ASICS Noosa Tri 16 ($135)
Introduction
Ben: In a run shoe period of carbon-plated tremendous foam trainers and racers typically it’s a good suggestion to return to the long run, to these uptempo do-it-all all simple building trainers, a class I actually get pleasure from to run. The Noosa Tri 16 is such a shoe!
The colourful Noosa Tri 16 is simply such a shoe. No plate, no tremendous foam however a really mild weight of seven.5 oz / 213g (US9) with a really respectable stack top of 34.5mm heel / 29.5 mm forefoot of Flytefoam Blast +, ASICS GuideSole rocker geometry and a few snappy flex to assist propel and an affordable $135 value.
The Noosa Tri 16 is shiny and daring as have been a lot of its predecessors. No plate. No mega stack. Only a mild, peppy every day coach with wild colorways and many vitality return. Every little thing about this shoe is refreshing and straightforward, from the loud laces to the crayon-like colorway to the graceful and easy journey. Let’s dive in.
Professionals:
GlideSole tech lives! snappy fast journey: a pronounced rocker with flex, no want for a plate: Sam
Loads of energetic, pleasant & responsive cushion, improve from FlyteFoam to FF Blast Plus: Sam
Throughout versatility from sooner exercises, to every day coaching. to racing
Mild weight: 7.6 oz / 215g for close to maximal 34.5 /29.5 stack top, & 12g drop from prior: Sam
A real coach/racer : Sam
Efficiency race prepared, safe and comfy higher : Sam
Good value level, mild, peppy, nice higher, very sturdy (Ben)
Cons:
Want it had FF Turbo as a substitute of Blast+ however then it wouldn’t be $135 and such an amazing worth: Sam
A tiny little bit of added stack and this shoe would rival such heavyweights because the SuperBlast and SuperComp Coach. (Ben)
Most comparable footwear
Hoka Mach 5 & 6
Hoka Mach 5
New Stability Insurgent v4
Endorphin Velocity 4
Stats
Approx.Weight: males’s 7.5 oz / 213g US9
Pattern Weight: males’s 7.3 oz / 207g US8.5
Stack Peak: males’s 34.5 mm heel / 29.5 mm forefoot ( 5 mm drop spec)
Platform Width: 80mm heel / 67mm midfoot / 100 mm forefoot
Obtainable July 1, 2024. $135
First Impressions, Match and Higher
Sam:: As at all times the Noosa Tri is colourful with a enjoyable and beachy vibe!
I didn’t take a look at the Noosa Tri 15 so I can’t touch upon the variations in higher supplies or match however that is one nice becoming efficiency kind higher.
The engineered mesh is skinny, delicate and pliable but holds the foot extraordinarily effectively with out over-squeezing because it has some give (not like say the extra mono mesh of the Hoka Mach 6). It’s manufactured from 75% recycled polyester. There are many perforations by means of the mesh so breathability has been simply tremendous.
The toe field is comparatively broad and has loads of toe over head room with the firmer a part of the toe bumper solely on the very entrance. Size is excellent and maintain is superb upfront.
The gusset tongue combines delicate mesh upfront with leatherette higher tongue with a big gap and broad strap to help with fast pull on for tri functions. The edges of the higher tongue have padding. The nonstretch laces have a little bit of friction to their surfaces with lace up fast and safe. By no means any on-the-run changes in any of my take a look at runs.
The heel space options average collar padding that extends down far and a inflexible heel counter. In comparison with photographs of the Noosa Tri 15 I observe the achilles collar is now decrease and not “elf” formed. Rear lockdown is superb.
The match is true to measurement for my medium to slim toes. I believe reasonably broad toes will even be tremendous right here as a result of delicate considerably stretchy entrance of the shoe.
Ben: This shoe is extraordinarily snug and wearable upon step-in. It match my measurement 9 toes fantastically. You’ll be able to’t assist however smile if you open the field and this loud, less-than-serious shoe awaits you. It appears nice and feels nice. The tongue sits fantastically, no pinching or issues.
It has, as Sam famous, a pleasant broad toe field and a extremely cushioned, supportive heel collar, each of which add to its general consolation.
One way or the other the shoe finds the proper center floor between not sufficient stack and an excessive amount of stack (i.e., it’s not a Hoka Bondi by any measure, neither is it a extra minimal-feeling Elliot Coach or Peg 41). Whereas nonetheless paying homage to its triathlon roots with a large pull tab on each the tongue and on the heel, the Noosa is able to compete with the most well-liked every day trainers available on the market. (Ben)
Midsole & Platform
Sam: The midsole strikes to ASICS FF Blast Plus (at the very least 20% bio primarily based) from Flytefoam and that is the important thing improve to the Noosa Tri. Blast Plus and its barely softer ECO model, so far as we all know, is a non supercritical foam discovered in lots of present ASICS highway and path footwear such because the Nimbus, Kayano, and as a layer within the Magic Velocity 4. It’s a mild responsive foam and the admirable weight of 7.3 oz / 207g males’s in my pattern US8.5 on a close to max stack top of 34.5 mm heel / 29.5 mm forefoot demonstrates this.
The geometry contains ASICS Information Sole know-how discovered on footwear equivalent to Glideride and Evo Trip, a rocker kind method all through the entire stride with out plates which I’ve at all times discovered efficient. And it’s tremendous efficient right here with simple roll in any respect paces with a quick flex.
The midsole supplies loads of responsive cushion. It isn’t as delicate and bouncy as say Saucony’s PWRRUN+ and Pb is or Hoka’s new supercritical foam within the competing Mach 6 however is faster responding, extra decisive and extra steady than these foams. I notably famous the deep steady rebound off the heel and the fast toe off really feel from the shoe’s flex. This means to me that it might be a really strong alternative for hilly programs the place plates might be an obstacle.
Ben: The id of the Tri Noosa rests actually on an exquisite midsole, which is barely softer than the SuperBlast and barely firmer than the NovaBlast. I discovered it to be excellent for each cruising and a few extra peppy miles on the finish of the run. It’s mild and responsive and isn’t afraid to choose up the tempo a bit; the rocker geometry is propulsive and glides you thru transitions simply.
Ben: Like Sam, I discovered the journey to be significantly extra snappy than the Mach 6 (in addition to Mach 4 and 5, by the way). When pushing sooner paces, it feels nearly like a brilliant coach / tempo shoe, such because the ever-popular Endorphin Velocity 4.
Whereas I don’t assume this shoe is marketed as a tempo shoe, I discovered it to be way more steady than nearly the entire different footwear within the tremendous shoe class, given the ample heel collar and substantial platform.
At slower paces, it feels very managed and straightforward and definitely very snug. It could be laborious to name a shiny fluorescent shoe made by a significant retailer a “sleeper” or “flying beneath the radar” however this shoe has all of the makings of precisely that so far as latest every day trainers go. It will probably compete with any of them and sure can greatest be billed as a do-it-all shoe to your summer season miles.
Outsole
Ben: The outsole is constructed with ASICS Grip from AHARPLUS. It’s dependable and presents good traction. With its origins within the triathlon world of moist toes, fast transitions and the like, it provided plenty of grip underfoot. To my eye, the outsole additionally guarantees vital sturdiness. After numerous runs in my pair (85% on roads and 15% on trails) I see nearly no put on in any respect.
Trip, Conclusions and Suggestions
The Noosa Tri 16 is a lightweight and energetic every day coach. Whereas initially billed as a triathlon shoe and nonetheless holding a few of that in its DNA (particularly within the tongue and heel the place we see tabs for fast pull-on) it’s firmly a shoe for runners trying to log summer season miles at nearly any tempo. It has a daring, colourful higher that matches fantastically and a enjoyable journey that’s keen to roll together with your tempo, both on simple days or amid some tempo work. The stack is substantial although not overwhelming. Like a lot of its ASICS siblings, this shoe is well-made, dependable and extremely sturdy. It’s a form of sleeper choose because it flies beneath the radar even within the ASICS lineup, not to mention the broader shoe world in the meanwhile. (Ben)
Ben’s Rating: 9.8/10
A minor, minor deduction as I would’ve appreciated only a contact extra stack
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Sam’s Noosa Tri 16 Video Evaluation (21:00)
with comparisons to Novablast 4, Magic Velocity 4, New Stability Insurgent v4, and Hoka’s Mach 6 and Mach 4
Comparisons
Index to all RTR opinions: HERE
Hoka Mach 6 (RTR Evaluation)
7.7 oz / 218g US 8.5
37 heel mm / 32mm forefoot (5mm drop spec)
Platform Width (M US8.5): 90mm heel / 70mm midfoot / 110mm forefoot
I put on a measurement 9 in each. I used to be disillusioned by the Mach 6. I assumed it might be a lot peppier than it was. I additionally discovered it considerably slim. Noosa Tri is extra steady and forgiving with a wider toe field and broader platform. Noosa wins this one for me. (Ben)
Hoka Mach 5 (RTR Evaluation)
8.2oz / 232g (US9)
A fairly shut name in all probability. I put on a measurement 9 comfortably in each. I discovered the Mach 5 to be barely firmer than the Mach 4 and higher at dealing with sooner paces than its predecessors. I nonetheless consider the Noosa Tri does higher at sooner paces and presents extra safety on slower runs. (Ben)
Atreyu Each day Coach 1.2
Ben: One other good comparability to be made right here. I put on a measurement 9 in each. The Each day Coach 1.2 could be very mild. It presents no frills. It’s extremely versatile, very breathable and tremendous snug. It’s seemingly Atreyu’s greatest mannequin for every day miles. That mentioned, the added help, stack and extra dynamic foam within the Noosa Tri make it stronger at primarily all paces. (Ben)
ASICS Magic Velocity 4 (RTR Evaluation)
Ben: In distinction to the Noosa, the Magic is in its newest model significantly larger stack and has each a prime layer of ASICS racing grade FF Turbo supercritical foam, noting the Metaspeed Paris racers have a brand new lighter FF Turbo+ foam, with FF Blast + beneath a full carbon plate. It exceeds the Noosa in each stack top and weight, +0.9 oz at 8.5 oz / 241g US9. As with the Noosa it’s a very reasonable worth at $170 for a carbon plated racer/uptempo coach. The Noosa Tri is a greater quick quick intervals tempo and race shoe whereas the Magic Velocity 4 now strikes to longer regular runs. Previous to the Magic Velocity 4 the Magic was additionally a brief and quick tempo kind shoe, Each are true to measurement however I desire the marginally roomier lighter higher of the Noosa Tri.
Tester Profiles
Ben is the Senior Rabbi of Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel of Elkins Park, PA. A most cancers survivor, he has run 21 marathons. He holds PRs of three:15 for the marathon and 1:30 for the half. At 46, he nonetheless enjoys pushing himself and mixing his operating with supporting quite a lot of causes. Observe him on Instagram: @RabbiBPD or Twitter: @BDinPA
Sam is the Editor and Founding father of Street Path Run. He’s in his 60’s with 2024 Sam’s 52th yr of operating roads and trails. He has a many years previous 2:28 marathon PR. As of late he runs halves within the simply sub 1:40 vary if he will get very, very fortunate. Sam trains 30-40 miles per week principally at average paces on the roads and trails of New Hampshire and Utah be it on the run, mountaineering or on nordic skis. He’s 5’9” tall and weighs about 164 lbs, if he isn’t having fun with too many tremendous New England IPA’s.
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