Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 11.4 oz · 8mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.
How it ranks
The adidas Energy BOOST Original / 5 year anniversary rates in the 96th percentile overall among daily trainers. Its strongest dimension is durability (99th percentile); its weakest is value (73rd). Of 12 runners who came to it from another shoe, 5 preferred it to what they ran before.
Based on 40 runner reviews.
“Feel very responsive while running fast, yet soft and forgiving while running at a training pace.”
“Over 1,000 miles and still feel good; only replaced the shoelaces.”
“Boost cushioning lasts 600+ miles, but upper starts to wear holes around 500-600 miles.”
“At 1,400 miles and still going.”
“Pretty much never breaks down and retains cushioning into thousands of miles.”
“Running in this for 600+ miles, more than twice as long as any other shoe I've owned.”
“Got 1,500 miles out of these.”
“Extremely soft and responsive; TPU midsole never loses bounce.”
“Boost material leaves feet feeling less sore than traditional midsole materials following long runs.”
“Very comfortable and protective, yet light and responsive enough to race in.”
Prefer this shoe over another
44% 7/16
Anonymous runner · Sep 18, 2014
4/5
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MAUI_krazy8 · Sep 18, 2014
5/5
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g-zellin · Sep 18, 2014
4/5
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teddy_farley · Sep 18, 2014
4/5
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Anonymous runner · Sep 14, 2014
4/5
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