Good cushioning for a flat
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Mar 19, 2022
32 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas adizero Adios 4
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 3/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
adidas adizero adios 5
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 7.8 oz
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The adidas adizero adios 6 replaced it
How it ranks
The adidas adizero adios 5 sits about average for daily trainers in our data. Looks and value are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 2 runner reviews and 7 other rated shoes in the adizero Adios product line. Another 10 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Current estimate: Decent
Confidence
How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
62/100
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 2 runner ratings.
Prefer this shoe over another
29% 2/7
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- At 7.8 oz it is lighter than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale, and one reviewer uses it for intervals, tempos and 10K races.
- Its two reviewers rate appearance 5 out of 5, its best-rated dimension.
- It lists at $140, below the $150 median for daily trainers on sale, and one reviewer calls it affordable and durable next to similar shoes.
Cons
- Its two reviewers rate cushioning 2.5 out of 5, and both describe it as a small amount, close to a racing flat.
- The Adios 4 before it scores 82 on sixteen reviews and the 6 after it 77 on six.
- One reviewer with narrow feet still finds it a little narrow, and not very responsive.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the adidas adizero Adios
Each dot is one version of the adizero Adios, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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2025 · 3 reviews
74 Decent
40 Confidence
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2023 · 16 reviews
89 Good
82 Confidence
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2022 · 9 reviews
54 Bottom-tier
83 Confidence
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2021 · 6 reviews
84 Good
74 Confidence
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adizero adios 5 This shoe
2019 · 2 reviews
73 Decent
62 Confidence
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2018 · 16 reviews
86 Good
89 Confidence
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2017 · 21 reviews
97 Exceptional
95 Confidence
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2013 · 44 reviews
86 Good
93 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 7.8 oz
- Release
- 2019 Q4
- MSRP
- $140
Runner reviews
Poor Man's Vaporfly
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jan 20, 2020
80 mpw training for middle distance came from the New Balance 1500 V6
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 2/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
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adidas adizero adios 5 In Context
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- adidas adizero Adios 4 previous version
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Reviewers Also Ran In
- adidas adizero Adios 4 1 runner
- New Balance 1500 V6 1 runner