adidas Takumi Sen 1

Name: adidas Takumi Sen 1
Brand: adidas

Racing · Neutral · Road · 6.1 oz · 6mm drop · 22/16mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The adidas Takumi Sen 8 replaced it

How it ranks

The adidas Takumi Sen 1 ranks above most racing shoes in our data. Durability and looks are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 1 runner review and 1 other rated shoe in the Takumi Sen product line. Another 11 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Good

80/100

Overall

Good 80

Durability

Very good 92

Appearance

Good 90

Value

Good 87

Cushioning

Decent 75

Comfort

Decent 71

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

21/100

Very low 21

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 1 runner rating.

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Light at 6.1 oz on a 22mm heel stack, built for racing pace.
The one reviewer so far would race it up to the half marathon.

Cons

The same reviewer says it is not a shoe for runners who insist on cushioning.

Takumi Sen 1 rates 80. This shoe has very low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the adidas Takumi Sen

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

Rating

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80 2014 76 2023

Release year

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

Takumi Sen 8

2023 · 9 reviews

76 Decent

56 Confidence
Takumi Sen 1 This shoe

2014 · 1 review

80 Good

21 Confidence

Reader Ratings

1 rating

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4/5 0

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 6.1 oz
Release: 2014
MSRP: $160
Stack Height: 22mm heel - 16mm toe
Drop Height: 6mm

Runner reviews

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Reader review

5/5

Overall

Fantastic running shoe in the light-weight camp. I would run it up to half marathon competition. Probably not a shoe for runners insisting on heel striking? For me, it provides by far the best running experience with good responsiveness, stiff and "spongy" sole and a shoe that makes wanting to run. My other shoes in my rotation is Adidas Adios 2 (good shoe as well, but more boring), Inov-8 212 Talaon (for trail running = the BEST), Asics Hyperspeed-6 (the only Asics worth running and a positive surprise after my "disgust" for Kayano) and Mizuno Ronin 3 (good shoe, but lacks personality).

Oahoah · Sep 10, 2014

20 mpw training for a half marathon