adidas Ultraboost 19

Name: adidas Ultraboost 19
Brand: adidas
Rating: 4.5 (12 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 10.4 oz · 10mm drop · 29/19mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The adidas Ultraboost 20 replaced it

How it ranks

The adidas Ultraboost 19 is one of the strongest daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. Value scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 14 runner reviews and 6 other rated shoes in the Ultraboost product line.

Excellent

95/100

Overall

Excellent 95

Cushioning

Exceptional 98

Comfort

Exceptional 97

Durability

Exceptional 98

Appearance

Excellent 97

Value

Decent 75

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

86/100

High 86

What runners say

“Running fast feels incredibly responsive and cushioned, while still feeling like you're wearing a lighter shoe”

5/5 Full review 45 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 35

“Feel like my feet are slapping the ground, throwing off my normal stride”

2/5 Full review 25 mpw training for a marathon

“I haven't had any issues—can corner, jump to avoid mud, take sharp bends, jump over obstacles”

5/5 Full review 45 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 35

“After about 4 months of regular use, the sole started separating from the rest of the shoe”

4/5 Full review 20 mpw came from the Nike Free RN 5.0

“Running 50–80 miles per week year-round with no injuries”

5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Adrenaline 10

“The moment you slip on these sock-like shoes, you'll re-think your entire running career”

5/5 Full review 60 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas Solar Boost 19

“The one-piece upper doesn't allow lacing high enough to prevent slippage”

2/5 Full review 25 mpw training for a marathon

“You never feel as if you're bottoming out when in stride”

5/5 Full review

“The hard plastic overlay irritates my feet if I tie them snugly”

2/5 Full review 25 mpw training for a marathon

“Fit well, comfortable for anything from 5k to marathon”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Ghost 12

Prefer this shoe over another

71% 5/7

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Reviewers praise the cushioning, with one at 228 lb reporting no sense of bottoming out.
Two reviewers describe the sock-like mesh upper as comfortable and secure.
Many runners use it for both easy miles and tempo efforts.

Cons

Several reviewers say it feels heavy and not especially smooth.
One reviewer finds the sole separating from the shoe after about four months.
It lists at $180, above the $150 median for daily trainers on sale, and two reviewers call it expensive.

Ultraboost 19 rates 95. This shoe has high certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the adidas Ultraboost

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

87 2015 99 2018 95 2019 94 2019 79 2021 89 2022 86 2025

Release year

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

Ultraboost 5

2025 · 1 review

86 Good

33 Confidence
UltraBOOST 22

2022 · 7 reviews

89 Good

68 Confidence
UltraBOOST 21

2021 · 4 reviews

79 Decent

51 Confidence
Ultraboost 20

2019 · 8 reviews

94 Excellent

87 Confidence
Ultraboost 19 This shoe

2019 · 14 reviews

95 Excellent

86 Confidence
Ultra Boost 2018 - 4.0

2018 · 15 reviews

99 Exceptional

98 Confidence
Ultra Boost Original

2015 · 4 reviews

87 Good

71 Confidence

Reader Ratings

14 ratings

5/5 9

4/5 3

3/5 1

2/5 1

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 10.4 oz
Release: 2019 Q1
MSRP: $180
Stack Height: 29mm heel - 19mm toe
Drop Height: 10mm

Runner reviews

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Lovely but Pricey

4/5

Overall

Very comfortable, good-looking shoe, but a little on the pricey side. Was fortunate enough to find huge discount online, 44% off. Great for jogging easy miles, but found I could put my foot down in them more than I could other jogging shoes like the NB Fresh Foam More as they're a bit bouncier. Have injury prone calves and found using these for slightly quicker tempo style efforts, and Fresh Foam More for easy runs worked well for me.

InjuryProneJogger · Jul 3, 2019

30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas Ultra Boost 2018 - 4.0

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

All Around Amazing

5/5

Overall

When I first saw the new Ultraboost 2019's, I was incredibly skeptical. I had a pair of the original Ultraboosts, and while they were definitely extremely comfy, I would never have run in them. I have always loved the Nike Pegasus's but the school I run for is an Adidas school, and my coach would always nag me about my shoes. I had some energy boosts, but they just didn't feel as good as the Pegs so I switched back. One day after practice I decided the see if I could find some cheap-ish Ultraboost 2019's so I hopped on StockX and bought some. My first impressions of the shoes were that they looked amazing, and the mesh upper was extremely comfy. My only hesitation was that they were quite heavy. The Pegs are already a heavier shoe, but these Ultraboosts were heavier. First run in the Ultraboosts was an easy 4 mile day, and I will say they did not feel super smooth. The next day, however, I had a 4 mile tempo + 4x400. The tempo was at 5:20 pace and the 400's were at 64. I wore the Ultraboosts for both, as I was 3 weeks off a stress reaction and didn't want to wear spikes, and they felt like a completely different shoe. Running fast in this shoe feels incredibly responsive and cushioned, while still feeling like you're wearing a lighter shoe. The majority of my runs have been on trails recently, and the mesh upper is surprisingly supportive. In the Nike Epic Reacts, I found that my foot would roll/slide around in the shoe due to the upper meshing not being as great, but in the Ultraboosts I haven't had any issues. I can corner, jump from one side of the trail to the other to avoid mud, take sharp bends, jump over obstacles, and basically anything else the trails can throw at me while still feeling secure in the shoes. Overall, these shoes are definitely not for everyone. Its really expensive and quite heavy. But for those that can afford the shoe, and don't mind the weight, this shoe will keep you constantly surprised with how well it performs in every single situation you throw at it.

Anonymous runner · Apr 16, 2019

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