adidas Solar Glide

Name: adidas Solar Glide
Brand: adidas
Rating: 4.5 (6 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 10.8 oz · 10mm drop · 36/26mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The adidas Solar Glide 19 replaced it

How it ranks

The adidas Solar Glide trails most daily trainers in our data. Looks and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 6 runner reviews and 2 other rated shoes in the Solar Glide product line. Another 6 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Bottom-tier

60/100

Overall

Bottom-tier 60

Appearance

Very good 90

Durability

Good 87

Cushioning

Good 82

Value

Decent 72

Comfort

Below average 63

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

65/100

Moderate 65

What runners say

“Great for slow runs, but difficult when I want to run faster”

4/5 Full review 28 mpw

“Stretches a lot but gives your foot room to spread out”

5/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas Ultra Boost 2018 - 4.0

“So breathable that there is little water resistance—socks end up soaked near the ends with dew”

4/5 Full review 28 mpw

“Weight is noticeable at faster paces and late in runs”

4/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 35

“Feel a bit unwieldy, floppy and smooshy”

4/5 Full review 28 mpw

“Right amount of boost, nice wide forefoot”

5/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas Ultra Boost 2018 - 4.0

“Cushioning is great, and the combo of Boost and EPA rails is very effective”

4/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 35

“Good side rails to prevent sloppiness that the super comfortable upper might allow”

5/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas Ultra Boost 2018 - 4.0

“Would not want to go fast in this shoe”

4/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 35

Prefer this shoe over another

33% 2/6

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Cushioning averages 4.8 out of 5 and appearance 4.7 across six reviews, with comfort at 4.5.
Two reviewers praise the roomy forefoot and the side rails that keep the stretchy upper from feeling sloppy.
One reviewer is 370 miles in with the pair holding up, and says the Boost has not bottomed out.

Cons

Averaging 9.9 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is heavier than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale, and two reviewers notice the weight at faster paces.
One reviewer would not pay the $140 list price, and finds the tongue poor for breathability.
One reviewer finds it sized too big and floppy for anything faster than slow running.

Solar Glide rates 60. This shoe has moderate certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the adidas Solar Glide

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

60 2018 60 2022 64 2019

Release year

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

Solar Glide 19

2019 · 13 reviews

64 Below average

84 Confidence
Solar Glide 5

2022 · 2 reviews

60 Below average

33 Confidence
Solar Glide This shoe

2018 · 6 reviews

60 Bottom-tier

65 Confidence

Reader Ratings

6 ratings

5/5 3

4/5 3

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 10.8 oz
Release: 2018 Q2
MSRP: $140
Stack Height: 36mm heel - 26mm toe
Drop Height: 10mm

Runner reviews

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Reader review

4/5

Overall

I have worn all iterations of this model going back to the original Glide, Supernova Glide, Supernova Glide Boost, Supernova, and now the Solar Glide. This particular model has some quirks that makes it disappointing. I'm guessing the changes made to the stretchy, flexible upper, which looks and feels great, messed up the sizing a bit, as these feel too big. Combined with the increased cushioning, they feel a bit unwieldy, floppy and smooshy. So, great for slow runs, but difficult when I want to run faster. I switch to my old 2015 pair of Ultra Boost for certain tempo runs and track workouts, but while they only have 200 miles logged, I probably need to retire them since midsoles will age out after a certain amount of time. The upper is best for summer, as it's so breathable that there is little water resistance, so even when it's not raining, if there's some dew around, my socks end up soaked near the ends. I currently have about 370 logged and they're holding up great, but I'm also eager to switch to my new pair of Solar Boost, which correct all the issues I've had with this shoe. While they are probably good for 450 miles, I'm retiring them as soon as I hit 400, or keep them at work as backups.

Fastnbulbous · Oct 29, 2019

28 mpw

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

Reader review

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Aug 10, 2019

20 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas Solar Drive

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

Great Shoe

5/5

Overall

This shoe is very responsive and comfortable. Perfect for long miles while training. They also look great for meeting friends post run for a coffee, or just going grocery shopping.

Anonymous runner · Jul 29, 2019

45 mpw training for a half marathon came from the HOKA Clifton 5

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

Heavy but good on sale, for early summer miles

4/5

Overall

Cushioning is great, and the combo of Boost and EPA rails is very effective 3 weeks into use (Boost has a tendency to bottom-out quickly), so no complaints there. I think the biggest issues I have with this shoe are the weight (Boost is heavy, and the weight is noticeable at faster paces and late in runs) and it's breathability (especially on the tongue). I would not be happy with this shoe if I paid the retail price of $140, but I found it on sale for $100 which is about appropriate. Will probably move back to the Pegasus when workouts start later in the summer, but considering trying the Boston Boost as well. Would not want to go fast in this shoe.

Anonymous runner · Jul 3, 2019

35 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 35