Step 02 — The lineup
6 shoes scored across eleven metrics · Any purpose
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Adidas Adizero SL 2 — Budget speed trainer with a Lightstrike Pro forefoot insert.
Sizing note
Everything here fits true to size. Leave a thumbnail of space at the toe.
Durability
Plated models here average ~200 mi; non-plated land closer to ~320 mi.
Step 03 — Every metric
| Metric | Asics Metaracer(2020) | Asics Hyper Speed 4 | Asics Metaspeed Sky Paris(2024) | Brooks Hyperion 2(2024) | Adidas Adizero RC 5 | On Cloudspark | Hoka Solimar 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 190 g / 6.7 oz | 210 g / 7.4 oz | 183 g / 6.5 oz | 201 g / 7.1 oz | 210 g / 7.4 oz | 235 g / 8.3 oz | 227 g / 8.0 oz |
| Drop | 9 mm | 7 mm | 5 mm | 8 mm | 8 mm | 8 mm | 5 mm |
| Stack (heel) | 24 mm | 32 mm | 40 mm | 32 mm | 28 mm | 32 mm | 29 mm |
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| Toe-box | Standard | Standard | Standard | Narrow | Standard | Standard | Standard |
| Plate | Carbon | — | Carbon | — | — | — | — |
| Intended pace | 5:00–7:30 /mi | 5:45–7:45 /mi | 4:50–7:00 /mi | 6:15–8:15 /mi | 6:15–8:30 /mi | 7:30–10:00 /mi | 8:00–11:00 /mi |
| Purpose | Race day | Tempo, Race day | Race day | Tempo, Race day | Tempo, Race day | Daily, Tempo | Daily, Tempo |
| Sizing | Size up ½ | True to size | True to size | True to size | True to size | True to size | True to size |
| Durability | ~150 mi | ~250 mi | ~200 mi | ~300 mi | ~300 mi | ~350 mi | ~400 mi |
| Price | $200 | $100 | $250 | $140 | $90 | $140 | $110 |
Your reference shoe is shown first for context. Cushioning, flexibility and stability are rated 1–5, where 5 stability means the most guidance and 1 means fully neutral.