Adidas Boston 6 Boost - Comparable Shoes

Hard to find durable shoes for cheap - especially shoes as light and responsive as the Boston. There are a few slightly cheaper shoes that fit and feel similar: Saucony Kinvara, Brooks Launch, New Balance Zante. But these will be less durable than the Bostons, and they're only a little cheaper.

If you got 700 miles out of your Bostons, you got your money's worth and you should consider buying them again despite the cost, because cheaper alternatives won't give you as long a life.

Well, at least I can save you $23 vs. your current expectations of a really great shoe...

http://www.holabirdsports.com/adidas-adizero-boston-6-mens-ftwr-whitecollegiate-navyscarlet.html

I've worn the Adidas Bostons for 7 years now. I've tried to find replacements with no success. No other shoe comes close for me.

I use shoekicker to find good deals. Once found them for $68/pair. They had 3 left in my size, so I stocked.

Just keep an eye on shoekicker every week and you'll find deals.

You guys need to find some Adidas outlets- I reupped my supply with a few pairs of Boston Boost 6 for $40 each.

Thanks for the advice guys. Just grabbed a pair for $88 at Shoekicker. About $15 or so more than I was looking to spend, but at least these will eat up a lot of training miles for me.

Damn, this is an expensive hobby.

shoesbury wrote:

Damn, this is an expensive hobby.

Not really.

shoesbury wrote:

Thanks for the advice guys. Just grabbed a pair for $88 at Shoekicker. About $15 or so more than I was looking to spend, but at least these will eat up a lot of training miles for me.

Damn, this is an expensive hobby.

At $88, if you get another 700 miles out of these, you'll be at 12.6 cents per mile. I'm having a hard time thinking of a cheaper hobby.

fishing, hunting, wakeboarding wrote:

shoesbury wrote:

Damn, this is an expensive hobby.

Not really.

Yeah... 700 miles, 7.5 min/mile, $88...about $1/hour of hobbying.

Hahaha I haven't bought a pair of running shoes since 2014 and I've never been injured 120mpw. I run in a beat up old pair of Nike shoes totally blown out the sides

shoesbury wrote:

Thanks for the advice guys. Just grabbed a pair for $88 at Shoekicker. About $15 or so more than I was looking to spend, but at least these will eat up a lot of training miles for me.

Damn, this is an expensive hobby.

Pretty good find. Beats $120! Like I said, keep an eye on it. If you can get two pairs for the price of one, grab a couple and you'll be good for a while.

I normally run 400-500 miles a month, so I use a new pair every month and a half. Stocking is crucial for $$ sake.

crapmostank wrote:

Hahaha I haven't bought a pair of running shoes since 2014 and I've never been injured 120mpw. I run in a beat up old pair of Nike shoes totally blown out the sides

Bullshit.

How many miles do you Adidas peopld get out of a pair of Adios? My Streak 6s are separating after ~220 miles and I can't find them for $65 again... I'm normally really easy on shoes.

slo-twitch wrote:

You guys need to find some Adidas outlets- I reupped my supply with a few pairs of Boston Boost 6 for $40 each.

My outlet only had them in the white/infrared color. They were ~$60 I think but it was buy one item for $60 get the 2nd item of equal or less price for free. The only problem is that they only had one pair in my size and it did not fit. It must have been part of the early production run where they were sized incorrectly. The top (not front) of the toe box pushed down on my toes. I bought the same size for more money in a better color online. That pair fit perfectly. I had no foot problems wearing them in a marathon. My Adidas outlet store no longer stocks the Boston model.

people have said the sizing was different depending on the color even on orders through the adidas website, but supposedly it was the blue model that generally fit tighter in the toe box. i have the white/infrared and it's been ok. haven't opened my pair of blue ones yet. i did have a pair of gray ones (maybe Boston Boost 5) with different, narrow laces that bothered the top of my foot a bit