We’re busy logging the miles to bring you our full – and thorough – Adidas Adios Pro 4 review. And to find out how Adidas’ new carbon racer holds up over the marathon distance, we sent Run Tester Kieran out to clock a solo marathon (well almost but more on that in the video) around the streets of London and doing loopy laps of his local running track. Hit play for our Adidas Adios Pro 4 Marathon Test review.
JUMP STRAIGHT IN:
0:00 – Intro
1:11 – Thoughts after the half marathon
2:59 – Thoughts after 30km
4:43 – Post-run reaction
7:32 – Marathon Test Verdict
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Hey people welcome to the run test it's Kieran here I wanted to know whether or Not the adios Pro 4 have already good For the marathon distance so as far as I'm concerned there's only one way to Find out and that is why I'm now out for A solo Marathon test in the Pro four so I'm going to do four miles easy to the Track then I'm going to do 18 on the Track and then I'll do four miles home Just to see how these shoes feel when You push them to the full distance I've Done some shorter faster stuff really Love them and I want to see if they're a Good match for a Marathon distance so Let's go find out [Music] So I'm 13 mil in I think I did 5 miles Down to the track I've just done eight On the track in the adios Pro 4 I've Just stopped because I wanted to wash my Hands and get some gels in I've got a Little bit of rubbing on the left heel Of the shoes just to the right of the Achilles it's just so down the bottom That's becoming a little bit unpleasant It's not happening on the right shoe It's just the left shoe so I've just Done an adjustment here not going to lie Struggling a bit today she ran a big Ultra last week and I don't know if I'm Going to make the 26 miles been running Well been on Pace done about like a 135 Half so far with a bit of London traffic
In the beginning so I've been running Well but can feel the fatigue kicking in My legs have tightened up a lot so we're Going to see how we get on I may have to Cut the Run short the run test short but So far everything's okay I mean the Shoes under foot are running really well There's lots of energy to them I find Them there's a really nice platform to Them that quite nice and wide when You're running up on your 4 foot Landing Cleanly kind of mid to 4ot um lots of Energy coming back I'm feeling that Rocker engaging they feel energetic they Feel Lively I don't feel unstable Overall the platform even want to rock Back a bit feels comfortable um and Balanced I think a little more stable Even though they're softer than the um Adios Pro 3 I think I've got a little Bit more stability here it's good Protection generally and overall the Shoes I'm feeling good they do feel like A shoe that I would be able to race at My top pacing and do quite well in them But I better get back at it um yeah Anyway that's that's how I'm feeling so Far 13 mi in we'll keep going and we'll See how we get [Music] On 30k is done and I'm done on the track Now I'm going to step off I think the Softness of the track you know you get That extra softness on the track
Basically a bit more sapping in the Shoes looking forward to getting to onto A bit of tarmac one thing I will say is I've been running much more ragged that Last 3 or four miles hips have tightened Up and everything and one good thing About the adios Pro sometimes with the Adios Pro 3 I felt like they might hang You out to dry a little bit later into a Marathon when you weren't running well So far the platform on this it doesn't Have so much of that roll you know There's a sort of missing wedge on the Adios Pro 3 that I think sort of Slightly tilted you out to the lateral Side this now just s holds you a bit More securely a bit more reliably so There's an easier platform to run on if You're dropping back on your heels it's A bit more kind of stable and reliable For giving certainly plenty of enough Road protection to soak up the impact I've got no foot fatigue I have got a Bit of slipping forward from the big Toes to the top of the toe box where It's tapping on the end of the shoes and That was starting to feel it Particularly you know sometimes if I was Claing a bit to try and pick up the pace So of felt my toes almost reaching a bit In the shoe and hitting the end but Overall they've run pretty well uh I Think they're going to run better Obviously when you are feeling fresh and
Then they're giving back loads but they Haven't left me for dead either when I'm Starting to hang and hang I am I'm Struggling out here I've got probably About 8 miles to go I've decided to run Back early and I will try and finish That that last bit a little bit nearer Home and see but I'll be closer so I've Got that safety net to jump off if I Can't do the final few miles but we're On our way [Music] Home in the end I called it a little bit Earlier I don't know you can see I'm Pretty pale tired um did 23 miles in About 3 and a half hours and was really Really dragging at the end there didn't Have the last three miles in my legs to Do it so apologies for that this Marathon test isn't quite a marathon Another 20 minutes or so but I think I Learned enough about the shoe to be able To give you a wrap up here and yeah I I Mean it's not a huge surprise overall This shoe is great when you're moving Fast I think it's an excellent carbon Racer when I was moving at marathon pace In the first half of that uh they felt Great they felt lots of energy I feel a Lot of work from that rocker a lot of Spring back from the midsole foam I Think the the move of The Rocker further Up is helping kind of get you through The smooth transitions I just found they
Were Punchy and stable and overall Really comfortable the uppers really Nice for that first 13 miles and Everything was as I would want it in a Carbon race shoe love to test them out Against the metas speed Sky Paris but I Think they're in that ballp this is an Exciting shoe that I think has lots and Lots of energy and yeah I think for a Marathon I would definitely be in the Market for racing in it uh on race day When I was feeling good towards the end Of it I think what was really Interesting is they definitely held up In terms of the protection from the road And the cushioning all of that kind of Stuff I think the stability and the Balance that you got from the shoes was Really good uh I didn't feel like they' Left me out to dry I I felt kind of Overall generally comfortable with the Midsole performance the one area where I've got a little bit of a problem just Started to catch my big toes and the Toenails it felt like they were lifting Towards the end uh a bit of too much Movement with my toes towards the end And this toe box does narrow a little Bit and so yeah I think that was one of The reasons I cut cut it short as well Cuz I could just feel my toenails Lifting particular when I was running Ragged and I can feel them now they're Definitely going to be bruised that's
Not ideal 23 miles it might not be the Case if you are moving better than I was At the end but 3 and half hour ft the Last half an hour I definitely felt that More and it's giving me kind of pause For thought on that front it's not Something I really like I didn't get it In the ASX metas speed Sky Paris and I've got it here it might be that I was Running ragged um but it does feel like There's a little bit of narrowness and Your toe is quite close to the end of The toe box it was just catching just on The big toe the rest of the toes feel Fine and overall the rest of the uppers I think fit super comfortable I've got a Little bit of rubbing on the left heel From those kind of thin heel collar That's the only other thing to watch for It I thought it was going to progress After about it came on sort of middle The way I thought it might get worse as The Run went on but actually doesn't Seem to have gotten any worse it's just A bit noticeable might be fixed with a Slightly padded sock those are the two Things in terms of the fit and And [Music] Whatnot yeah so a quick verdict on this Marathon test for the ride performance And that midso is every bit as Lively as You want in a carbon racer lots of Energy lots of protection uh lots of
Immediacy gives back what you want when You're putting in it protects you if You're not it doesn't leave you hanging Out to dry if you're struggling towards The end which is a key if you're going To think about this for a marathon Race Shoe particularly if you look at it Being in this shoe for maybe four hours Or longer you're going to want a bit of That rope protction after a while I Think if you're going For all out I think this shoe has what You want I'm not sure it's quite as Nimble and agile and snappy as the aex Metas speed Sky Paris I think that's Slightly narrow it's a bit more precise This is a bit bigger but there is Punch Coming back from that midsole I think There there is good smooth Transitions And I think one of the keys here I Wasn't so sure about the adios pro3 that I think's changed is there's not so much Of that kind of heel roll out you used To get there's a cut away on the adios Pros which meant there was a little bit Of pronation I found if you were further Back on the hill you don't get that here So that's fixed this and made it better To run in when you are running slow but From a marathon test this is I mean the Biggest thumbs up I can give it is this Is absolutely a shoe that I would take Out to go and try and race for a PB in And I think I would enjoy running in it
It's been fun it's been Lively it's been Punchy yeah I think it's a a really Really good carbon shoe so there you Have it that has been my nearly Marathon Test of the adios Pro 4 apologies I Couldn't make it the full distance Normally I do um but I think last week's Ultra has taken a chunk out of me and my Toenails were lifting a little bit I've Got to run tomorrow so I didn't want to Push it too hard hope you found it Useful informative all of those things Don't forget to hit like And subscribe If you did ring that Bell to hear about The full review when it lands hopefully Some of the other run tests going to get The shoe and we can have a multitester Verdict otherwise as ever thank you very Much for stopping by and for listening To me talk about shoes and uh yeah I Mean happy running good luck with Whatever it is that you're doing out There and we will see you again soon on The Run testers ciao
