 and 4 and results pretty much the same. I wonder with SL2 that you really "need" a 0.5 size more and 90 mins minus the insole am not surprised that it did not feel A1 great. For some reason I rarely found myself reaching for the SL2 or Mach 6. On the Hoka drop maybe the 5mm puts me off and I noted the newer Cliftons are going to have higher drop than the standard 5mm. Was unclear why as 5mm and Hoka were kind of what you expect and no doubt many love that. SL2 I think it is a case of get what you pay for which isn't much and I did struggle with it being "too neutral" in a period when felt needed more support. Based on a shoeoff using Speed 4, SL2, Mach 6 I would say the Speed 4 is the "fastest" for me but not a huge amount in it and maybe just fits me better although did notice some irritation on my Achilles. TBH these all gathering dust now got the Zoom Fly 6 which isn't a "daily trainer" - might use the Pegs for some nice easy miles LOL but ZF6 just seems to fit me nice and is nearly as fast as a proper race shoe like the Vaporfly.

SL2: Upper too coarse, fit too narrow. (Nope) Mach 6: Good fit with wide, but somehow my feet felt strain when standing in it.(risk not taken) Speed 4: Firm but comfortable. Waiting for discounts… NB 5: too much foam and too soft for me. I’ll take a discounted Adios Pro 3 over this. Really wanted the Mach 6 to work…. Too bad.

I don't know if it's my mechanics but Novablast 5 being mellowed out makes it even a better daily trainer than the previous one. If you need something to do faster paces then you can just go for ES4 or Superblast

I love pairing the novablast with the speed. They make a great combo depending on what i am doing. My only issue is i love the speeds the roll off foot is sensational. But they don't love my heels. I alway get blisters once i go over an hour in them. Will be switching it up next year to either the mach7 or Hyperion depending on your's and others reviews.

Not sure the nb5 is in the same category as the rest, would consider it a daily trainer, not a super trainer any more. Everyone has different views.

Absolutely hated the speed 4 the complete ruination of a great shoe. Favorites zoom fly 6 and novablast 5.

Morning all. Saucony E. speed 4 every day......¡¡¡¡Find your strong!!!!!. Like to Andy. Have a great day.

Looking forward to testing the SL2 soon. With the Novablast, I have to say, it's very limited to Easy Runs for me. It's just a big and soft shoe, feel like even Moderate is pushing it with this one.

SL2 are great, got them in the Black Friday sale from ASOS for £48 (got 2 pairs) 🎉

Great review. My favs are the SL2s for their comfort, speed, versatility, and Novablast 5 for their lightness and smaller profiles (than the Novablast 4s). Haven't tried on the Speed 4s. Interestingly, Mach 6 felt dull to me when I tried them on in store.

Nice Review 👌

I've been injured all December but I have a new pair of Novablast 5's waiting to go when I'm back. Tried them on and, yeah, the fit is much better.

Clifton 10 coming out in April. Looking forward to future vids on it.

i find it rather difficult, all i try to do, run today in a way i also would run, if i knew i would be dead tomorrow, in other words, don`t leave anything on the table, enjoy the day as good as you can and have no regrets whatsoever. At the same time in the back of my head is the start of my section hike across Germany next September, where i want to be in good enough shape to enjoy the experience ........so i wiggle my toes eavery morning when i wake up, live like a running pro, enjoy every minute i got, and don`t do anything I don`t want to do ..closing in on..new pr in distance covered in one year

The 4 was so much better. The 5 is too soft. It feels like it's sapping all energies

I just got the Hoka Mach 6 and to be honest it is the worst shoe I ever had....the fit , the outsole sensation is just horrible...I don't understand the vibe around this shoe ....comparing to my puma deviate nitro 2 which is so much better

Definitely with you on the race shorter, race more frequently thoughts. When I was around your standard I kept trying to chase that elusive sub 2.40 marathon to the neglect of other race distances, and I regret that. Never putting in a proper 10k training block for instance.

Don’t give up on the marathon just yet, personally I think you were one bad weather day away from a 2:35. Your training leading up to that race was insanely good & consistent.

I've not seen you do any cross country races. Is this something you've tried before & don't enjoy? It's worth giving it a go if you haven't.

Another good watch as always Andy I have really enjoyed your journey since getting to know your channel better this year got to do my race calendar vlog this week hopefully tonight

You definitely had a great year Andy. I've been following all year long and you continue to inspire me to work hard and put in the work. Most of my time goals went out the window by March. Just a frustrating year. I didn't have a running injury but some health issues that derailed my running. I was still working hard given the new constraints and I started to see the light at the end of the tunnel for improvement as the year closed out. Hoping that 2025 is better. As always, love your training advice!