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adidas adizero Tempo 6

Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 8.4 oz

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The adidas AdiZero Tempo 5 replaced it

How it ranks

The adidas adizero Tempo 6 trails most daily trainers in our data. Value and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 7 runner reviews and 5 other rated shoes in the adizero Tempo product line. Another 5 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

adidas adizero Tempo 6

of 3

Below average

67/100
Overall
67
Value
88
Durability
83
Appearance
80
Comfort
71
Cushioning
67
Confidence

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

82

What runners say

“I can run 80+ miles a week in it and remain injury free.”
5/5 Full review 80 mpw training for middle distance came from the adidas adiZero Boston 4
“The grip is the best out there and works for me with a slow powerful stride.”
5/5 Full review 65 mpw came from the Mizuno Wave Elixir 8
“Fairly firm underfoot which I like because it feels like your foot does not spend too much time on the ground.”
5/5 Full review 80 mpw training for middle distance came from the adidas adiZero Boston 4
“Light and fast shoe with some support.”
4/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a half marathon
“I can feel comfortable doing long runs to fast hill workouts in this shoe.”
5/5 Full review 80 mpw training for middle distance came from the adidas adiZero Boston 4
“In the 6, it's sewn in place which I don't like.”
4/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a half marathon
“It is light and not too built up.”
5/5 Full review 80 mpw training for middle distance came from the adidas adiZero Boston 4
“Shoe lasts ok. Could go longer, but it's lightweight so...”
4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a marathon

Prefer this shoe over another

17% 3/18

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.


Pros

  • Reviewers use it for both daily miles and faster workouts.
  • At 8.4 oz it is lighter than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale, and reviewers call it light and fast.
  • One reviewer finds it firm underfoot, so the foot does not spend long on the ground.

Cons

  • One reviewer calls the colors ugly.
  • Durability is its lowest-rated dimension at 4 out of 5, and one reviewer says it lasts okay but could go longer.
  • The adizero Tempo 7 after it scores 89 on twelve reviews.

Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale

Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.

Confidence
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Better Shoes Rating

adizero Tempo 6 rates 67. This shoe has moderate certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the adidas adizero Tempo

Each dot is one version of the adizero Tempo, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.
  • adizero Tempo 9

    2017 · 13 reviews

    76 Decent

    84 Confidence

  • adizero Tempo 8

    2017 · 2 reviews

    60 Bottom-tier

    51 Confidence

  • adiZero Tempo 7

    2016 · 12 reviews

    90 Good

    89 Confidence

  • adizero Tempo 6 This shoe

    2014 · 7 reviews

    67 Below average

    82 Confidence

  • AdiZero Tempo 5

    2014 · 3 reviews

    72 Decent

    77 Confidence

  • adizero Tempo

    2014 · 1 review

    65 Below average

    31 Confidence

Reader Ratings

7 ratings
5/5 4
4/5 3
3/5 0
2/5 0
1/5 0

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
8.4 oz
Release
2014
MSRP
$110

Runner reviews

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Reader review

5/5

Overall

Best shoe ever for training

Anonymous runner · Sep 19, 2014

50 mpw training for a marathon

Comfort
5/5
Durability
5/5
Appearance
5/5
Value
5/5

Reader review

4/5

Overall

Have been using this shoe since the Tempo 3. Just retired the Tempo 5 after 500mi. Just picked up Tempo 6. I like the tongue better in the 5. In the 6, it's sewn in place which I don't like. The 6 also seems a bit more flexible in the mid-foot, which makes no difference to me. Light and fast shoe with some support. More shoe than a race flat, but still light and comfy.

Anonymous runner · Sep 1, 2014

50 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort
5/5
Durability
5/5
Appearance
4/5
Value
5/5

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
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Pronation
Stability
Stability
Neutral
Weight
8.4 oz M Lightest
8.9 oz M
8.5 oz M
Stack
40/35mm
Drop
1mm
5mm
Release
2014
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MSRP
$110 Lower MSRP
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Best price
$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Below average (67)
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Comfort
Decent (71)
Below average (62)
Exceptional (99) Best comfort
Cushioning
Below average (67)
Bottom-tier (56)
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Durability
Good (83)
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Appearance
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Value
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