adidas Solar Glide 19

Name: adidas Solar Glide 19
Brand: adidas
Rating: 4.5 (13 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 9.4 oz · 32/22mm stack · 10mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The adidas Solar Glide 3 replaced it

How it ranks

The adidas Solar Glide 19 trails most daily trainers in our data. Looks and value are its strongest sub-ratings. Comfort scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 13 runner reviews and 4 other rated shoes in the Solar Glide product line.

Below average

Overall

Below average 68

Appearance

Excellent 93

Value

Good 87

Durability

Good 86

Cushioning

Decent 75

Comfort

Below average 68

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

91 High

High 91

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

“Great mix of springy responsiveness and nice soft cushion for both long runs and speedier sessions”

5/5 Full review 40 mpw came from the Saucony Ride ISO

“Near 300 miles, hole forms and you're running with big toe out”

5/5 Full review 75 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 31

“Get a couple hundred more miles from boost foam than Pegasus or Vomero”

4/5 Full review 90 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 34

“Durability is an issue—went through first pair at only 350 miles”

3/5 Full review 53 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas Supernova

“The boost foam and continental rubber sole are incredible, both for cushion and for durability”

5/5 Full review 40 mpw came from the Saucony Ride ISO

“First shoe worn out of the box with no need for heel cups or heel liner modifications”

4/5 Full review 75 mpw training for middle distance

“Top mesh near big toe rips way too soon”

5/5 Full review 75 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 31

“These shoes last longer than comparable Nike Pegasus or Saucony Ride”

5/5 Full review 40 mpw came from the Saucony Ride ISO

“Smooth ride makes it feel lighter on foot than it actually is”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw

“Not the softest shoe, but lasts forever”

4/5 Full review 90 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 34

“Gets 600-700 miles before shoes start to feel dead”

5/5 Full review 55 mpw training for middle distance came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 36

“Mesh heel covers Achilles in a locked-in but soft and comfy way”

4/5 Full review 75 mpw training for middle distance

“Achilles area is comfy, light but cushioned, tongue design is A+”

5/5 Full review 75 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 31

“Get about 300 miles before stiffness in quads from cushion running out”

4/5 Full review 75 mpw training for middle distance

“Heel counter doesn't go all the way around; stretchy Achilles fabric doesn't provide traditional locked-down feeling”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw

“A little too much shoe for speed work beyond strides”

5/5 Full review 55 mpw training for middle distance came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 36

“Would like a little more cushioning for longest runs”

5/5 Full review 45 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas Supernova Glide 8 Boost

“Best suited for medium width feet”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw

Prefer this shoe over another

42% 5/12

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

Appearance averages 4.9 out of 5 across thirteen reviews, its highest dimension.
Three reviewers say it outlasts comparable shoes, one getting 600 to 700 miles from each of three pairs.
Value averages 4.6 out of 5, and one reviewer buys pairs for $40 to $70.

Cons

Two reviewers see it done by 300 to 350 miles, one with a hole worn in the mesh at the big toe.
Two reviewers say there is too much shoe for anything faster than strides.
Two reviewers find the part-height heel counter takes getting used to.

Solar Glide 19 rates 68. This shoe has high confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the adidas Solar Glide

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

65 2018 76 2020 74 2022 80 2023 68 2019

Release year

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

Solar Glide 19 This shoe

2019 · 13 reviews

68 Below average

91 Confidence
Solar Glide 6

2023 · 0 reviews

80 Good

54 Confidence
Solar Glide 5

2022 · 2 reviews

74 Decent

72 Confidence
Solar Glide 3

2020 · 0 reviews

76 Decent

56 Confidence
Solar Glide

2018 · 6 reviews

65 Below average

78 Confidence

Runner Ratings

13 ratings

5/5 7

4/5 5

3/5 1

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 9.4 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 10.7 oz · Women's 8.0 oz
Release: 2019 Q2
MSRP: $140
Stack: 32/22mm
Drop: 10mm

Runner reviews

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The adidas shoe that just kept going

5/5

Overall

Growing up in mid 2000s through about 2016 I always looked down on Adidas running products for some reason (at least their training shoes, there flats have always been well received). I heard good things when they released the boost foam but I was still hesitant to try them, it wasn't until 2018 when I bought my first pair. They took a little bit to break in, something I wasn't really used to with other running shoes however after about a week of steady miles they became a friend to my feet. Especially in the 19 model I found the upper much snugger and more natural feeling. And the boost foam and continental rubber sole are incredible, both for cushion and for durability. I have found that these shoes last me longer than other comparable shoes I've had like the Nike pegasus or Saucony Ride for example. I also find this shoe does great in multiple disciplines, great for a long run but I also can wear it for speedier sessions, it's a great mix of springy responsiveness and nice soft cushion. I am one of those runners who likes to try out different shoes all the time but I'm afraid to leave this one behind because it just works so well for me.

Anonymous runner · Jan 29, 2020

40 mpw came from the Saucony Ride ISO

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

Out of the Box Winners

4/5

Overall

I've trained in Nike Pegasus for the past 5 years and just switched to the Solar Glides by Adidas and I must say this show is the first shoe I've warn out of the box with no need for heel cups, cutting part of the heel liner and so on. The durability of the shoes are great, I get about 300 miles out of a pair before I feel stiffness in the quads from the cushion running out. The upper is high quality and comfortable, and perhaps one of my favorite features to the shoe is the mesh heel on the upper which covers the Achilles is a locked in but soft and comfy way.

Anonymous runner · Jan 23, 2020

75 mpw training for middle distance

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

SolarGlide is a Solid Bargain

5/5

Overall

I have had three pairs of the Adidas SolarGlide shoes. For each pair of the shoe I have been able to purchase them for between $40-$70. On each shoe I have gotten 600-700 miles before they started to feel dead. Overall, very impressed with the comfort. The break in period is maybe 20 or so miles or maybe three runs. In the first couple runs, the ankle seemed to rub against the side of my foot, but not especially severely. I would recommend these shoes for every day reg runs or long runs because of the excellent cushion the layer of boost provides. There is a little too much shoe to do anything more than strides as far as speed work goes.

Anonymous runner · Jan 7, 2020

55 mpw training for middle distance came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 36

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

Adidas SolarGlide - Stellar ride, for a little

5/5

Overall

Love the shoe. It's achilles thing is comfy, it's light but cushioned, and the tongue design is A+. Not to mention, it looks like a shoe I would wear with my non-running friends without getting made fun of. The only problem is it's durability. The top mesh near my big toe rips way too soon!!!!!!! I understand that 300miles is the textbook expiration date, but I've always been able to get more out of Nike's. Every time I near the 300 a hole forms and I'm running with my big toe out. Good for lift? Uncomfy in the rain. Other than that, great product

Anonymous runner · Aug 9, 2019

75 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 31