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adidas adiStar Boost

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 9.3 oz

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The adidas adiSTAR CS replaced it

How it ranks

The adidas adiStar Boost sits about average for daily trainers in our data. Comfort and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. Value scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 8 runner reviews and 3 other rated shoes in the Adistar product line.

Decent

73
Overall
73
Comfort
84
Durability
79
Cushioning
78
Appearance
72
Value
69
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 is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

75 Moderate

75

Based on

The bars show roughly how much each source contributes to this shoe’s rating. Their influence depends on how many reviews we’ve collected, how many earlier versions are in the product line, and the external ratings available.

  1. Brand rating
  2. Our ratings
  3. External ratings

What runners say

“I feel like I'm barefoot but it's not a minimalist shoe.”
5/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a half marathon
“Not quite enough support.”
4/5 Full review 15 mpw training for a half marathon
“Light and soft.”
4/5 Full review 15 mpw training for a half marathon
“My toes have room and I float.”
5/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a half marathon

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.


Pros

  • Reviewers rate comfort 4.8 out of 5, and two describe a light, soft ride with room for the toes.

Cons

  • Reviewers rate value 3.8 out of 5 and appearance 3.8 out of 5, its lowest dimensions.
  • One of eight reviewers so far says it does not give quite enough support.

Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale

Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.

Confidence
50 60 70 80 90 100 25 50 75 100

Better Shoes Rating

adiStar Boost rates 73. This shoe has moderate confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the adidas Adistar

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

Rating

Release year

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

    2022 · 0 reviews

    84 Good

    71 Confidence

  • adiStar Boost This shoe

    2014 · 8 reviews

    73 Decent

    75 Confidence

  • adiSTAR 4

    2025 · 0 reviews

    90 Very good

    68 Confidence

  • Adistar 3

    2024 · 0 reviews

    85 Good

    68 Confidence

Runner Ratings

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

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
9.3 oz
Men's / women's
Men's 9.3 oz · Women's 9.3 oz
Release
2014
MSRP
$170

Runner reviews

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Showing 1–5 of 8 written reviews

4/5

Overall

Light and soft. Not quite enough support.

BigAl STC · Sep 19, 2014

15 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort
5/5
Durability
3/5
Appearance
3/5
Value
4/5

4/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Sep 19, 2014

45 mpw training for a marathon

Comfort
5/5
Durability
4/5
Appearance
4/5
Value
3/5

5/5

Overall

DadRunnr · Sep 19, 2014

35 mpw training for a half marathon

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

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Sep 18, 2014

15 mpw training for a half marathon

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

4/5

Overall

love the boost! i used to run in nike, but not anymore

Anonymous runner · Sep 9, 2014

45 mpw training for a marathon

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

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
9.3 oz Lightest
9.4 oz (men's)
9.9 oz
Stack
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40/35mm
Drop
—
5mm
4mm
Release
2014
2025 Q3 Newest
2022 Q3
MSRP
$170
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$165 Lower MSRP
Best price
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$95
Ratings
Overall
73 Decent
90 Very good
99 Exceptional Best overall
Comfort
84 Good
82 Good
99 Exceptional Best comfort
Cushioning
78 Decent
81 Good
99 Exceptional Best cushioning
Durability
79 Decent
84 Good
97 Exceptional Best durability
Appearance
72 Decent
81 Good Best appearance
75 Decent
Value
69 Below average
78 Decent Best value rating
77 Decent
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