ASICS Novablast 6 for Wide Feet: Does the Bounce Have Room?

The Novablast has always been one of the most fun daily trainers out there — that springy, trampoline-y pop that makes easy runs feel a little playful — and the Novablast 6 leans right into it. New dual foam (soft FF Blast Max under the heel, lively FF Turbo Squared up front) and a generous stack make it a genuinely lovely everyday shoe. So the only question for us is the usual one: does all that bounce come with room for a wide foot?

This is a fresh-off-the-shelf review to pair with the broader ASICS guide.

The honest fit picture

Past Novablasts were known for a pretty accommodating toe box, so it’s worth being straight with you: the 6 fits a touch trimmer. Reviewers note a slightly tapered toe box and a fit that runs a little short, thanks to extra padding in the heel, plus a more locked-in midfoot. Narrow-footed runners are loving that more secure hold — which is exactly the clue that this version leans toward normal-to-snug rather than roomy.

None of that makes it a bad shoe — it’s a great one. It just means a genuinely wide foot should go in with a plan rather than ordering a standard pair and hoping.

The move that makes it work

If you’ve got medium-to-moderately-wide feet and you want in on that bounce, here’s the simple play:

• Go a half-size up. Because the 6 runs slightly short, that half-size buys you length and a bit of welcome width across the toes.
• Check for a wide (2E) version before you buy. Novablasts have historically offered a 2E; if a 2E of the 6 is listed in your size, that’s the easy answer. If it isn’t, the half-size-up trick is your friend.

For a moderate foot, those two steps are usually all it takes to enjoy the Novablast 6 comfortably.

If your feet are genuinely broad

If you’re a true 2E/4E foot, the Novablast 6 is probably going to feel like a squeeze even with a size bump — and you shouldn’t have to fight a shoe. The good news is you can get that same big, bouncy, cushioned feel with guaranteed room:

• ASICS Gel-Nimbus — softer and plusher, and it comes in 2E and 4E. See the ASICS guide.
• New Balance Fresh Foam More — huge stack, famously roomy, in 2E. See the max-cushion picks.

The bottom line

The Novablast 6 is a joyful, bouncy daily trainer and an easy shoe to recommend — with one caveat for wide feet: it runs a little trim this time. Moderately wide? Size up half and check for the 2E, and you’ll have a blast. Genuinely broad? Chase that same bounce in a Nimbus or a Fresh Foam More, where the room is guaranteed.

Not sure which camp you’re in? Two minutes with the foot-width guide will tell you.

More options: the ASICS guide, the max-cushion picks, or the width-first guide.