adidas UltraBOOST 22

Name: adidas UltraBOOST 22
Brand: adidas

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 1 oz

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The adidas Ultraboost 1.0 replaced it

How it ranks

The adidas UltraBOOST 22 ranks among the stronger daily trainers in our data. Comfort and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 7 runner reviews and 6 other rated shoes in the Ultraboost product line. Another 5 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Good

89/100

Overall

Good 89

Comfort

Exceptional 98

Durability

Exceptional 98

Cushioning

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

68/100

Moderate 68

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Reviewers single out the cushioning as among the best they have run in, one getting 750 miles a pair.
One reviewer calls the sock-like fit the best he has experienced and never ties them.

Cons

Value draws the lowest ratings of any dimension at 4.1 out of 5, against a $190 list price.

UltraBOOST 22 rates 89. This shoe has moderate 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

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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 This shoe

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

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

7 ratings

5/5 5

4/5 1

3/5 1

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 1 oz
Release: 2022 Q4
MSRP: $190

Runner reviews

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Reader review

3/5

Overall

Jaiveer Grewal · Nov 25, 2023

25 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the New Balance 1080 v10

Comfort: 4/5
Cushioning: 4/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 2/5

My favorite cushioning (and lots of it)

5/5

Overall

In addition to the amazing cushioning, the sock-like fit is the best I've experienced. This is the first running shoe I have never tied or untied--slip on, perfectly snug. The shoe does not feel heavy to me either. Some reviewers complain about weight, but it feels like a standard daily trainer to me. Other reviewers complain about cost, but I got these for only $100. Only complaint: the massive amount of Boost cushioning under the heel brushes my opposite ankle while running (bloody ankle).

Ben · Jul 3, 2023

55 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas Supernova

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

Plush training shoe

5/5

Overall

My favorite training shoes for the past three years. Just super comfortable shoes, awesome cushioning, and I've been getting 750 miles out of them. They don't do all that well on trails, and the super high stack might be weird for some, but I love them on the roads. The Continental rubber is excellent. The hard plastic in the bottom starts to crack at 500 miles, but it isn't really an issue.

R&R · Jul 2, 2023

40 mpw training for a half marathon