Discontinued · road · Daily / Long run · $150
Adidas Supernova Rise: 36 mm heel stack, 10 mm drop, 278 g — specs from independent lab testing.
Built for daily, long run, at a target pace of 7:30–10:00 /mi on road.
This model is no longer in production. The closest shoe you can buy today is Adidas Supernova Rise 3.
Adidas tuned this midsole balanced (3/5 on our cushioning scale). The foam is highly resilient — it gives energy back rather than swallowing it, which is what makes the shoe feel eager when you push. 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 snappy at 4/5 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 tall 10 mm drop tips weight forward off the heel, which usually suits heel strikers and calves that dislike low-drop shoes. 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 flexes easily, so the shoe adapts to slower, shorter strides. It is a neutral platform with no built-in correction.
The toe-box is wide, with space for the toes to spread late in long runs. It runs small; most runners size up a half. Expect roughly 400 miles from the outsole, about $0.38 per mile at $150.
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
278 g / 9.8 oz
3 g heavier than the catalog median of 275 g
Heel stack
36 mm
Level with the catalog median of 36 mm
Drop
10 mm
4 mm higher than the catalog median of 6 mm
Price
$150
10 cheaper than the catalog median of 160
Responsiveness
4 / 5
Catalog median 3 / 5
Cushioning
3 / 5
Catalog median 4 / 5
Energy return
5 / 5
Catalog median 3 / 5
Durability
~400 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.
Nike Pegasus 42(2026)
283 g / 10.0 oz · 37 mm · 10 mm drop · — · $145
ReactX plus a full-length curved Air Zoom unit: the everyday Peg, livelier.
On Cloudmonster 3 Hyper
263 g / 9.3 oz · 37 mm · 6 mm drop · — · $230
On Cloudmonster 3 Hyper: 37 mm heel stack, 6 mm drop, 264 g — specs from independent lab testing.
Nike Pegasus 42 GORE-TEX(2026)
300 g / 10.6 oz · 37 mm · 10 mm drop · — · $165
Waterproof Pegasus 42: same ReactX and full-length Air Zoom ride, sealed for wet-weather miles.
Adidas Supernova Prima 3
290 g / 10.2 oz · 38 mm · 8 mm drop · — · $170
Adidas Supernova Prima 3: 38 mm heel stack, 8 mm drop, 289 g — specs from independent lab testing.