Makes sense, the AB1s were definitely too wide in the front for me so I hope the BB5s are ok when I actually start running in them...Ran an 8k race today with the GOMeb Speed 2 and it's the last time, for some reason they dig into my left achilles, painful and dangerous!
I now have my Boston Boost 5 and they seem to fit me well but they are a lot tighter in the front than the GB6 or AB1 indeed! Probably not a bad thing since I like my GB6 for easy sessions and plan to use the BB5s for 10Ks and possibly HMs depending on how they feel on long runs. Will be trying them out on a T-Pace session later this week.
I don't really care which shoes are popular or who is wearing what but I have to say that pound for pound the adizero adios boost and boston boost are some of the best shoes I've ever run in. Not just the feel and performance of the shoe but also the longevity, they last forever. Way better than anything else I've worn in recent years.
fyi at adidas.com you can get 15% off for giving them your email address
boost it! wrote:
I don't really care which shoes are popular or who is wearing what but I have to say that pound for pound the adizero adios boost and boston boost are some of the best shoes I've ever run in. Not just the feel and performance of the shoe but also the longevity, they last forever. Way better than anything else I've worn in recent years.
This is completely accurate. For the first time, a shoe company actually made a shoe that is supposed to last, not one that is supposed to break down at 300 miles to make you buy another pair. Sure, the price is high, but at $/mile, these shoes can't be beat. I just hope adidas doesn't change the formula to make them break down sooner in the future to try to make more money from them. If they keep producing shoes like this that just don't break down, they'll start to steal big market share and make up the profit in volume.
Looking at the mesh on my new Boston Boost I'm slightly concerned it won't hold up too well though, seems pretty easy for it to get ripped. I'm seeing a few pulled thread on the seemingly stronger mesh of my Glide Boost that have about 300 miles under the hood.
The Adios Boost 1 had this odd "plasticky" upper that while cardboard looking/feeling does seem to hold up well based on all reports I've seen.
Well I ran that T-Pace session with my new Boston Boost 5 on a track and there's good and bad! Good ground feel and pretty dynamic no doubt, a lot more than the Glide Boost 6 and while the right foot felt too tight at first it was fine in the end...unlike my right foot where I developed a pretty big blister just under my the small toe, ouch!
Anyone got tips on how to prevent that from happening again, (skin hadening ?) or I should give them a miss?
FYI the adidas store is an absolute joke. They take a very long time to ship and have terrible customer service.
saltyexperience wrote:
And the order didn't cancel and it Shipped Out
FVCK the adidas online store.
NEVER buying from them again.
I have never experienced such failure buying online before.
Listen to yourself. What a baby.
You ordered something online. Now it's coming. What's your problem?
everyone works for adidas wrote:
It's odd that a dying running brand, despite boost, consistently has posters raving about their product. Looks like those guys in the northwest have a lot of time on their hands to spam message boards.
Or maybe it's all of those world records and 95% of WMM podium placers.
But who knows, right?
These things going to hold up in the winter? I mean Minnesota winter.
gathernomoss wrote:
Well I ran that T-Pace session with my new Boston Boost 5 on a track and there's good and bad! Good ground feel and pretty dynamic no doubt, a lot more than the Glide Boost 6 and while the right foot felt too tight at first it was fine in the end...unlike my right foot where I developed a pretty big blister just under my the small toe, ouch!
Anyone got tips on how to prevent that from happening again, (skin hadening ?) or I should give them a miss?
How did your two left hooves feel ?
Not too bad thanks, but yeah, good catch, the blister is on the left foot ;-)
ok I broke down and bought a pair of boston boosts - ran 20 miles in them so far - they are outstanding - super light and just the right amount of cushioning. Just a simple shoe with a better midsole.
I'm a regular poster and clearly not an adidas shill - these are great shoes.
I'm in the glide but plan on adding the Energy and possibly the Boston.
Mind the sizing, the Glides are almost too wide in the front for me in US12 but the Boston are extremely tight (length is ok). Having said that they're tighter on the right where I got no blisters so I'm not sure it makes sense to upsize to US12.5...
@agip - good to hear, no blisters I take it?
Well I tried size 12.5 and they don't feel right at all, will be sticking with the 12 I guess, especially since they've stretched a bit now.
fill fullmer wrote:
Bleu wrote:How does it compare to the glide 6?
Much lower profile midsole. Lower drop, more from fitting upper. Good response from midsole. Not as firm as prior versions but firm enough. Great shoe.
Drop is the same as the Glide. It's just less shoe overall compared to the Glide.
gathernomoss wrote:
Mind the sizing, the Glides are almost too wide in the front for me in US12 but the Boston are extremely tight (length is ok). Having said that they're tighter on the right where I got no blisters so I'm not sure it makes sense to upsize to US12.5...
@agip - good to hear, no blisters I take it?
no, no blisters at all. Very comfy shoe.
boomtown rascals wrote:
Is that you, Shawn?
Nope, it wasn't me. LOL. I still have never posted on this forum with anything but Shawn H. But I've been considering joining the numbskulls on this forum who want to spout stupidity anonymously. It's kind of a disadvantage to have written a running book, given it away to a thousand people (many of whom are Letsrun.com posters), and then post my opinions, whether about Adidas shoes, politics, or whatever, while all the anonymous numbskulls know exactly whom they're attacking.
As for the topic on this thread, I really like the looks of the Adidas Boston Boost and my try it some day when my Glides need replacing. First I have to get a few hundred miles more on my Glides, so I can tell everyone how accurate all that hype is about the Boost line.