adidas Energy Boost 4

Name: adidas Energy Boost 4
Brand: adidas
Rating: 4.1 (7 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.

How it ranks

The adidas Energy Boost 4 sits about average for daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 7 runner reviews and 3 other rated shoes in the Energy Boost product line. Another 5 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Decent

73/100

Overall

Decent 73

Cushioning

Excellent 96

Durability

Excellent 95

Appearance

Decent 72

Comfort

Below average 69

Value

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

69/100

Moderate 69

What runners say

“Feels like there is almost no break in period as I took them straight from box to long run”

5/5 Full review 110 mpw training for a marathon

“The new wider last of the 4.0 is much better for my foot”

5/5 Full review 75 mpw training for a marathon came from the adidas Supernova Aktiv

“There is not too much play for my narrow foot which was a great improvement”

5/5 Full review 110 mpw training for a marathon

“The bottom of the shoe seems to wear out pretty quickly”

4/5 Full review 80 mpw training for a half marathon

“These shoes can handle the day to day grind that training brings”

4/5 Full review 80 mpw training for a half marathon

“The weight definitely slows you down”

3/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Lunar Fly 3

“Responsive and had spring to them”

5/5 Full review 110 mpw training for a marathon

“The shoe also gets very hot on warm days”

3/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Lunar Fly 3

“Very comfortable in terms of the cushioning, and the boost is nice”

3/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Lunar Fly 3

“Priced a bit too high”

4/5 Full review 80 mpw training for a half marathon

Prefer this shoe over another

50% 3/6

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Four reviewers praise the Boost cushioning.
Two reviewers find it responsive enough for strides and workouts.
One reviewer with wide feet prefers the wider last on this version.

Cons

Two reviewers call it bulky, one saying the weight slows them down.
Value averages 3.4 out of 5, the lowest of its dimensions, and two reviewers say the price is too high.
The Energy Boost 2 scores 77 on fifty reviews and the 3 scores 63 on eight.

Energy Boost 4 rates 73. This shoe has moderate certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the adidas Energy Boost

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

83 2014 71 2017 73 2018 99 2014

Release year

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

Energy BOOST Original / 5 year anniversary

2014 · 41 reviews

99 Exceptional

99 Confidence
Energy Boost 4 This shoe

2018 · 7 reviews

73 Decent

69 Confidence
Energy Boost 3

2017 · 8 reviews

71 Decent

83 Confidence
Energy Boost 2

2014 · 50 reviews

83 Good

94 Confidence

Reader Ratings

7 ratings

5/5 3

4/5 2

3/5 2

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Release: 2018

Runner reviews

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Reader review

4/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Oct 2, 2018

85 mpw training for a marathon came from the Nike LunarEpic Low

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 3/5
Value: 5/5

Energy Boost 4

3/5

Overall

This shoe is very bulky. The weight definitely slows you down. I only wear this shoe for recovery and long runs. It is very comfortable in terms of the cushioning, and the boost is nice, but it is too much underfoot. The shoe also gets very hot on warm days.

Anonymous runner · Jul 18, 2018

30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Lunar Fly 3

Comfort: 4/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 3/5
Appearance: 3/5
Value: 2/5

Long time Energy Boost lover

5/5

Overall

I've had every edition of the Energy Boost. I liked the 1.0 version the most but as someone who has admittedly fat feet but will never bring myself to actually buying a wide, the new wider last of the 4.0 is much better for my foot.

Anonymous runner · Feb 7, 2018

75 mpw training for a marathon came from the adidas Supernova Aktiv

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

Better than the last version

5/5

Overall

The new energy boost are slightly better than the boost 3, which were a great shoe. Appearance and comfort are the areas they improved. Price is still high, but you can find them on sale.

math nerd · Feb 7, 2018

44 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas Energy Boost 3

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 3/5

A step backwards for the energy boost

3/5

Overall

First three versions of the energy boost were three of the best running shoes ever made. Balancing high cushion with reaponsiveness and comfort, making the higher price point well worth it. The newest version however has become far too bulky and overall just meh. Good thing adidas just re released the original energy

ShreddyEddy · Feb 6, 2018

80 mpw training for a marathon came from the adidas Energy Boost 3