New Adidas Runner - What shoe do I get?

justlouden wrote:

I'm about to go to a college sponsored by adidas. I know I don't have to wear Adidas all the time or anything, but lets say I did. I currently wear mainly HOKA, I like light shoes with the high stack height. I've also worn Skechers, Nike, Brooks, and others, but never Adidas. I am never sure which shoes are actual quality running shoes, and which are just "running shoes" that look good and are to appeal to a casual jogger. Can anyone explain what shoes to rain in for different runs and racing?

Eh, there isn't anything light with a high stack like a Hoka shoe, but I think the Boston is a nice lightweight trainer. I actually use the Adizero Pro (not the Adios Pro) as a trainer. It has a slightly higher stack and cushier feel.

SolarGlide - no nonsense, no frills, but a durable everyday trainer. I'll also second the recommendation for Boston but the shoe is quite firm and coming from Hoka you will feel like it doesn't have any cushion at all; great shoe for tempo runs or fartleks.

If you like Hokas a lot, you probably don’t wanna switch to Boston’s, I like them because they’re hard and fast (basically flats). You’ll wanna go with the heavier, but still fast, shoes like energy boost, sl20, solar glide, etc. look up reviews on runningshoesguru.com, they’re good about differentiating between each shoe from a brand.

The new Ultraboost has become a proper running shoe instead of a fashion shoe but it weighs a ton as they got carried away with the boost material. The Boston is a great all around trainer particularly if you aren't injury prone. A small amount of boost material has the same cushioning effect as an awful lot of Hoka EVA. Boston is fine for fast workouts for me but not long road runs

Naperville Runner wrote:

A small amount of boost material has the same cushioning effect as an awful lot of Hoka EVA.

this is very inaccurate

If you could give me three Adidas shoes to train for track/xc in, they would be these:

Energy Boost - easy runs, slow long runs

Boston - tempos, long intervals, fast long runs

Takumi Sen or Adios for faster intervals

xc college boi wrote:

If you like Hokas a lot, you probably don’t wanna switch to Boston’s, I like them because they’re hard and fast (basically flats). You’ll wanna go with the heavier, but still fast, shoes like energy boost, sl20, solar glide, etc. look up reviews on runningshoesguru.com, they’re good about differentiating between each shoe from a brand.

Ahhh.....Sl20’s are lighter than the Boston.

I use the Boston 8 as a workout shoe for anything 2-mile reps or under, and it works perfectly. Any longer than that and it messes with my feet, although I do keep it really pretty tight. It is wonderful on the track, albeit a little heavy. I like that though, because I think it gets me that bit faster when I put on light spikes for races.

I've run in the Solar Glide as well, and it's a great daily trainer to forget about in a good way. Also not the lightest, but it is comfortable enough. You put it on your feet and you go run and you don't think much about it. Standard fare, really.

I have not run in them but I think the ultraboosts would be fine as well, just make you lace them good because they don't look like they have support.

I go to an adidas sponsored school, and my advice is just to buy your regular trainers. Brand loyalty is cringe and the solar boosts don't feel great. Only wear if you get them for free lol

I guess the question is whether you like the cushiness of Hoka or the lightweightness of Hoka.

I don't think the Boston are too firm, although coming from a Hoka they will definitely feel very firm until you break them in. But they are at least lightweight. All of the cushioned Adidas shoes (Ultraboost, Solar Glide, Solar Boost) are going to be about 2oz heavier than the Clifton. SL20 and the Boston are going to be the only things under 9oz that are workable for everyday training. I will again bring up the fact that you can get the Adizero Pro for cheap right now because it is a bad shoe for racing, but I have found it to be a good tempo shoe -- more cushioning than the Boston but a little lighter.

Everyone has a different favorite year/model and liked the v6 better but if I could still get v7 Bostons I'd fill my closet with them. They are fantastic daily shoe.

Actually bought a dozen pair, now I am kicking myself for not getting two dozen as I am on my last pair. Going back through the old pairs and trying to get some extra miles out of them but you have to be carefully with boost and continental rubber because it will look darn perfect even with 500+ miles sometimes.

Same with adios, like v3 better, v4 doesn't have the same lockdown but it's okay because it's a little lighter.

Now adidas has lost their minds with weird styles and colors and no-one realizes that "lightstrike" is the same darn eva they were using a decade ago before boost, it's in their marketing from back then, zero innovation except for the adizero pro and those would be weird to use collegiate.

justlouden wrote:I'm about to go to a college sponsored by adidas. I know I don't have to wear Adidas all the time or anything, but lets say I did. I currently wear mainly HOKA, I like light shoes with the high stack height. I've also worn Skechers, Nike, Brooks, and others, but never Adidas. I am never sure which shoes are actual quality running shoes, and which are just "running shoes" that look good and are to appeal to a casual jogger. Can anyone explain what shoes to rain in for different runs and racing?

Just wear the shoe that you like the most to do your early morning run in. It will be dark most of the time. Wear no name sweats or at least something that doesn't identify you as a member of the team. You'll be fine. Then in the afternoon for a team workout wear the school issued gear.