Adidas announce their latest road racing shoe, the Adizero Adios Pro 4
Since launching their range-topping Evo 1 road racing shoes, athletes who found the ultra-premium £450 price point have been awaiting the latest version of the brand’s more popular marathon running shoe, the Adios Pro. The Pro 3 was a more competitively priced £220 and you could actually buy them. The Evo 1 was made in very limited quantities, which created hype and the shoe promptly sold out despite the price.
Luckily, the Adios Pro 4 takes many of the features on the Evo 1 and brings us what is the best Adidas road racing shoe I’ve ever worn.
Straight from the box, the shoe feels ultra-light (200g) and super responsive. A new double layer of the brand’s Lightstrike Adios Pro 4 foam feels softer than the previous version and with the Carbon-infused Energy Rods, taken from the Evo 1, the result is a more responsive and instantly faster feel shoe.
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Adidas Adios Pro 4 Introduction
The rods now curve a little further back under the foot than in the previous version, meaning the shift into the forefoot push-off phase is a little quicker and more engaged.
A new, single-layer mesh upper has a minimalistic design to reduce weight yet provides structure to the shoe and a secure fit. A new Lighttraxion outsole provides the grip with a small continental rubber insert at the toe for optimum traction at toe-off.
Cushioning is just under the World Athletics 40mm legal limit at 39mm and this should ensure that any records broken – perhaps in Berlin at the marathon this weekend, where the shoe has been launched publicly – will be ratified.
The brand clearly has records on its mind, as well as major marathon podiums. Tigst Assefa smashed the women’s world marathon record in Berlin last year with a 2:11:53 run wearing the Evo 1 shoe.
As somebody who didn’t rate the Goodbye Star 3 profoundly (second or third level in the “race day shoe characterization”) I was clearly extremely inquisitive to figure out what adidas pulled off with this exceptionally expected update. Fans have been anticipating the following itadidas Goodbye Star 4 Upper Adios Pro 4.
A Shortcoming Helped
One of my greatest issue with the adidas Farewell Master 3 was the exceptionally unfortunate upper. The material was rough and undesirable against the foot. Moreover, the binding strain was practically unendurable and the heel was a rankle home. Albeit, in all decency, I just got minor disturbances with it, likely in light of the fact that I tried not to race and all the more by and large running for a really long time in it. I was fundamentally expecting a ton from the upper of the adidas Farewell Genius 4 to accommodate me with this shoe establishment Adios Pro 4.
Fortunately, adidas conveyed.
The adidas Goodbye Star 4 elements an emotional upper update with a superior fit as well as every one of the above focuses completely tended to. On top, the material is currently a one-piece stretchy, woven upper called Lightlock. Made with 94% reused polyester, this material embraces your foot and causes you to disregard the experiencing in the Farewell Star 3. In addition, they likewise cushioned the tongue – unnecessarily – as though they needed to say “we heard you”. This expansion of cushioning in the focal is to try not to any trim tension. Furthermore, it works. At long last, the heel is currently inviting and offers a decent lockdown. To the extent that fit goes, the shoe runs consistent with size and with everything taken into account, regardless of whether the padded sole continued as before, this upper update is unadulterated music to my ears.eration for over 2 years. Out of the case, this shoe looks heavenly. A dazzling and tasteful white colorway with unpretentious red and lime highlights. Basically, an Evo 1 that doesn’t shout €500 yet at the same time looks exceptionally sharp. How about we get into this survey Adios Pro 4.
Padded sole:
Light strike Star is adidas’ child in this case. Stand by. Kids in plural. Since they call Lightstrike Ace (at least two) padded sole mixtures that don’t feel something similar by any means. I feel like this isn’t simply a froth cooking distinction, however actually a synthetic compound change. Bits of hearsay on the web said the adidas Farewell Master 4 accompanies A-TPU (aliphatic TPU, very much like in the NITRO froth of the Jaguar Quick R-2), however I can’t affirm Adios Pro 4.
This padded sole feels a lot gentler and squishier contrasted with the froth of the adidas bye Expert 3. The heel specifically feels like a fun marshmallow. Energy bars are as yet the solidifying component of decision in this shoe. One more major padded sole change is the place of the rocker point. Likened to the Evo 1, it moved in reverse and is presently situated at 60% of the length of the shoe Adios Pro 4.
Adidas Goodbye Star 4 Ride
I began the two meetings in this shoe with simple speeds. The shoe doesn’t deal with them well overall. Tragically, the soft padded sole falls a lot and I was frightened that this would be duplicated at quicker paces. When I moved quicker than my long distance race pace, the shoe began to settle Adios Pro 4.
Further back, the froth at the heel sinks a ton, and that offers an exceptionally padded landing experience from one viewpoint yet additionally an extremely strange unique drop. The 6mm drop begins to become clear once the footstrike comes to the midfoot region. From that point onwards, an extremely lengthy and normal rocker offers a great deal of positive headway and a nearly moment change to the subsequent stage Adios Pro 4.
The adidas Farewell Star 4 preferences speed and rhythm sprinters. The shoe felt good at long distance race pace yet truly woke up around my 10k speed. Strava says I acquired a few decorations and crowns in my neighborhood I trust Strava to let me know while I’m running super quick. I feel like rhythm sprinters will be in an ideal situation in this shoe since step sprinters, similar to me, lose an energy because of the delicate quality of the froth. The rocker point likewise inclines toward a “drifting” way to deal with the Farewell Expert Adios Pro 4.
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