Reader review
Anonymous runner · Aug 30, 2014
5/5
Overall
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
adidas Energy BOOST Original / 5 year anniversary
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.
Exceptional
Overall
97
Durability
99
Comfort
97
Cushioning
95
Appearance
92
Value
82
What runners say
“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
Pros & Cons
Pros
- A majority of reviewers recovering from an injury said their injury improved in this shoe.
- One of the most popular shoes among LetsRun.com readers.
- Rated among the top 5% of shoes overall.
- Rated among the top 5% of shoes on comfort.
- Rated among the top 10% of shoes on cushioning.
Runner reviews
Reader review
NYC · Aug 30, 2014
5/5
Overall
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 5/5
Reader review
AriKlau · Aug 30, 2014
5/5
Overall
Been running in the Boost since they came out and I have never run in a better trainer. Extremely soft but also extremely responsive and the TPU midsole never loses it's bounce.
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Reader review
thegonz · Aug 30, 2014
4/5
Overall
Extremely comfortable upper but a little squishy compared to typical Adidas. Solid neutral shoe but not if runner under pronates especially on mixed use trails due to upper construction
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Reader review
Anonymous runner · Aug 29, 2014
5/5
Overall
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
11.4 oz M
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8.5 oz M
Lightest
Stack
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40/35mm
Drop
8mm
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5mm
Release
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Ratings
Overall
Excellent (96%)
Exceptional (>99%)
Best overall
Exceptional (>99%)
Comfort
Excellent (96%)
Exceptional (99%)
Exceptional (>99%)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Excellent (93%)
Exceptional (99%)
Exceptional (>99%)
Best cushioning
Durability
Exceptional (>99%)
Best durability
Exceptional (99%)
Good (80%)
Appearance
Excellent (92%)
Exceptional (97%)
Best appearance
Very good (84%)
Value
Good (73%)
Very good (87%)
Best value
Good (77%)
Where the adidas Energy BOOST Original / 5 year anniversary sits
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