adidas adizero Adios 7

Name: adidas adizero Adios 7
Brand: adidas
Rating: 3.8 (6 reviews)

Racing shoe · Neutral · Road · 7.3 oz · 31/23mm stack · 8mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The adidas adizero Adios 8 replaced it

How it ranks

The adidas adizero Adios 7 trails 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 9 runner reviews and 7 other rated shoes in the adizero Adios product line.

Below average

Overall

Below average 66

Appearance

Decent 78

Value

Below average 69

Durability

Below average 63

Comfort

Bottom-tier 55

Cushioning

Bottom-tier 50

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

84 Moderate

Moderate 84

External retailer ratings

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What runners say

“The heel cup is severely lacking, and after 30 or so miles in these shoes I'm still taping my Achilles tendon for blisters.”

2/5 Full review 10 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the adidas adizero Boston 10

“They were super stiff, and the toe box was too narrow (my pinky toe would rub).”

4/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Endorphin Speed 2

“This shoe is very very stiff, and has almost nothing to offer in the comfort department.”

2/5 Full review 10 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the adidas adizero Boston 10

“The upper is flimsy and gets holes in it way too soon.”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for middle distance

“Durability of the upper is very questionable, because it doesn't stretch, it just folds, so I feel the plastic will break before long.”

2/5 Full review 10 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the adidas adizero Boston 10

“Material has separated and torn near the toe box after a few weeks.”

4/5 Full review 65 mpw training for a half marathon

“The upper bunches up badly around the front of the arch when the shoe is weighted.”

2/5 Full review 10 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the adidas adizero Boston 10

“Enough cushion for long runs, but light enough for shorter races.”

5/5 Full review 5 mpw training for a marathon came from the adidas adizero adios 6

“Easy to find on sale for less than $100.”

5/5 Full review 5 mpw training for a marathon came from the adidas adizero adios 6

“The 7's though the uppers were not durable.”

4/5 Full review 65 mpw training for a half marathon

Prefer this shoe over another

29% 2/7

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

Averaging 7.5 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is well under the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers for sale, and two reviewers use it for long miles and short races.
Two reviewers prefer its firmer ride to very soft trainers.
Two reviewers say the Continental outsole outlasts the rest of the shoe.

Cons

Reviewers rate durability 3.2 out of 5, its lowest dimension, and two report the upper holing or tearing near the toe box within weeks.
Two reviewers needed about 50 miles to break it in.
The adizero Adios 6 before it scores 77 on six reviews and the Adios 8 after it scores 87 on sixteen, against this version's 52.

adizero Adios 7 rates 66. This shoe has moderate 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 This shoe

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

2013 · 44 reviews

77 Decent

96 Confidence

Runner Ratings

9 ratings

5/5 3

4/5 5

3/5 0

2/5 1

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 7.6 oz · Women's 7.0 oz
Release: 2022 Q3
MSRP: $130
Stack: 31/23mm
Drop: 8mm

Runner reviews

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not a well-designed shoe

2/5

Overall

This shoe is very very stiff, and has almost nothing to offer in the comfort department. the upper is made of a woven plastic material that seems to have absolutely no stretch whatsoever, so the upper bunches up badly around the front of the arch when the shoe is weighted. the heel cup is severely lacking, and after 30 or so miles in these shoes I'm still taping my achilleas tendon for blisters. I will say that the extra eyelets to customize the lacing positions are pretty nice, and desperately needed to make this shoe runnable at all. durability of the upper is very questionable, because it doesn't stretch, it just folds, so I feel the plastic will break before long. the continental rubber outsole will definitely outlive the upper.

Anonymous runner · Jun 9, 2023

10 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the adidas adizero Boston 10