Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Dec 12, 2015
10 mpw came from the Nike Air Pegasus+ 30
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
adidas Pure Boost
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 13.2 oz · 8mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The adidas Pure Boost Sonic replaced it
How it ranks
The adidas Pure Boost trails most daily trainers in our data. Looks and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 4 runner reviews and 2 other rated shoes in the PureBoost product line. Another 8 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Below average
65/100
Overall
65
Appearance
83
Durability
82
Cushioning
77
Value
70
Comfort
65
Confidence
32
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
32/100
Prefer this shoe over another
33% 1/3
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- One reviewer calls it a no-nonsense shoe: flexible, light and basic.
- All four reviewers rate it 4 out of 5 or better overall.
Cons
- Value averages 3.8 out of 5, the lowest of its dimensions, and one reviewer says the price is high.
- One reviewer's foot goes numb over longer distances.
- The Pure Boost 2 after it scores 73 on one review, and the Pureboost 5 scores 69 on two.
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
50
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25
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75
100
Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the adidas PureBoost
Each dot is one version of the PureBoost, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Rating
40
60
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100
65
2014
74
2016
71
2017
Release year
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2017 · 2 reviews
71 Decent
5 Confidence
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2016 · 1 review
74 Decent
21 Confidence
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Pure Boost This shoe
2014 · 4 reviews
65 Below average
32 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 13.2 oz
- Release
- 2014
- MSRP
- $120
- Drop Height
- 8mm
Runner reviews
Reader review
4/5
Overall
Okay for short distances. My foot goes numb in it for long distances.
Aster25 · Apr 6, 2015
12 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Free 3.0 V5
- Comfort
- 3/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Reader review
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Sep 10, 2014
25 mpw training for a marathon
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 2/5
Reader review
5/5
Overall
great no-nonsense shoe with no extraneous stuff: flexible, light, basic. Proce is high due to more expensive, apparently, EVA material.
pilbooster · Aug 27, 2014
50 mpw training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
13.2 oz M
11 oz M
8.5 oz M
Lightest
Stack
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40/35mm
Drop
8mm
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5mm
Release
2014
2023 Q4
Newest
2023 Q1
MSRP
$120
Lower MSRP
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$145
Best price
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$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Below average (65)
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Exceptional (99)
Best overall
Comfort
Below average (65)
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Exceptional (99)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Decent (77)
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Exceptional (99)
Best cushioning
Durability
Good (82)
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Very good (92)
Best durability
Appearance
Good (83)
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Very good (91)
Best appearance
Value
Below average (70)
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Good (88)
Best value
adidas Pure Boost In Context
More on the adidas PureBoost
- adidas Pureboost 23
- adidas Pureboost Jet
- adidas Pureboost 22
- adidas Pureboost 21
- adidas Pureboost Rebel
- adidas PureBOOST RBL LTD
- adidas Pure Boost Sonic next version
Reviewers Also Ran In
- Nike Free 3.0 V5 1 runner
- Nike Air Pegasus+ 30 1 runner