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adidas SolarBOOST

Name: adidas SolarBOOST
Brand: adidas
Rating: 4.6 (7 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 9.6 oz · 10mm drop · 32/22mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.

How it ranks

The adidas SolarBOOST rates in the 57th percentile overall among daily trainers. It rates highest on durability. Of 5 runners who came to it from another shoe, 4 preferred it to what they ran before.

Based on 7 runner reviews.

Good

77/100

Overall

Good 77

Durability

Durability rating

We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.

Better Shoes Rating

Exceptional (98/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 98% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.

Exceptional 98

Appearance

Appearance rating

Better Shoes Rating

Excellent (93/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 91% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.

Excellent 93

Cushioning

Cushioning rating

Better Shoes Rating

Very good (87/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 80% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.

Very good 87

Value

Value rating

Better Shoes Rating

Good (76/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 53% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

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Good 76

Comfort

Comfort rating

Better Shoes Rating

Good (75/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 50% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

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Good 75

What runners say

“Enough cushion to keep stable on easy days, responsive enough for tempo runs”

btbski 5/5 Full review

“Smooth ride, good energy return, and really secure on feet”

4/5 Full review

“Works for long runs, easy runs, recovery runs, tempo runs, and marathon-pace runs”

btbski 5/5 Full review

“Tread starts to go around 600 miles”

runnerd17 4/5 Full review

“Has cushion but isn't bulky or huge with stack height”

4/5 Full review

“Cushioning doesn't compress and provides full protection”

5/5 Full review

“Lasts up to 450 miles even under hard use”

5/5 Full review

“Not overly clunky like other heavily cushioned shoes”

runnerd17 4/5 Full review

“Prefer the sewn-in tongue design of previous version”

5/5 Full review

“Might be a little heavier than other trainers”

5/5 Full review

Prefer this shoe over another

44% 4/9

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Pros & Cons

Pros

A majority of reviewers like this shoe more than their last shoe.
Popular shoe among LetsRun.com readers.
Rated above average overall.
Rated among the top 25% of shoes on cushioning.
Rated among the top 5% of shoes on durability.

Cons

Rated below average on comfort.

Reader Ratings

7 reader ratings

5/5

4/5

3/5

2/5

1/5

Runner reviews

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Great cushioned shoe that still gives some ground feel

runnerd17 · Jul 3, 2019

4/5

Overall

I tend to like lightweight trainers but find that I need a bit more cushioning when my volume goes over about 60 mpw. These are pretty great and not overly clunky the way I often find heavily cushioned shoes. I have about 550 miles on them and plan to retire around 600 because the tread is starting to go. Someone running on dirt more than I do might get well over this number of miles out of the shoe.

Comfort: 4/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 5/5

Awesome shoe that can handle everything

btbski · Oct 8, 2018

5/5

Overall

This shoe is a perfect blend between cushioning and responsiveness. It has enough cushion to keep me stable and nice and easy on my easy/recovery days, but also is responsive enough to let me pick it up on my tempo runs. With the pricepoint on this shoe being more expensive then most, one would expect a lot. It has delivered on basically everything I hoped it would. I can do long runs, easy runs, recovery runs, tempo runs, and MP runs in this shoe. While the fit is a little snug, I haven't really experienced any pain from this as I have in other shoes before. Adidas did a great job with this one.

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 4/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 4/5