Discontinued · road · Race day / Tempo · $230
Earlier generation of the Adidas Adizero Adios line, kept for replacement lookups.
Built for race day, tempo, at a target pace of 5:15–7:30 /mi on road.
This model is no longer in production. The closest shoe you can buy today is Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 5.
Adidas tuned this midsole soft (4/5 on our cushioning scale). Energy return is moderate — comfortable and predictable rather than bouncy. 36 mm of heel stack is the modern daily-trainer sweet spot — enough foam for long miles without losing contact with the road. Combined, the ride reads as lively at 3/5 responsiveness.
There is no plate here. The midsole does all the work, so the shoe flexes naturally and stays versatile across paces — easier on the feet day to day, but without the snap of a plated shoe when you want to roll.
A 6 mm drop is the mainstream middle — familiar to almost anyone coming from a standard trainer. The rocker is aggressive: the sole is curved and stiff enough to tip you into the next stride on its own, which saves the calf on long runs but feels strange when you slow right down. The forefoot is stiff, so it rolls rather than bends — a lever, not a slipper. It is a neutral platform with no built-in correction.
The toe-box is standard width — comfortable for most feet without swimming. It fits true to size. Expect roughly 250 miles from the outsole, about $0.92 per mile at $230.
For the foams and plates Adidas uses across its line, read the Adidas brand guide.
Measured against the 542 currently-available shoes in the catalog. The bar shows where this shoe sits in that range.
Weight
203 g / 7.2 oz
72 g lighter than the catalog median of 275 g
Heel stack
36 mm
Level with the catalog median of 36 mm
Drop
6 mm
Level with the catalog median of 6 mm
Price
$230
70 pricier than the catalog median of 160
Responsiveness
3 / 5
Catalog median 3 / 5
Cushioning
4 / 5
Catalog median 4 / 5
Energy return
3 / 5
Catalog median 3 / 5
Durability
~250 mi
Catalog median ~400 mi
Within the Adidas line it is lighter than the brand's median (278 g / 9.8 oz) and sits taller than its median stack (35 mm).
Current shoes with the nearest combination of weight, stack, drop, foam feel and plate.
Hoka Rincon 4
228 g / 8.0 oz · 33 mm · 5 mm drop · — · $130
Barely-there lightweight Hoka for quick, cushioned miles.
Hoka Mach 7(2025)
241 g / 8.5 oz · 37 mm · 5 mm drop · — · $150
Light supercritical foam trainer that handles workouts and easy days.
New Balance FuelCell Rebel v5(2025)
225 g / 7.9 oz · 35 mm · 6 mm drop · — · $145
Featherweight bounce — the most fun uptempo trainer under $150.
Adidas Adizero Evo SL EXO(2026)
215 g / 7.6 oz · 39 mm · 6 mm drop · — · $150
Evo SL with an exoskeleton cage for extra hold at speed.