Discontinued · road · Tempo / Daily / Long run · $130
Earlier generation of the Adidas Adizero SL line, kept for replacement lookups.
Built for tempo, daily, long run, at a target pace of 6:15–8:45 /mi on road.
This model is no longer in production. The closest shoe you can buy today is Adidas Adizero Evo SL.
Adidas tuned this midsole soft (4/5 on our cushioning scale). Energy return is above average: the midsole rebounds well without feeling unstable. 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 moderate — enough curve to smooth the roll-through without dictating your footstrike. 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 300 miles from the outsole, about $0.43 per mile at $130.
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
244 g / 8.6 oz
31 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
$130
30 cheaper than the catalog median of 160
Responsiveness
3 / 5
Catalog median 3 / 5
Cushioning
4 / 5
Catalog median 4 / 5
Energy return
4 / 5
Catalog median 3 / 5
Durability
~300 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.
Brooks Ghost Amp
255 g / 9.0 oz · 36 mm · 6 mm drop · — · $160
Ghost DNA with a bouncier nitrogen midsole for a livelier easy-day feel.
Mount to Coast R1(2024)
240 g / 8.5 oz · 38 mm · 6 mm drop · — · $180
Road-ultra specialist: adjustable single-pull lacing and a wide, stable platform.
Skechers Aero Pulse Slip-ins
255 g / 9.0 oz · 34 mm · 6 mm drop · — · $120
Hands-free slip-in daily trainer from the Aero family.
Saucony Tempus 3
245 g / 8.6 oz · 36 mm · 8 mm drop · — · $165
Light, bouncy stability trainer with a PWRRUN frame.