Asics Gel Noosa Fast

Engineered and designed with specific triathlon features, the ASICS Gel Noosa Fast encourages runners and triathletes alike to pick up their pace. The Gel Noosa Fast is one of ASICS’s latest running flats, go-perfect shoes that are lightweight and very comfortable for all foot types, a part of their reworked Speed collection for 2013. It also includes a seamless upper perfect for comfortable barefoot running, featuring enhanced cushioning and durability. It has also been compacted with more improved innovations on weight, decreasing its heaviness to allow more breathability. An overall lightweight goodness, the Noosa Fast is much faster than its big brother the Noosa Tri, and it allows comfort from the very first step and is surprisingly consistent on being comfortable on the long runs.

Arch support and pronation control

Noosa Fast is a neutral racing flat designed for runners with neutral pronation or supination, with arch structures and support that range from medium to low. Noosa Fast is not suitable for runners who have overpronation since it is not a stability shoe. For runners who have overpronation, they may choose the ASICS Gel Kayano which helps runners with flat arches.

Terrain

The terrain for Noosa Fast is generally even surfaces, and they are best worn on gravel and road terrains. Complete with triathlon-specific features, the type of terrain best suited for Noosa Fast are urban city roads.

Use

Other than having triathlon-specific features, the Noosa Fast can be used to break personal records. It is a nimble and agile option for both competitive road runners and triathlon geeks. The more improved cushioning is a two-way benefit as it reduces impacting shock and allows for a smooth transition to midstance.

Durability

Produced from a mixture of organic and non-organic components, the Noosa Fast cushioning technology allows lesser weight impact, which extends its durability and resilience to superior. The Noosa Fast is also designed with a wet grip outsole, allowing an enhanced traction on wet surfaces, which makes you less worried about water-related damages on the shoe.

Fit and sizing

The Noosa Fast remains true to size. It best suits the ones with normal shoe fits. Its arch support also allows easier entry and the inner sole immediately adapts to the foot size. Noosa Fast’s shoe sizing is normal, meaning their available sizes for runners range from 4 to 19 for U.S. men and 5 to 15 for U.S. women.

Outsole

The outsole of the ASICS Gel Noosa Fast has a latticed pattern with a high abrasion rubber that almost spans the entirety of the shoe. With the Dura Sponge® Outsole, the blown rubber compound enhances cushioning and durability in the forefoot. The Noosa Fast outsole is best suited for rainy days as it allows moisture drainage too. Slight and minimal outsole material is also placed only in high abrasive areas.

Midsole

The Noosa Fast midsole is made up of the proprietary Solyte® material. A silicone gel cushioning system is present in the heel. The Solyte® Midsole Material is a lighter weight midsole compound than ASICS’ standard EVA and SpEVA®. The midsole is also vented to allow more breathability and moisture drainage.

Upper

The Noosa Fast has a bright upper that has been fashioned around the principals of the GEL Noosa Tri. The seamless construction upper design lacks overlays for flexibility and reduced friction over the foot for no irritation or possible added injury by friction. A rear foot GEL unit reduces forces acting on the foot during heel strike while a full length Guidance Line makes sure it supports the foot while improving the gait efficiency.

Summary

The ASICS Gel Noosa Fast is certainly more improved than its predecessors since it has more beneficial features that will attract a whole lot runners who like speed and comfort together. It is equipped with new technologies that allow smooth transitions as it also restricts any possibility of getting an injury. Optimizing moisture drainage is undeniably a plus to people who have excessive foot sweating. Perhaps more running shoes need to enhance and highlight a shoe’s breathability aspect to enable the runner to improve in a lot of ways. The use of seamless construction in its upper is a brilliant idea of preventing friction and irritation. A lot of runners complain about their target distances getting restricted because of the discomfort brought by shoes with seams that gradually become rough. The sock-liner is also genius in the sense that runners need not wear socks anymore, which leads us to the assumption that dirty socks won’t be in the laundry for quite a while.

Price

Both ASICS Gel Noosa Fast Men and Women prices depend on some factors. Majority of them hang around the $100 mark.