School is forcing us to train in adidas, what are some decent trainers?

the adizero SL is probably their best trainer rn

boston 12s are good too but doesn't seem like they're giving you them.

Supernova prima is good similar to a hoka

Countdown to injury . .

+1 on this adizero is great for sprinters as well

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I've never heard of any college runners being forced to use only Adidas shoes for training.

What school is so insane about being forced to wear Adidas (or any specific brand)? Outside of nike and Oregon, I can't see any school caring that much. Especially if you're not racing and are just easy running. Looking at "big name" athletic schools (notable power 5) even they don't care that much - I've seen multiple ND people running in Nike or On, Stanford in On, etc.

Adizero Adios Pro Evo 1 maybe???

A more serious suggestion would be Adizero 12 (sorry the 11s don't work for you - so take that into consideration)

They are durable,yet light and responsive. Heck 30 years ago these would have been considered almost a miracle shoe. Great to train in and light and responsive enough to be used as a road racer.

I really do like the 12s and rotate two pair over my 50 mile weeks. (on my super easy/low miles days, I will mix it up it something completely different like an Ultraboost)

In theory the school can force it since they are under a sponsorship contract, and it's a breach if the athletes are wearing shoes other than the sponsors brand at official practice and competitions.. When I ran at Miami, FL, a long time ago, Nike was the school shoe/apparel sponsor. Back then, no one cared if we wore other trainers to practice, but at all meets, we had to wear Nike spikes, trainers, etc. Today, at least on their social media, all Miami track and XC athletes wear Adidas as it's the current school sponsor.

I personally liked the Boston 11 but I know a lot of people didn't like how firm they were. The 12 has a newer foam that many seem think is a huge improvement, so that might be worth worth giving another shot.

I have 2 children in college. Both are required to wear their sponsor's shoes.

Bostons

I ran at ND when it was an Adidas school and we very much needed to wear Adidas on any run.

Back in the day I was at a "Nike" school as they were our supplier for shoes and gear. We had to wear Nike products on all trips and at meets for both XC and track. However, on my solo morning runs of 5-6 miles at 6:30am in the cold and dark winters, I don't think that anyone noticed I was wearing Saucony shoes.

I currently (last 2 years) have seen most of them in Dragonflies. The light green / pink is noticeable

Today I saw ND athletes race in mainly Nike. That being said, do they care if xc wears nike? Not much. But no football player will be wearing anything but under armor.

When Under Armor got into the sponsorship world, their shoes were joggers or sprinter spikes and they didn't make the full line of track & field shoes. Thus athletes were allowed to wear adidas or Asics. Rumor is Nuguse went to the AD at ND and pleaded that they needed Vaporflys to be competitive. Under Armor was starting its struggles, thus allowed it.

Many people - especially college athletes - truly underestimate how important apparel contracts are. At the P4 level, it is shoes/apparel allotment and $$$$. The next level is a smaller allotment and $. Then at the lowest level it may be some shoes/apparel and a discount. The apparel contract is more important than any individual athlete - especially in non revenue sports. Thus P4 schools, like the NFL, have 'uniform police' to monitor what is worn on the football sideline.

Boston 12 are OK training shoes.

Saucony's Endorphin Speed 2 used to be my go-to daily trainer. Now I pair it with the Takumi Sen 8 or 9. Perfect if you want something on the light and quick side with great cushioning and responsiveness.

If it's that big of a deal to train in a certain non-Adidas shoe, just spray paint over the Nike/On/other logo on the shoe, and hand paint an adidas log on it.