Reader review
Anonymous runner · Oct 2, 2018
4/5
Overall
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 5/5
adidas
Energy Boost 4
Daily trainer
· Neutral
· Road
Good (67/100)
- Release
- 2025
Good (67/100)
overall
Shoe details
- Release
- 2025
Ratings & Reviews
Good (67/100)
Better than about 21% of shoes
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and runner reviews.
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This score rates worse than 79% of shoes.
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Rating breakdown
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Overall
Good (67/100)
Overall ranking
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Good (67/100)
Rank
Ranks above 21% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Cushioning
Exceptional (96/100)
Cushioning ranking
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Exceptional (96/100)
Rank
Ranks above 93% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Durability
Above average (84/100)
Durability ranking
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Above average (84/100)
Rank
Ranks above 72% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Appearance
Good (70/100)
Appearance ranking
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Good (70/100)
Rank
Ranks above 31% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Comfort
Good (67/100)
Comfort ranking
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Good (67/100)
Rank
Ranks above 23% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Value
Below average (51/100)
Value ranking
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Below average (51/100)
Rank
Ranks above 1% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the score range we think is most likely.
50%
3/6
Prefer this shoe over another.
Reviewers said this shoe was better than another shoe they ran in.
Comparison set
Rating
All Running Shoes
Worse than 79% of 2,526 running shoes ranked.
Good (67/100)
Daily Trainers
Worse than 77% of 1,834 daily trainers ranked.
23%
adidas
Worse than 71% of 196 adidas shoes ranked.
29%
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Popular shoe among LetsRun.com readers.
- Rated among the top 10% of shoes on cushioning.
Cons
- Most reviewers like this shoe less than their last shoe.
- Rated among the bottom 10% of shoes overall.
- Rated below average on comfort.
- Rated below average on durability.
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
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10.9 oz M
8.5 oz M
Lightest
Stack
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40/35mm
Drop
—
8mm
5mm
Release
2025
Newest
2017 Q3
2023 Q1
MSRP
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$190
$165
Lower MSRP
Best price
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$164.99
Ratings
Overall
Bottom tier (21%)
Below average (39%)
Exceptional (>99%)
Best overall
Comfort
Below average (23%)
Average (44%)
Exceptional (>99%)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Excellent (93%)
Excellent (94%)
Exceptional (>99%)
Best cushioning
Durability
Good (72%)
Very good (88%)
Best durability
Good (80%)
Appearance
Below average (31%)
Below average (31%)
Very good (81%)
Best appearance
Value
Bottom tier (1%)
Bottom tier (2%)
Good (74%)
Best value
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Reader Ratings
7 reader ratings
Showing 1–5 of 7 written reviews
Energy Boost 4
Anonymous runner · Jul 18, 2018
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.
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 2/5
Long time Energy Boost lover
Anonymous runner · Feb 7, 2018
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.
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Better than the last version
math nerd · Feb 7, 2018
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.
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 3/5
A step backwards for the energy boost
ShreddyEddy · Feb 6, 2018
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
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 1/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 2/5