Just right
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Sep 18, 2018
35 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas Ultra Boost 2018 - 4.0
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
adidas Solar Glide
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
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
65/100
What runners say
“Great for slow runs, but difficult when I want to run faster”
“Stretches a lot but gives your foot room to spread out”
“So breathable that there is little water resistance—socks end up soaked near the ends with dew”
“Weight is noticeable at faster paces and late in runs”
“Feel a bit unwieldy, floppy and smooshy”
“Right amount of boost, nice wide forefoot”
“Cushioning is great, and the combo of Boost and EPA rails is very effective”
“Good side rails to prevent sloppiness that the super comfortable upper might allow”
“Would not want to go fast in this shoe”
Prefer this shoe over another
33% 2/6
Where to buy
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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.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
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.
Release year
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2019 · 13 reviews
64 Below average
84 Confidence
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2022 · 2 reviews
60 Below average
33 Confidence
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Solar Glide This shoe
2018 · 6 reviews
60 Bottom-tier
65 Confidence
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
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adidas Solar Glide In Context
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Compare every Solar Glide versionReviewers Also Ran In
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- adidas Supernova 1 runner
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