800 dude wrote:
Boosts just don't wear out. At over 700 miles, my Glides feel exactly like the first day I wore them. The uppers have a few tears, and that's probably what will do them in eventually.
My Adios Boosts are done at 250 miles. I notice difference between them and other pair. The worn out ones are fine for 10 miles, but anything longer and I get weird pains because of the cushion wear.
I still love them. Great shoe, but they wear the same as other shoes.
I tried one pair, they didn't last long. Salesperson explained how the Continental tire rubber was more durable and could, therefore, be thinner. I call BS.
As they always say, YMMV.
Anyone else standard durable? wrote:
800 dude wrote:Boosts just don't wear out. At over 700 miles, my Glides feel exactly like the first day I wore them. The uppers have a few tears, and that's probably what will do them in eventually.
My Adios Boosts are done at 250 miles. I notice difference between them and other pair. The worn out ones are fine for 10 miles, but anything longer and I get weird pains because of the cushion wear.
I still love them. Great shoe, but they wear the same as other shoes.
I'll check in and say that I have STILL not retired the pair of Glides that I referenced in that post over 2 years ago. They still feel bouncy. The upper has holes, and the outsole is totally worn down at this point, so I only wear them on dry pavement, but they feel great when I do. I would guess that I have 2500 miles on them. And this is coming from someone who always used to replace shoes at around 400-500 miles.
I will absolutely agree that the Conti outsole on the Adios wears out pretty quickly. But it's a racing shoe--what do you expect.
My outsole is still ok after 250miles. The cushioning isn't as good after 250miles.
The durability benefit of BOOST is the shelf life. You can take a fresh pair out of the closet years later and they won't be degraded. Mileage life is about the same for me. I'm ok with it. Great shoe. I've never had a marathon racing flat last 400-500 miles.
For shorter runs, you might not notice the loss in cushioning.
I have a pair of Boston Boost 5 with about 450 or 500 miles on them. They are still fine for workouts and long runs (20+ Miles is fine). I'm also not a light runner (155-160lbs)
I also have a new pair (~30 miles) of the exact same shoes.
The other day I was noticing how soft the Boost material had become on the old shoes versus very firm on the new ones. It is a huge difference that doesn't seem to really happen the same way with traditional EVA cushioning. I feel like I could definitely keep putting miles on the old pair, but maybe this is a wake up call to retire them
I have a pair of adios boost 2 and a pair of energy boost. The adios have 250 miles on them, show almost no wear, and feel better now than ever. The energy boost however, no such luck. The sole is not continental and wears extremely quickly. The boost also doesn't have the return it used to. It is spongy and soft. These have 350 miles on them, 100 being done on grass. Luckily, I bought the energy boost at 50% off and only for recovering from an injury I no longer have. I won't buy those clunky things again. Other boost shoes I would still consider purchasing.
is no one aware that the glides 8.2 got the same shitty soles as the ultra boosts?
I put 700 miles on a pair of 8's with the OG sole, then got one of the silver 8.2's... after 80 the wear on the nubs was clear and back they went
tears
You're 52 after all? You should be, and can be, in the best shape of your life at that age.
When the boost foam goes, and it suddenly just goes when you are running one day, it is very problematic and causes joint injuries. Mine went about a week ago and my joints feel terrible I feel like I'm getting ITB syndrome back again.
Thread from 2014, still hanging around...
Anyway, I was a big fan of the original Energy Boost 1, put many many miles on a couple of pair before Adidas did what Adidias does, which is to phukk with a winner by wrecking it. Energy Boost 2 and 3 were each a little worse and Adidas made it virtually impossible to find deals on previous generations as well. I tried the Ultras which turned out to be bloated heavy squishy things. Yuck.
Luckily I found myself at an outlet mall this week and bought a heavily discounted pair of 2017 Supernovas. They're not as good as the original Energy but are pretty close and for $70 I'll happily put 700 or 800 miles on them. They fit well. They use Continental rubber instead of that shite ultra marshmallow sole they had used recently, and like the original Energy, they put your feet on that glorious, but not too fat, slab of Boost material.
If, like me, you went away from Adidas Boost trainers because they strayed from the original Energy formula, take a look at the current Supernova. Solereview didn't like them, but that's why Solereview can kiss my A. They're pretty close to the experience of running in the original Energy Boost. Good.
Supernova 2017 for $70??
The supernova is too stiff and are part EVA.
When the Boost foam goes you do see a drop off in pace. I have a replacement pair but where I live it has been extremely wet and muddy lately (and I hate to dirty a new pair of shoes).👞👟👣👠👡👢