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Chase down your next PR with these adidas road-running shoes. Lightstrike Pro provides superlight cushion. It also gives you energy return for next-level speed.
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View all adidas Men's Road-Running Shoes| Best Use | Running |
|---|---|
| Running Shoe Support | Neutral |
| Running Shoe Cushioning | Maximum Cushion |
| Heel-to-Toe Drop (mm) | 6 |
| Heel Stack Height (mm) | 39 |
| Forefoot Stack Height (mm) | 33 |
| Footwear Height | Ankle |
| Footwear Closure | Lace-up |
| Upper | Textile/synthetic |
| Lining | Textile |
| Midsole | Lightstrike Pro |
| Support | Carbon Dogbone |
| Outsole | Continentalâ„¢ rubber |
| Weight (Pair) | 14.11 ounces |
| Gender | Men's |
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The Adizero Adios Pro 4 is everything I was looking for in a race-day shoe. The midsole delivers incredible responsiveness without compromising on comfort — it feels fast, yet surprisingly cushioned. I’ve done a few long runs and workouts in them, and the energy return is just next level. The fit is true to size and locks in nicely without feeling restrictive. The upper is breathable and lightweight, which really helps on longer efforts. I’m currently training for my first marathon — the Sydney 2025 Marathon — and these are the shoes I’ll be racing in. I couldn’t be more excited. They feel built for the marathon – responsive, comfortable, and consistent. A great choice for anyone preparing to race at their best. Highly recommend for anyone chasing race-day performance!
Dette er en fin oppgradering av mine Adios Pro 2. veldig fornøyd med kjøpet
For WALKING, the heal is too narrow, considering how spongy the mid sole material is, every step is unstable because it the heal rocks side to side. Kinda like seeing girls in platforms almost loosing their balance. The heal profile (left side of left shoe, right side or right shoe) can be clearly seen to sculp inwards from the wider front. I’d redesign to maintain the width profile from where the lightstrike pro text is and continue to and then sweep wider to the heal rather than cut in with reduced heal. This change would mitigate sideways instability. The width of the ball of foot is good up until the front of the first circular dimple in front of the lightning strike text, this too sculpts down to the tip which makes it not wide enough adding to file step instability. The movement from ball to the toes have a very sharp angle rapidly moving to very thin sole material, feels too close to the ground in contrast to the rest of the sole that feels significantly higher. These are the principle issues which makes this a strange shoe. It’s also 1 size smaller my than typical Adidas size.
Shoes felt awesome during the race until the bottom plastic snapped during a half marathon. The rubber on the heal was coming off and this was less than 14 miles in these "Super" Shoes.
The woven version runs a little warmer than the other versions and your shoes will collect sweat. The overall ride and enjoyment is still there!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] It felt like it encourages me to run faster and off my heals and more on my toes. I'm a notorious heal dragger. Ran a 5k race in them this past weekend and it was my best 5k in awhile. Back upper material where it meets the sole felt like it had to much on the left side shoe felt like it was trying to bend under my heal while running. But it got better and loosened up after about 4 runs in them. Overall very satisfied. I wish addias would come out with a line of running socks to match all these different color adios pro 4s or some neutral colors like grey/silver that are foot specific for right and left.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Last year I bought a pair of Adizero Pro 3 shoes for the Melbourne Marathon. They were great for the purpose. This year I bought a pair of Adizero Pro 4 shoes for the Sydney Marathon. They were even greater! They're not great for walking; in fact they almost 'force' the wearer to run, which is perfect when the legs and brain are saying 'enough!' during a long race. Fast, light, snug and marathon completed without a blister!!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Just ran the Boston Marathon in these shoes. They're amazing. Super light & very comfortable, but most important, the energy return is very noticeable. I felt light & bouncy wearing these shoes. They're perfect for road racing.
I got these shoes because I felt that owning the Evo SL would give me similar ride quality with increased bounce, I’m happy to say that I was right. Asides from the shoe being incredible at improving pace, bounce, and performance. The heel collar is my biggest gripe, it left my right Achilles area with a horribly painful blister I could not wear them again without covering my Achilles area with sports tape and bandages. Maybe this is a production issue but that was the most frustrating part of this shoe. I sized up half a size and it fit quite well, that would be my recommendation.
The 3 stripes did it again and this time even better. I was pleased to receive that shoe before running my first marathon and what an experience it was to run in those shoes. Great running shoes built for speed and 26.2 miles. Great job by the three bars company. SIMPLY AWESOME!