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adidas Takumi Sen 8

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The adidas Takumi Sen 7 replaced it

How it ranks

The adidas Takumi Sen 8 sits about average for daily trainers in our data. Durability and looks are its strongest sub-ratings. Comfort scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 9 runner reviews and 1 other rated shoe in the Takumi Sen product line. Another 3 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Decent

76/100
Overall
76
Durability
90
Appearance
89
Value
87
Cushioning
77
Comfort
55
Confidence

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

56/100

56

What runners say

“Very lightweight and basically like a smaller super shoe with all the responsiveness and cushion as higher-stacked options”
5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the Nike ZoomX Streakfly
“Already notice excessive wear on the outer foam”
5/5 Full review 10 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the ASICS Magic Speed 2
“For the price they are more than worth it”
5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the Nike ZoomX Streakfly
“Light, fast, looks great”
5/5 Full review 10 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the ASICS Magic Speed 2

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Pros

  • Reviewers call it light and fast for track and threshold work.
  • One reviewer calls it a smaller super shoe, with the responsiveness and cushion of higher-stacked options.
  • Value is among its best-rated dimensions, and one reviewer says it is more than worth the price.

Cons

  • Comfort is its lowest-rated dimension, at 4.2 out of 5.
  • One reviewer notices excessive wear on the outer foam within about three months.

Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale

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Confidence
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Better Shoes Rating

Takumi Sen 8 rates 76. This shoe has 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

Release year

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  • Takumi Sen 8 This shoe

    2023 · 9 reviews

    76 Decent

    56 Confidence

  • Takumi Sen 1

    2014 · 1 review

    80 Good

    21 Confidence

Reader Ratings

9 ratings
5/5 4
4/5 5
3/5 0
2/5 0
1/5 0

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Release
2023

Runner reviews

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Great racing shoe 5k-1/2 marathon

4/5

Overall

light, fast, great breathability & cushioning.

Anonymous runner · Dec 5, 2023

15 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas adizero Adios 4

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

Nice slick, racer and trainer

5/5

Overall

They are very lightweight and basically liked a smaller super shoe with all of the responsiveness and cushion as the higher stacked options. For the price they are more than worth it 

bobtheshoereviewer · Jun 27, 2023

50 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the Nike ZoomX Streakfly

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

The Takumi Sen 8 is fast.

5/5

Overall

The Sen 8 is a great shoe. Light, fast, looks great, but I'm not sure how durable the sole is yet. I've only had the shoe maybe 3 months and already notice excessive wear on the outer foam. Most of the running on this shoe had been on the treadmill for threshold work and some speed work on the track. I alternate between 3 different shoes and a pair of spikes for racing. With flat said, the shoe does what is supposed to do,  run fast!

Jeff Winacott · Jun 19, 2023

10 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the ASICS Magic Speed 2

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

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
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Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
8.5 oz M
Stack
40/35mm
Drop
5mm
Release
2023
2025 Newest
2023 Q1
MSRP
$145
Best price
$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Decent (76)
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Comfort
Bottom-tier (55)
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Cushioning
Decent (77)
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Durability
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Appearance
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Value
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