adidas adizero Adios 4

Name: adidas adizero Adios 4
Brand: adidas
Rating: 4.6 (16 reviews)

Racing shoe · Neutral · Road · 7.3 oz · 10mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The adidas adizero adios 5 replaced it

How it ranks

The adidas adizero Adios 4 ranks above most racing shoes in our data. Looks and value are its strongest sub-ratings. Cushioning scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 16 runner reviews and 7 other rated shoes in the adizero Adios product line.

Decent

Overall

Decent 77

Appearance

Good 89

Value

Good 87

Durability

Good 82

Comfort

Decent 72

Cushioning

Bottom-tier 53

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

94 High

High 94

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.

Product line track record
Our ratings
External ratings

What runners say

“Old pair with 400+ miles still feels very similar to new pair.”

5/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas adiZero adios 3 Boost (2018)

“After only 50 miles, rubber on the outsole wore down to boost foam and came apart.”

3/5 Full review 60 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas adizero Boston 7

“Light, feels fast, stable, enough cushioning to keep you going and finish strong.”

5/5 Full review 70 mpw training for a marathon came from the adidas Adizero Prime Parley

“Runs about a half size smaller — size up.”

5/5 Full review 55 mpw training for a marathon came from the adidas Adizero Boston 5 Boost

“After about 100 miles, it still feels great, lightweight with great response and return.”

5/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a marathon came from the Nike Zoom Vaporfly 4%

“Deceptive amount of cushioning — legs feel great even after 14-16 miles.”

5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 36

“Runs narrow — try on first.”

5/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a marathon came from the Nike Zoom Vaporfly 4%

“Outsole doesn't last as long as one would hope.”

5/5 Full review 70 mpw training for ultramarathons came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 32

“Fast shoe that works for anything from 5k to marathon-plus.”

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

“Very tight entry into the shoe.”

5/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas adiZero adios 3 Boost (2018)

“Narrow but comfortable.”

5/5 Full review 55 mpw training for a marathon came from the adidas Adizero Boston 5 Boost

“Lightweight but durable.”

5/5 Full review 55 mpw training for a marathon came from the adidas Adizero Boston 5 Boost

“Absolutely love the ride.”

3/5 Full review 60 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas adizero Boston 7

Prefer this shoe over another

31% 5/16

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

Reviewers report long life, one pair still strong past 400 miles.
At 7.9 oz, reviewers race it from the 5k to the marathon.
Narrow-footed runners say the snug fit suits them without tight lacing.

Cons

Reviewers find entry tight and suggest sizing up half a size.
Cushioning draws the lowest ratings of any dimension at 3.9 out of 5, with several wanting more under the forefoot.
One reviewer wore through the outsole rubber after 50 miles.

adizero Adios 4 rates 77. This shoe has 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 This shoe

2018 · 16 reviews

77 Decent

94 Confidence
adizero Adios 1.0

2013 · 44 reviews

77 Decent

96 Confidence

Runner Ratings

16 ratings

5/5 12

4/5 2

3/5 2

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 7.3 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 7.9 oz · Women's 6.6 oz
Release: 2018 Q4
MSRP: $140
Drop: 10mm

Runner reviews

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Great overall Racing Flat

5/5

Overall

I've been eyeing this shoe for a while as I've been looking for different running shoes to run in for 2019. I decided to give Adidas Boost a try, so I started out with the Solar Boost, then Pure Boost DPR, and Ultra Boost. All great shoes, but all had something in common, WEIGHT. So I was on the hunt for a light weight shoe with boost and came across the Adizero Adios 4. I would add this shoe to my more fast runs, and in this category I am putting this up against my Vaporfly 4% (flyknit version to be more specific). Don't get me wrong I love my 4%'s I specifically like the 1st version better than the flyknit. But one major flaw for me was the durability of the sole of the shoe, in short after about 70-100 miles the shoes performance begins to wear down. So that brings me to the Adios 4, after about 100 miles now into the shoe its still feels great, it is light weight, not as light weight as the 4% but still light. It has great response and return, and provides enough support to aid during long fast runs. For me i'm running the shoe True to size, although it does run narrow, I would recommend trying on the shoe first. Due to the narrowness of the show, I personally like it as the shoe feels as more part of my foot. Most of my best marathon times have been in the Vapor Fly 4%, as I am just in training mode right now my best training times have now been in my Adios 4's. Would i switch to these for my next marathon? Possibly. Overall this is a great shoe that I would recommend to anyone looking for speed.

Anonymous runner · Jun 18, 2019

20 mpw training for a marathon came from the Nike Zoom Vaporfly 4%