adidas
adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3
B
Ranked #11 in Running Shoes
Backed by 3 cited sources
Covered by 3 outlets
The most cutting-edge racer on the market - a sub-100g marathon shoe that carried the first official sub-two-hour marathon and a women's world record - but the $500 price, narrow toe box and compromised durability make it a poor value proposition outside elite competition.
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Key features
- ✓ 97g weight (sub-100g)
- ✓ Carbon rim instead of full plate
- ✓ Ultra-soft Lightstrike Pro Evo foam
- ✓ Worn for the first sub-2-hour marathon and a women's world record
- ✓ $450-500 price point
The sources behind this ranking
3 cited sources cover adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3. Here's the stance each one takes.
A 2 C 1
R 
RunRepeat Confirms elite-level performance and record-setting pedigree in lab and wear testing. A Read → R 
Road Trail Run "97 grams of feather weight speed" - praises the radical weight cut while noting the shoe's extreme specialization. A Read → T 
Tom's Guide Calls it crazily expensive, hard to obtain and unlikely to be durable, despite being the most cutting-edge racer available. C Read →