Asics Superblast 3 vs Mizuno Neo Vista 3:
Which to Choose

On paper they look like siblings — both rate maximum (6/6) cushioning, high responsiveness, and neutral support — but the details pull them apart. The Superblast 3 sits on a taller 46 mm heel / 38 mm forefoot stack of FF Leap A-TPU over FF Blast+, yet weighs just 235g in a men's US 9; the Neo Vista 3 rides a slightly lower 44 mm heel / 35 mm forefoot dual-layer Enerzy NXT setup but comes in noticeably heavier at 266g. That ~30g gap, despite the Superblast's greater height, is the headline difference: Asics delivers more foam for less weight. Drops are close — 8mm versus 9mm — so both feel balanced underfoot rather than aggressively heel-biased. The bigger structural split is the plate: the Neo Vista 3 uses a 3D-shaped glass-fiber/nylon Wave Plate whose upturned center rolls you forward and adds a planted, stable-neutral feel (4/6 stability, no posting), while the Superblast 3 runs entirely plateless, generating its lively bounce from foam and geometry alone, which keeps it more neutral and a touch more tippy at very slow paces (3/6 stability). Ride intent follows from that: the Superblast 3 comes alive when you press into it and is happiest from roughly 4:00–4:45 min/km, comfortably spanning 10K through the marathon; the Neo Vista 3 is tuned for conversational-to-steady running around 5:00–6:00 min/km, with the marathon-distance long run as its sweet spot and half/marathon as its best race efforts. Push the Neo Vista much past tempo and the plush stack outruns the plate's push, whereas the Superblast keeps rewarding pace right down toward 3:50 min/km before a firmer racer would take over.