The new Adidas Adios Pro 4 carbon race shoe has landed and it’s been given a complete overhaul with a new softer but more energetic Lightstrike Pro midsole compound, a more aggressive rocker, the same Energy Rods 2.0 and brand new uppers and lacing setg-up that aim to improve the comfort over the Adios Pro 3. So have the updates worked? We’ve put in some early miles to find out. Hit play for our early first impressions in our Adidas Adios Pro 4 first run review.
JUMP STRAIGHT IN:
0:00 – Intro
0:24 – Details: Stack height, drop, weight, price
1:19– Shoe whip round
3:35 – First run test
9:20 – Early impressions
NOW WATCH THIS:
Best Carbon Race Shoes 2024:
Hey people welcome to the Run testers And our first run look at an exciting Shoe the Adidas adios Pro 4 we've been Waiting for it we thought it might come Ahead of Berlin it is now here it's got Some exciting changes new foam new Uppers new lace system new tongues new Grip it's a big overhaul does it work Been putting in some miles to find Out let's give you some quick key Details then starting with the stack Height and the Adidas adios Pro four Packs 39 Ms in the hill 33 m in the 4ot For a 6 mil drop that's half a mil off The 4T versus the Pro 3 for a slightly Lower drop it's also one of the lowest Stack carbon Racers that you're going to Find out there there's a little less Midso in the heel than something like The aex metal speed Sky Paris but it's Kind of on par with that shoe it weighs In at 202 G or 7.1 oz in my men's UK and A half that's 14 G or .6 o lighter than The adios Pro 3 and much closer but Still shade heavier than the vapor fly Xent 3 and the aex metal speed Sky Paris Both of which come in under 200 g on Price it's going to set you back £220 in The UK or $250 in the US so no hik in Price here and pretty standard pricing For carbon Ratios now as I mentioned the adios Pro 4 has been given a complete overhaul While there's a nod to the black and
White of the pro Evo one that faster Elite shoe but if that rare running shoe Is a super fast racer aimed at Elite Level Runners then the adios Pro 4 is Designed to appeal to a broader range of Runners kind of us regular folks Shooting for PBS across a range of Distances but I would say with Marathon Running very much in mind now looking at The shoe let's start with the midsole There's a new formula Light Strike Pro Compound here that's tuned slightly Differently from the phone that you'll Get in the Pro Evo and it's tuned to Provide a little extra softness in that Shoe the Pro 4 midso also comes with an Updated geometry over the adios Pro The 4ft Rocker has been moved back it's now At 60% of the length of the shoe that is The same as the pro EVO One and Says these changes are there to boost The overall efficiency the adios Pro 4 Also carries the same energy rods you Can just see in poking through here Energy rods 2.0 that you'll find in the Adios pro3 no change there up top there Are brand new light lock uppers these Oneway stretch woven mesh uppers aim to Address one of the biggest gripes that We had with the adios Pro 3 which was That the fit was a bit fussy wasn't Quite as disappearing and comfortable as Other carbon races now some Runners Including me also experience some
Discomfort particularly around the sort Of top of the toe knuckle which I sort Of tended to happen because of the Eyelets so you've got a new upper Material and you've got new locking Bands here these kind of tapes for a Snug and secure foot with additional Support the thin wrapping tongues are Also stitched in you can see the detail Here that's to prevent the tongues Moving around there's a simplified Lacing structure as well that hopes to Make it easier to get a good fit and Reduce some of those pressure points I Mentioned and boost the overall Comfort The heel package stays the same as the Adios Pro 3 it's racy and minimal with Just two side pads in here for hold and Comfort you've got the foldable heel Tabs here as well they've got a nice Little detail on them that says this two Shall pass I really like that flip them Over and there's a data map light Traction out soole that keeps out soole Rubber to a strategic minimum that's to Save weight still using Continental grit But Adidas has managed to make it Translucent here which looks pretty cool You can see there's a like a textured Pattern with different levels of grip And texture depending on the tone of the Shoe so a quick word on fit I'm running Here in my regular running shoe size in Adidas which is a UK 8 and a half or a
Us9 and I think the main thing about fit Actually is it just feels overall more Comfortable it's sort of simplified it Just feels immediately more disappearing Than it did with the adios Pro 3 I think One of the key differences here this Changed kind of lace setup takes some of The pressure off the ey were sitting in Different places and causing a bit of Pressure it's easier to slide in and get Them feeling comfortable on the foot all The way back up the kind of lace Carriage the tongues I still found Myself wanting to pull the tongues up a Little bit and get a bit more sort of Coverage I don't know what it just Doesn't quite sort of sit perfectly There but overall I've got good lock Down fit here across the middle of the Foot I've got nice amount of room in the Toe box these uppers hug but they do Feel nice and flexible there's no Restriction really even though you've Got a sort of Fairly narrow toe box but For a race fit I think this works really Nicely I feel secure happy and Comfortable as you come back into the Heel collar basically those little Minimal pads do their job of holding Into the heel there's a little bit more Flex here of this kind of heel section Than you got with the Pro 3 it does sort Of it's not sitting entirely kind of you Can see I can sort of squid it there
It's it's a little bit odd there but you Don't necessarily notice it on the run You obviously got the heel tabs that Fall down that stays away from the base Of the Achilles and actually didn't have Any slipping or any movement here at the Back which was quite good so overall Early days on the fit for the early test I've got I feel like running true to Size is good in these shoes and there's A definite improvement over the adios Pro 3 so I've just punched out 4 miles in The adios Pro for fresh out the box uh Did one mile kind of easy to warm up Then I put down the hammer for 3 miles Got progressively faster Ended up running I think around a 6 Minute mile which is faster than my Marathon pace that's probably more like My 5K Pace yeah and I'm bearing mind a Random half marathon just on Saturday 1 127 so not the freshest legs but energy In these shoes is wild man it's Brilliant that's the one thing I got This takeway these shoes feel like They're really working your feet forward The faster you go it's almost like the More energy they give you the more Propulsion I found those super energetic Actually I could feel almost bounding my Feet forward and it's I felt like I was Having to work hard to get my feet back Down you know and it was really giving
You that high energy slower miles I felt That rocker and I felt a little bit of The foam underfoot uh not in the Positive way necessarily I just felt Like at slower Pace I a bit further back That ball was knotting a bit under the Foot and not springing when you get up Faster though what these shoes are Designed for all of a sudden that rocker That Adidas has moved now to 60% of the Shoe kicks in you sort of that ball of Foam kind of hits and you roll through And you're off again then it's car play Kicks in the foam returns and you are Springing off with a huge amount of Energy here which I found was really Nice they ran really well I mean I had Such good fun out there I wasn't going To run that fast but I just went with it And it made me want to run faster that's Why I got three miles quicker quicker Quicker initially slower Paces I think There is a slight disconnect between the Heel and the forefoot doesn't Necessarily feel like a sort one piece You know around the this weekend in the Hoker rocket X2 which feels more like a One piece midsole that does have that Rocker it's obviously not as energetic As a training shoe but there was more Connection through the whole kind of Midsole this does feel like there's There's a few different moving Parts Within this midsole and I think you have
To be landing uh in in more correct form And I think that is going to be uh mid To 4 foot basically the way I found it Worked better for me that's when I Really found like the energy came in the Other thing that's a huge Improvement Straight Out of the Box first run those Uppers compared to the adios Pro 3 it a Big failing of the Pro 3 they felt Fussy it was hard to get them Comfortable when you first put them on And get your foot in position these Uppers feel dreamy really compared to Them there's nice Flex they hold really Nicely I didn't have any kind of Troubling movement they just got that More disappearing feel yeah sort of feel Nicely kind of held but this flex no hot Spots or awkward bits did have concerns About those heel collar package as well You know same go is true of the hoker Mac X2 and some shoes that have these Got of really minimal heel colors with The two little pads on the inside are They going to hold the heel well are They going to trouble the Achilles so Far in this no problem at all my heels Felt really locked in place and the hold Was good and I've had no rubbing at all No worrying hot spots for that first bit And for that kind of 5K energetic kind Of section I did yeah after my first run I feel like the adios Pro 4 is a step on And a lively shoe I'm really excited to
Take it out and do some more I'm going To do another run tomorrow morning in These and I'll add that to the video Then so for my second run I ended up Doing a much more easy to Mid paced 5 Mile around the Streets of London I Wanted to see how the comfort and Stability held up moving slower and Maybe a little bit further back on my Heels not kind of four mid to four foot Punching that shoe into the ground the Thing that stood out for me is how Springy the midsole is even when you're Moving at slower Pace this shoe really Wants to get you moving faster there's So much energy here there are good signs That it offers some protection at slower Paces too certainly from a cushioning Perspective there's enough of that mids Stat there's enough softness there to Really sort of take the edge off the Road even when you're Landing a bit Heavier moving bit slower though Stability might not be there as much as Other shoes I was happy enough moving Along at that lower Pace though my Instinct is that this would offer enough Should the wheels come off and you end Up dragging yourself around the last Miles of a marathon but that as ever is Something that I'd like to put to the Proper test with an actual Marathon Test as I've said it's early days in Testing but from what I've seen so far I
Really like this shoe this is definitely A light punchy Lively fast ride full of Fun full of energy it's a shoe that Urges you to pick up the pace dares you To push a little bit harder but lets you Do that without feeling like you're Paying the full effort price for it the New formula Light Strike Pro foam is a Shade softer than the Pro 3 but there Seems to be more bounce coming back that Softness makes it somewhat less stable I Found in the heel there's a bit more Wobble back there if you're moving Slower pce particularly but if you're Landing mid to 4 foot and really kind of Up and kind of attacking the Run Aggressively I don't find that as an Issue when you attack the road the edios Pro 4 give back an awful lot The Rocker Definitely add something here that Change of rocker add something over the Adios Pro 3 but it's perhaps the uppers For me that I think are the biggest step Forward here if you like the energy of The Pro 3 but we're put off by the Uppers and the fit I think the pro for Solves that now I know you'll all want To know how these shoes compare to all The other big carbon shoe hitters like The aex Meta speed Sky Paris and the Alphafly others also but I want to do More testing before I offer any Judgments on that and we'll have some Head-to-heads coming up on the channel
Soon but I will say from those early Miles in the adios Pro 4 is that the Improved comfort that more aggressive Rocker and that little bit of extra Softness I think but with Bounce has put This into the mix with my favorite Carbon races I'm happy it's stuck with The same pricing too and the early signs Are that this might be the best adios Pro yet I'm definitely excited to Marathon test this shoe and that is Always a good sign so there you have it That's been my first run look at the new Adidas adios Pro 4 exciting stuff so far From the early tests I've done but more Miles are needed before we give the Final verdict if you found the vid Useful I'd really welcome a like and a Subscribe if you're not already don't Forget to ring the bell if you're Subscribing so you'll hear when that Review lands on the channel if you're Interested in carbon races we've got a Monster guide I'm going to put up on the Screen now go and check that out Otherwise thanks for stopping by and Until next time happy running people
