adidas adizero Adios 1.0

Name: adidas adizero Adios 1.0
Brand: adidas
Rating: 4.4 (44 reviews)

Racing shoe · Neutral · Road · 7.1 oz · 10mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The adidas adiZero adios 3 Boost (2018) replaced it

How it ranks

The adidas adizero Adios 1.0 ranks above most racing shoes in our data. Looks and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. Value scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 44 runner reviews and 7 other rated shoes in the adizero Adios product line.

Decent

Overall

Decent 77

Appearance

Good 81

Durability

Decent 78

Comfort

Below average 62

Value

Bottom-tier 58

Cushioning

Bottom-tier 57

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

96 Very high

Very high 96

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.

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Brand rating
External ratings

What runners say

“The continental rubber is amazing on everything shy of deep mud”

5/5 Full review 80 mpw training for ultramarathons

“560 miles on them so far, with maybe another 50 or so to go”

5/5 Full review 60 mpw training for a marathon

“This boost version felt harder on the soles of my feet and more tiring on long runs”

3/5 Full review 50 mpw 652 miles in this shoe

“After just a few-hundred miles I feel like I have a bruise on my right mid-foot”

2/5 Full review 20 mpw came from the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 13

“The laces seem to stretch during a run, they start off good and snug but loosen up as the miles pass”

4/5 Full review 55 mpw training for a marathon

“The shoe is very lightweight, and I feel I am running fast in them”

4/5 Full review 50 mpw training for middle distance

“Fantastic for road races and faster runs, but can handle the longer miles well”

5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a half marathon

“The shoe is narrow and nimble, keeps me well planted on downhills”

5/5 Full review 80 mpw training for ultramarathons

“Front sole too stiff, heel too soft”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for middle distance

“Extremely responsive and relatively inflexible”

5/5 Full review 80 mpw training for ultramarathons

“It never felt like it was well-cushioned in the mid-foot”

2/5 Full review 20 mpw came from the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 13

“PRs over all distances (5K through Marathon)”

5/5 Full review 16 mpw training for a half marathon

“As a forefoot runner I don't find it helps with cushioning of the forefoot”

3/5 Full review 60 mpw training for a half marathon

“The fit is a little sloppy in the midfoot”

4/5 Full review 55 mpw training for a marathon

“At first the shoe felt very tight in the toe area and even caused some pain”

4/5 Full review 50 mpw training for middle distance

“The only issue I have had is blisters on the top of my toes running long distances”

4/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a half marathon

“Wore down quickly compared to previous adizero pro shoes”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for middle distance

“Feels like new for many miles”

5/5 Full review 20 mpw came from the Saucony Kinvara 4

“The toe area became stretched out and the shoe became very comfortable”

4/5 Full review 50 mpw training for middle distance

“Plenty of cushioning and durability for a daily trainer”

5/5 Full review 40 mpw

“Light shoe good for faster workouts or races up to half marathon”

5/5 Full review 60 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Ghost 6

“Wide in the toe”

3/5 Full review 90 mpw training for a marathon

Prefer this shoe over another

57% 8/14

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 23.

Pros

At 8.0 oz in the men's build and 6.2 oz in the women's, and reviewers say it feels fast.
Reviewers use it for track workouts, road races and marathons alike.
Several runners report hundreds of miles from the Continental rubber outsole, one of them 560.

Cons

Reviewers often find the fit narrow and tight across the toes.
Three reviewers who ran the adios before Boost was added prefer the older version's firmer feel.
Value is its lowest-rated dimension at 3.7 out of 5 across forty-four reviewers.

adizero Adios 1.0 rates 77. This shoe has very high confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the adidas adizero Adios

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

77 2013 77 2018 75 2019 83 2021 66 2022 87 2023 82 2025 90 2015

Release year

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

adiZero adios 3 Boost (2018)

2015 · 21 reviews

90 Very good

95 Confidence
adizero Adios 9

2025 · 3 reviews

82 Good

78 Confidence
adizero Adios 8

2023 · 16 reviews

87 Good

84 Confidence
adizero Adios 7

2022 · 9 reviews

66 Below average

84 Confidence
adizero adios 6

2021 · 6 reviews

83 Good

83 Confidence
adizero adios 5

2019 · 2 reviews

75 Decent

79 Confidence
adizero Adios 4

2018 · 16 reviews

77 Decent

94 Confidence
adizero Adios 1.0 This shoe

2013 · 44 reviews

77 Decent

96 Confidence

Runner Ratings

44 ratings

5/5 25

4/5 14

3/5 4

2/5 1

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 7.1 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 8.0 oz · Women's 6.2 oz
Release: 2013 Q4
MSRP: $140
Drop: 10mm

Runner reviews

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5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Aug 28, 2014

80 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort: 5/5
Durability: 1/5
Appearance: 3/5
Value: 4/5

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Aug 28, 2014

70 mpw training for a half marathon

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

4/5

Overall

Great ride, but the fit is a little sloppy in the midfoot. The laces seem to stretch during a run, they start of good and snug but loosen up as the miles pass without the laces becoming untied. Midsole durability is great, outsole fairly good too. Upper developed tears at the pinch points. Overall i'm very pleased with the shoe but may not purchase this or the newer version again because it's so expensive.

Eugene van der Merwe · Aug 28, 2014

55 mpw training for a marathon

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

4/5

Overall

At first the shoe felt very tight in the toe area and even caused some pain, but as I wore the shoe for a few weeks, the toe area became stretched out and the shoe became very comfortable. The shoe is very lightweight, and I feel I am running fast in them.

Anonymous runner · Aug 27, 2014

50 mpw training for middle distance

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

3/5

Overall

I really liked the adizero adios before the 'boost' was added. I was very disppointed with the addition of the boost, as a forefoot runner I don't find it helps with cushioning of the forefoot and the shoe is less responsive. It is overall a very different shore from the adizero adios.

rebeccahilland · Aug 27, 2014

60 mpw training for a half marathon