adidas Takumi Sen 1

Name: adidas Takumi Sen 1
Brand: adidas

Racing shoe · Neutral · Road · 6.1 oz (men's) · 22/16mm stack · 6mm drop

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

How it ranks

The adidas Takumi Sen 1’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 1 runner review so far, with brand history also informing the score.

Current estimate: Decent

Overall

Decent 70

Durability

Good 87

Appearance

Good 85

Value

Good 82

Cushioning

Decent 70

Comfort

Below average 69

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

18 Very low

Very low 18

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Pros

Light at 6.1 oz on a 22mm heel stack, built for racing pace.
The one reviewer so far would race it up to the half marathon.

Cons

The same reviewer says it is not a shoe for runners who insist on cushioning.

Takumi Sen 1 rates 70. This shoe has very low confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the adidas Takumi Sen

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

70 2014 78 2023

Release year

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

Takumi Sen 8

2023 · 9 reviews

78 Decent

61 Confidence
Takumi Sen 1 This shoe

2014 · 1 review

70 Decent

18 Confidence

Runner Ratings

1 rating

5/5 1

4/5 0

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 6.1 oz (men's)
Release: 2014
MSRP: $160
Stack: 22/16mm
Drop: 6mm

Runner reviews

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5/5

Overall

Fantastic running shoe in the light-weight camp. I would run it up to half marathon competition. Probably not a shoe for runners insisting on heel striking? For me, it provides by far the best running experience with good responsiveness, stiff and "spongy" sole and a shoe that makes wanting to run. My other shoes in my rotation is Adidas Adios 2 (good shoe as well, but more boring), Inov-8 212 Talaon (for trail running = the BEST), Asics Hyperspeed-6 (the only Asics worth running and a positive surprise after my "disgust" for Kayano) and Mizuno Ronin 3 (good shoe, but lacks personality).

Oahoah · Sep 10, 2014

20 mpw training for a half marathon