Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 10mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The adidas Solar Glide 6 replaced it
How it ranks
The adidas Solar Glide 5’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 2 runner reviews so far, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.
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.
Confidence
72 Moderate
External retailer ratings
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Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.
Better Shoes Rating
Each dot is one version of the Solar Glide, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2019 · 13 reviews
68 Below average
91 Confidence
2023 · 0 reviews
80 Good
54 Confidence
Solar Glide 5 This shoe
2022 · 2 reviews
74 Decent
72 Confidence
2020 · 0 reviews
76 Decent
56 Confidence
2018 · 6 reviews
65 Below average
78 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
3/5
Overall
Not a good shoe. Is okay for a little bit but after just a few miles you can notice that the cushioning is not enough for the average runner. They are heavy and clunky. They aren't very appealing to the eye. And from personal experience have been a contributing factor to injury.
Anonymous runner · Dec 7, 2023
65 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the adidas adizero Boston 10
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