Light quick and durable
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Feb 8, 2018
70 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 34
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 3/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
adidas Adizero Boston 5 Boost
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 9 oz · 10mm drop · 26/16mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The adidas adizero Boston 6 replaced it
How it ranks
The adidas Adizero Boston 5 Boost is one of the strongest daily trainers in our data. Durability and looks are its strongest sub-ratings. Comfort scores well below its other sub-ratings. Most runners who came to it from another shoe preferred it. The rating rests on 35 runner reviews and 10 other rated shoes in the adizero Boston product line.
Exceptional
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
97/100
What runners say
“Boost midsole is very responsive and the shoe has enough firmness and rigidity to make faster paces easy.”
“The energy return is excellent and is versatile enough for tempo runs, track workouts and longer races.”
“The shoe is also incredibly durable - I started wearing these in February 2015 and they still have some life in them.”
“The biggest thing for me about these shoes is the rebound that they provide off of the roads while running.”
“It has a smooth roll from mid-foot to toe off and is light and fast.”
“Allows me to run longer, hold form longer, keep feet from breaking down longer.”
“One of the only performance running shoes that has a "shallow" (not much space from top to bottom) toe box.”
“Even for a semi-wide foot the upper stretches just enough to give it more room and still be a snug fit.”
“I found that it held up for over 500 miles for me and still felt good.”
“Minimal break-in, fairly comfortable upper, and well-cushioned for the weight.”
Prefer this shoe over another
68% 25/37
Where to buy
No offers available
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- Reviewers report 400 to 500 miles with the outsole still holding up.
- At 9 oz, reviewers find it light and responsive for tempo work.
- Runners use it for easy long runs and track intervals alike.
Cons
- Four reviewers find the toe box narrow or the sizing small, though three others pick it for the narrow fit.
- Three runners want more cushioning on high-mileage days.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the adidas adizero Boston
Each dot is one version of the adizero Boston, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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Adizero Boston 5 Boost This shoe
2014 · 35 reviews
97 Exceptional
97 Confidence
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2025 · 0 reviews
87 Good
68 Confidence
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2023 · 58 reviews
91 Very good
95 Confidence
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2022 · 14 reviews
53 Bottom-tier
86 Confidence
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2021 · 11 reviews
91 Very good
84 Confidence
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2020 · 2 reviews
84 Good
73 Confidence
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2019 · 20 reviews
98 Exceptional
95 Confidence
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2018 · 34 reviews
97 Excellent
98 Confidence
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2017 · 41 reviews
90 Very good
96 Confidence
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2014 · 9 reviews
78 Decent
81 Confidence
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2014 · 8 reviews
90 Good
88 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 9 oz
- Release
- 2014
- MSRP
- $120
- Stack Height
- 26mm heel - 16mm toe
- Drop Height
- 10mm
Runner reviews
Awesome Shoe
5/5
Overall
Boost.Boston · Feb 6, 2018
75 mpw training for a half marathon came from the HOKA Clifton 4
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
Quality choice
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Feb 6, 2018
50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 32
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
Reader review
4/5
Overall
Soprano · Jan 22, 2018
75 mpw 7,821 miles in this shoe training for a marathon
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
Narrow, fast, light, simple
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jan 7, 2018
40 mpw training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 3/5
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Reviewers Also Ran In
- Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 32 2 runners
- adidas adizero Tempo 6 2 runners
- Nike Air Zoom Elite 7 2 runners