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Whether you’re looking for a racing shoe to set PBs in or cushioned shoe for daily miles, Adidas makes some of the best running shoes available. As a team we’ve been testing Adidas shoes for over a decade and the last few months have seen some of the best Adidas running shoes yet come out, with the Adidas Adizero Evo SL being a contender for our favourite shoe of 2025.
The Evo SL is a lightweight daily trainer built along the lines of the Adidas Pro Evo 2 carbon plate running shoe, which is one of two racers in the Asics line-up alongside the much-cheaper Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4.
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The Best Adidas Running Shoes 2025
Adidas Adizero Evo SL
Price: £130/$150 | Weight: 224g/7.9oz (UK 9) | Drop: 6mm
The Adidas Evo SL is one of the hottest shoes on the market right now, and we’re hoping it’ll set a trend in design that other brands follow. It’s a simple, lightweight shoe with a comfortable but minimal upper and a thin but grippy outsole, with a high stack of Adidas’ springy Lightstrike Pro foam in between.
This creates a versatile ride that we found makes the Evo SL suitable for everything from easy runs to all-out track sessions, and it rivals the best super-trainers with plates on performance while costing a lot less. The only slight drawback with the shoe is that it’s not the most stable option, but if you’re not concerned about that the Evo SL is the first Adidas shoe you should check out.
If you do want a more cushioned and stable daily trainer, then the Supernova line is worth looking at below, with both the Supernova Rise 2 and Supernova Prima being more traditional cushioned shoes than the Evo SL.
Read our full Adizero Adidas Evo SL review
Adidas Supernova Rise 2
Price: £130/$140 | Weight: 268g/9.5oz (UK 9) | Drop: 10mm
Unlike the Adidas Evo SL, the Adidas Supernova Rise 2 is unlikely to wow you with its performance, but it is a reliable workhorse of a daily trainer that will suit a wide variety of runners.
The Dreamstrike+ midsole foam is well-balanced, being soft and comfortable without veering into squishiness, and it has a fairly responsive feel off the toes when you’re running at faster paces.
It’s a shoe that rivals the likes of the Asics Novablast 5 and Nike Pegasus 41, sitting in the middle of the Adidas range and offering a neutral ride that is unlikely to offend at a reasonable price. We did find that the Rise 2 was only a very minor update to the original Supernova Rise though, so if you can see the older shoe in sales it’s worth grabbing instead.
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Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4
Price: £220/$250 | Weight: 201g/7.1oz (UK 9) | Drop: 6mm
While the Adios Pro Evo 1 is the top racer in the Adidas range, it’s prohibitively expensive, hard to get hold of and not that durable, and more aimed at elites than regular runners.
The Adios Pro 4 is, therefore, the shoe we consider Adidas’ best racer for most runners, and it’s an excellent racer that can compete with the top options on the market like the Asics Metaspeed Sky Paris and Nike Alphafly 3. It uses a softer version of Lightstrike Pro foam than the Adios Pro 3, and is also lighter, delivering a bouncy and undeniably fast ride aided by the EnergyRods in its midsole, which act like a carbon plate.
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We did find the Adios Pro 4 came up a little tight around the toes so you might want to consider going up half a size compared with other Adidas shoes. While we do rate the Adios Pro 4 as a better racer than the Adios Pro 3, the latter does often pop up in sales, so it’s worth looking out for if you’re looking for a bargain on a carbon shoe.
Read our full Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4 review
Adidas Boston 13
Price: £140/$160 | Weight: 264g/9.3oz (UK 9) | Drop: 6mm
The Adidas Boston 13 is a super-trainer that uses the EnergyRods you find in the midsole of the Adios Pro 4 to provide extra punch for your fast training sessions. It has a dual-density midsole with a top layer of Lightstrike Pro foam and a bottom layer of Lightstrike 2.0 EVA foam.
It’s good value compared to plated trainers from other brands, and the Boston 13 is certainly an all-rounder to consider, but we do prefer the lighter, springier Adidas Adizero Evo SL for that role from the Adidas range, and it’s also a tad cheaper.
Adidas Ultraboost 5
Price: £160/$180 | Weight: 294g/10.4oz (UK 9) | Drop: 10mm
The popular Ultraboost line has always balanced street-ready style with running performance, but the last few versions have veered a little more into the lifestyle realm. The Adidas Ultraboost 5 has updates to make it a better running shoe, with a lighter version of Boost foam in the midsole being a key one since previous Ultraboost models had become very heavy.
It’s a comfortable and highly durable shoe that does eat up easy miles well enough, but we prefer the Supernova Prima as a cushioned daily trainer from the Adidas range. If you love the look of the Ultraboost, however, it’s one of the better running shoes you can get to wear outside your training as well.
Note that in the US there is also a version of the shoe called the Adidas Ultraboost 5X, which doesn’t have the plastic midsole cage on the Ultraboost 5.
Adidas Adizero SL 2
Price: £110/$130 | Weight: 240g/8.5oz (UK 8) | Drop: 9mm
The Adizero SL2 was a word-of-mouth sensation among runners in 2024, offering a versatile and fun ride for daily training at an excellent price. Now the Adizero Evo SL has come out and stolen its thunder a little, since it has a full Lightstrike Pro midsole whereas the SL2 uses both Lightstrike Pro and Lightstrike 2.0 EVA and is only a little more expensive, but the SL2 is still worth considering especially as its often in sales for under £100/$100.
While some runners won’t find the Adizero SL2 cushioned enough for long easy runs, those who prefer a lightweight shoe in general can use it as an all-rounder, and it certainly feels good at faster paces as a cut-price alternative to super-trainers.
Adidas Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra
Price: €230/$230 | Weight: 274g/9.7oz (UK 9) | Drop: 8mm
The Adidas Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra is a super-shoe for the trails, boasting a generous stack of Lightstrike Pro cushioning plus plastic EnergyRods in the midsole.
It also has a dramatic rocker shape that helps to roll you onto your forefoot with each strike, and a very high stack of cushioning that tops out at 42mm at the heel to protect the legs during ultramarathon events.
While it’s a fantastic shoe and great fun to run in, the narrow heel and soft foam mean that it can be a bit unstable on technical trails. When it comes to flat out speed on more runnable terrain, however, there aren’t many trail shoes that outgun the Agravic Speed Ultra, if any.
Both Nick and Kieran have actually run ultras in the shoe, so you can get more detail on how the shoe performs over long distances in these videos.