adidas adizero Adios 8

Name: adidas adizero Adios 8
Brand: adidas
Rating: 4.3 (8 reviews)

Racing · Neutral · Road · 7.5 oz · 8mm drop · 27/19mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The adidas adizero Adios 9 replaced it

How it ranks

The adidas adizero Adios 8 ranks among the stronger racing shoes in our data. Looks and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. Cushioning scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 16 runner reviews and 7 other rated shoes in the adizero Adios product line.

Good

89/100

Overall

Good 89

Appearance

Excellent 94

Durability

Decent 77

Value

Decent 73

Comfort

Below average 62

Cushioning

Bottom-tier 54

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.

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Confidence

82/100

Moderate 82

What runners say

“It developed rips in the upper in both shoes before 150 km of use.”

3/5 Full review 25 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas adizero Adios 7

“The fit is higher volume, so good for normal to wider feet.”

5/5 Full review 7 mpw training for a marathon

“The adios 8 seems to run bigger than the 7.”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a marathon

“A super comfortable, lightweight supportive shoe geared toward track workouts and shorter races.”

5/5 Full review 7 mpw training for a marathon

“Would consider going down to a 9.5 in these shoes.”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a marathon

Prefer this shoe over another

40% 2/5

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

It weighs 7.5 oz, and three reviewers use it for workouts and short races.
One reviewer reports the Continental outsole not worn at all after about 750 miles.
The adizero Adios 7 before it scores 52 on nine reviews, against this version's 87.

Cons

Two reviewers report the upper tearing where it meets the sole, one before 150km.
Reviewers rate cushioning 3.7 out of 5, its lowest dimension.
One of sixteen reviewers so far finds it sized bigger than the Adios 7.

adizero Adios 8 rates 89. This shoe has moderate certainty. See how we rate shoes.

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.

Rating

40 60 80 100

86 2013 97 2017 86 2018 73 2019 84 2021 54 2022 89 2023 74 2025

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.

adizero Adios 9

2025 · 3 reviews

74 Decent

40 Confidence
adizero Adios 8 This shoe

2023 · 16 reviews

89 Good

82 Confidence
adizero Adios 7

2022 · 9 reviews

54 Bottom-tier

83 Confidence
adizero adios 6

2021 · 6 reviews

84 Good

74 Confidence
adizero adios 5

2019 · 2 reviews

73 Decent

62 Confidence
adizero Adios 4

2018 · 16 reviews

86 Good

89 Confidence
adiZero adios 3 Boost (2018)

2017 · 21 reviews

97 Exceptional

95 Confidence
adizero Adios 1.0

2013 · 44 reviews

86 Good

93 Confidence

Reader Ratings

16 ratings

5/5 10

4/5 3

3/5 2

2/5 1

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 7.5 oz
Release: 2023 Q2
Stack Height: 27mm heel - 19mm toe
Drop Height: 8mm

Runner reviews

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Reader review

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Jul 15, 2023

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

Reader review

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Jul 3, 2023

came from the Saucony Endorphin Speed 2

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

Great tempo/long run alternative to carbon plated shoes but runs big

4/5

Overall

The newest adios continue to be a great workout/long run/short distance racing shoe as an alternative to carbon plates. However, the adios 8 seems to run bigger than the 7. I am typically a 10-10.5 for running shoes and would consider going down to a 9.5 in these shoes.

Austin Turner · Jun 19, 2023

40 mpw training for a marathon