adidas adizero Adios 8

Name: adidas adizero Adios 8
Brand: adidas
Rating: 4.3 (8 reviews)

Racing shoe · Neutral · Road · 7.0 oz · 27/19mm stack · 9mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The adidas adizero Adios 9 replaced it

How it ranks

The adidas adizero Adios 8 is one of the strongest racing shoes in our data. Looks and durability 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.

Good

Overall

Good 87

Appearance

Good 89

Durability

Decent 75

Value

Decent 73

Comfort

Below average 63

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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The middle of the bar marks the typical shoe at each type of retailer. The dot shows where this shoe ranks in comparison.

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

“It developed rips in the upper in both shoes before 150 km of use.”

3/5 Full review 25 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas adizero Adios 7

“The fit is higher volume, so good for normal to wider feet.”

5/5 Full review 7 mpw training for a marathon

“The adios 8 seems to run bigger than the 7.”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a marathon

“A super comfortable, lightweight supportive shoe geared toward track workouts and shorter races.”

5/5 Full review 7 mpw training for a marathon

“Would consider going down to a 9.5 in these shoes.”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a marathon

Prefer this shoe over another

40% 2/5

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

It weighs 7.5 oz, and three reviewers use it for workouts and short races.
One reviewer reports the Continental outsole not worn at all after about 750 miles.
The adizero Adios 7 before it scores 52 on nine reviews, against this version's 87.

Cons

Two reviewers report the upper tearing where it meets the sole, one before 150km.
Reviewers rate cushioning 3.7 out of 5, its lowest dimension.
One of sixteen reviewers so far finds it sized bigger than the Adios 7.

adizero Adios 8 rates 87. 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 This shoe

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

2013 · 44 reviews

77 Decent

96 Confidence

Runner Ratings

16 ratings

5/5 10

4/5 3

3/5 2

2/5 1

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 7.0 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 7.5 oz · Women's 6.5 oz
Release: 2023 Q2
Stack: 27/19mm
Drop: 9mm

Runner reviews

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5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Jul 15, 2023

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

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Jul 3, 2023

came from the Saucony Endorphin Speed 2

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

Great tempo/long run alternative to carbon plated shoes but runs big

4/5

Overall

The newest adios continue to be a great workout/long run/short distance racing shoe as an alternative to carbon plates. However, the adios 8 seems to run bigger than the 7. I am typically a 10-10.5 for running shoes and would consider going down to a 9.5 in these shoes.

Austin Turner · Jun 19, 2023

40 mpw training for a marathon