ASICS 2026 Lineup Ranked: I Measured 5 Running Shoes — Which One Should You Actually Buy?

I bought five 2026 ASICS running shoes with my own money — Novablast 6, GT-2000 15, Metasleek, Sonicblast 2 and Yogiri Speed — measured weight, softness and rebound under the same conditions, and ranked them by one thing: how unlikely an everyday runner is to regret buying them. This is not a performance ranking. I looked at how many kinds of runs each shoe covers, the measured numbers, the price, and how it actually feels on foot. ▼ Measured results (all US men's 7.5 / UK 6.5 / EU 40.5 / JP 25.5 cm, same setup) ・Novablast 6: 223.0 g (7.9 oz) / heel 30.5 (Asker C) / rebound heel 43 cm · forefoot 45 cm / $155 ・Yogiri Speed: 202.5 g (7.1 oz) / top layer 25.0 (base 35.5) / rebound 44 cm · 44 cm / $225 ・Sonicblast 2: 209.0 g (7.4 oz) / top layer 43.5 (base 34.5) / rebound 48 cm · 43 cm / $190 ・GT-2000 15: 232.0 g (8.2 oz) / heel 30.5 / rebound 41 cm · 44 cm / $150 ・Metasleek: 116.0 g (4.1 oz) / heel 38.0 / rebound 31 cm · 36 cm / $225 ▼ Chapters 0:00 5 ASICS shoes I bought in 2026 0:37 Who I am 0:48 ASICS in 2026: 4 types & the big change 1:45 How I ranked them 2:13 Test 1: Weight 2:51 Test 2: Softness 3:40 Test 3: Rebound 4:35 #5 Metasleek 5:33 #4 GT-2000 15 6:22 #3 Sonicblast 2 7:15 #2 8:07 #1 9:01 Which pair for your goal time 9:48 Models I don't own yet 10:37 Summary & awards 11:31 Outro ▼ Which pair for which goal ・Finish to sub-5 (11:26/mi): easy runs = GT-2000 15 / faster days & race day = Novablast 6 ・Sub-4 (9:09/mi): easy runs, workouts & race day = Novablast 6 (add Yogiri Speed as a race-day shoe) ・Sub-3:30 (8:00/mi): base = Novablast 6 / speed work = Sonicblast 2 / strength days = Metasleek ▼ Price & availability (US MSRP) Novablast 6 $155 (Jul 2026) / GT-2000 15 $150 (Aug 2026) / Metasleek $225 (Aug 2026) / Sonicblast 2 $190 (Sep 2026) / Yogiri Speed $225 (fall 2026) Models I don't own yet (official / retailer prices): Superblast 3 $210 / Gel-Kayano 33 $170 / Gel-Nimbus 28 $170 / Gel-Cumulus 28 $145 / Magic Speed 5 $180 ▼ Next up The Gel-Kayano 33 gets a new colorway in Japan on October 1 — I'm buying one for a full measured review. ▼ Related videos ・Novablast 6 vs Sonicblast 2: (URL) ・Yogiri Speed review: (URL) ・Metasleek review: (URL) ・GT-2000 15 vs Novablast 6: (URL) ▼ Notes ・Official weights are listed for US men's 9. Every number in this video was measured at US men's 7.5. ・Softness was measured with an Asker C durometer at the heel (lower = softer). Rebound: steel ball dropped from the same height. ・This video is my personal opinion based on public information and my own measurements. ・All shoes were bought with my own money (not sponsored). #ASICS #RunningShoes #Novablast6 #YogiriSpeed #Sonicblast2 #GT2000 #Metasleek #Marathon #RunningShoeReview