adidas adiZero Boston 4

Name: adidas adiZero Boston 4
Brand: adidas
Rating: 4.4 (9 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 10.0 oz (men's)

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The adidas Adizero Boston 5 Boost replaced it

How it ranks

The adidas adiZero Boston 4 sits about average for daily trainers in our data. Durability and value are its strongest sub-ratings. Comfort scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 9 runner reviews and 10 other rated shoes in the adizero Boston product line.

Decent

Overall

Decent 73

Durability

Good 88

Value

Decent 78

Appearance

Decent 76

Cushioning

Below average 65

Comfort

Below average 62

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

88 High

High 88

Based on

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Product line track record
Our ratings
External ratings

What runners say

“Runs like a trainer with plenty of cushion, but firm—so you can run quickly across any surface.”

5/5 Full review 70 mpw training for a marathon came from the Mizuno Wave Rider 15

“Loses cushion around 300 miles; previous version lasted to 400.”

5/5 Full review 45 mpw training for a half marathon

“Smooth transition and outstanding energy return.”

4/5 Full review 105 mpw training for a half marathon

“Can run happily in it on any surface, any day, at any pace.”

5/5 Full review 70 mpw training for a marathon came from the Mizuno Wave Rider 15

“Improved fit over Boston 3, but seems slightly less durable.”

5/5 Full review 45 mpw training for a half marathon

“Lightweight with enough cushion for daily training.”

4/5 Full review 105 mpw training for a half marathon

“Heel cup doesn't wrap tightly, so it's kind to the achilles despite the 10mm offset.”

5/5 Full review 70 mpw training for a marathon came from the Mizuno Wave Rider 15

“Lightweight trainer good for ~500 miles on roads.”

5/5 Full review 45 mpw training for a half marathon

“Lighter weight and 10mm offset help with speed.”

5/5 Full review 70 mpw training for a marathon came from the Mizuno Wave Rider 15

“Firm feel on pavement is appealing.”

5/5 Full review 45 mpw training for a half marathon

Prefer this shoe over another

33% 2/6

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

Reviewers describe firm cushioning that handles easy miles and faster running.
Reviewers report smooth transitions and use across most surfaces.

Cons

One reviewer feels the cushion go soon after 300 miles, while another gets about 500.
One long-time Boston runner finds it less durable than the Boston 3.
Appearance is its lowest-rated dimension, at 3.7 out of 5.

adiZero Boston 4 rates 73. This shoe has high confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the adidas adizero Boston

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

80 2014 73 2014 80 2017 88 2018 94 2019 81 2020 89 2021 67 2022 88 2023 86 2025 90 2014

Release year

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

Adizero Boston 5 Boost

2014 · 35 reviews

90 Very good

98 Confidence
adizero Boston 13

2025 · 0 reviews

86 Good

69 Confidence
adizero Boston 12

2023 · 58 reviews

88 Good

98 Confidence
adizero Boston 11

2022 · 14 reviews

67 Below average

90 Confidence
adizero Boston 10

2021 · 11 reviews

89 Good

88 Confidence
adizero Boston 9

2020 · 2 reviews

81 Good

79 Confidence
adizero Boston 8

2019 · 20 reviews

94 Excellent

96 Confidence
adizero Boston 7

2018 · 34 reviews

88 Good

99 Confidence
adizero Boston 6

2017 · 41 reviews

80 Good

98 Confidence
adiZero Boston 4 This shoe

2014 · 9 reviews

73 Decent

88 Confidence
adizero Boston 3

2014 · 8 reviews

80 Good

91 Confidence

Runner Ratings

9 ratings

5/5 4

4/5 5

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 10.0 oz (men's)
Release: 2014
MSRP: $110

Runner reviews

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5/5

Overall

This shoe runs like a trainer in terms of having plenty of cushion for a long run, but it's a firm cushion, so you can run quickly in them across any surface. The lighter weight of the shoe helps with this, as does the 10mm offset. It's basically the adidas adios, but with slightly more cushion for everyday use. An added thing I love about the shoe is that the heel cup doesn't really wrap the foot, so even with the 10mm offset it's still somewhat kind to my achilles. Runners sometimes joke about which shoe you'd pick if you could only run in one shoe the rest of your life, well, this is clearly it. This is the only shoe I can be happy to run in on literally any surface any day at any pace. Thankfully I'm not poor, so I don't have to do that. This is the kind of trainer I'd recommend to a high school kid who planned to wear just one pair of shoes other than his spikes all season.

Paintrain1 · Dec 2, 2015

70 mpw training for a marathon came from the Mizuno Wave Rider 15