Just retired my first pair after 1400km. And they probably had a couple of hundred more k in them. Unbelievably resilient. Any initial heel rub issues solved by folding the heel flap inwards, covering the woeful stitching between the heel pads.
@WhatMatterstoMatt will probably wait for them to appear on discount, but the changes look promising. Although I managed to avoid any rubbing issues with the Pro 3, I can't say that the upper was overly comfortable. I just hope they haven't made it too soft, as durability would no doubt suffer along with the much-loved responsive ride of the Pro3.
I think the same, they are suitable for all speeds; +600km with them and they still have a lot more to go, I did 1200km with my first Boston 10 and have +800 with a second pair, but the Pros are special.
Mine, the rods broke around 500km too and I gave the pair away to someone who can't afford a new pair . He is still using it. Still runnable. Gotten a new pair but was sorely disappointed. Just about 100km, one piece of the outsole on the outer heel came off during a race and was lost. Yesterday another piece came off and midsole starts to separate in the front. Less than 150km. Yes, I glued them all.back but I'm not happy considering the 1st pair was so durable.
Interesting to hear. Also interesting to hear that the shoes still feel runnable after a rod or two has broken. Both Kofuzi and the FOD runner continued to run in the shoe a bit after they broke a rod (it made some noise but they still ran in them.) I just had a quick peak at my strava and I'm now sitting at 595km and still going strong. Sorry to hear that the new pair is causing you so many struggles. I honestly don't run in a lot of adidas shoes but the ones that I have had seem to have pretty good durability.
Mine some of the energy rods broke around 500km. But still can use, just making squeaking noises. No complaints there for a race pair to last that long.
I have not had any break on me yet. I've had a few people say that when the rods broke they could still run in the shoe they just had to put up with the noise 🙉
No one can argue the quality of the outsole and midsole of most of the Adizero line. It's the TERRIBLE uppers. It looks like they have made some great changes to the heel area on the EVO SL and the Adios 9, but the rest still have that terrible heel lock issue. I have a pair of Takumi Sen8's at nearly 500km and I think due to the heel cup having very little structure and the heel collar padding having a slightly smaller gap it's allowed the heel lockdown to be acceptable. But the Boston 12.....yikes! Heel lift city. Strangely enough, while the LS Pro feels great and feels fast, the data says it's a very inefficient shoe for me. Which in training, I could careless. But i'm curious how the changes to the AP V4 (upper, midsole, and weight) will potentially be a huge improvement.
Agreed. Early reviews of the Pro 4 do seem to be a pretty good sign. For the most part folks are saying that it seems lighter and more energetic. The increased rocker should put you up on your toes more. They did not try to be so cute and do anything fancy with the eyelet chain. Seems like a lot of folks that truly love the Adios Pro 3 love it in spite of the upper. I'm hopeful that the long wait it took to actually bring the Pro 4 to market is worth it.
Didnt work for me. It took a chunk of flesh out of my toe, just directly under the top inner eyelet. It was a nightmare that i had to stop and walk back barefoot.
@@WhatMatterstoMatt yeah, saw some clips of it. I love the Boston 12 and too bad the AP3 is not the same. but once the AP4 general release is out imma cop one.
They're a race shoe. The fact that you can use them for just about anything is fantastic BUT complaining they don't do things they weren't intended to do isn't the fault of the shoe. Do we complain babies can't do advanced calculus? How about dogs writing slam poetry? "Oh this camel is great in the desert but it can't fly, I hope they fix this" It's. A. Race. Shoe. 🫣
It would be absolutely incredible if babies could do advanced calculus. Even though this is mostly a running channel, if one of my kids could do that I would probably make a video about it :)
It’s slowly becoming the greatest ever running shoe, 3 pairs in so far and an unimaginable amount of miles
Awesome, they are still going strong for me. Can’t wait to try the 4
Just retired my first pair after 1400km. And they probably had a couple of hundred more k in them. Unbelievably resilient. Any initial heel rub issues solved by folding the heel flap inwards, covering the woeful stitching between the heel pads.
1400km and still going strong 💪. Any thoughts on the Pro 4?
@WhatMatterstoMatt will probably wait for them to appear on discount, but the changes look promising. Although I managed to avoid any rubbing issues with the Pro 3, I can't say that the upper was overly comfortable. I just hope they haven't made it too soft, as durability would no doubt suffer along with the much-loved responsive ride of the Pro3.
@matthanna1980 agreed
I'm close to 300 miles in my pair and they still feel fantastic. I will be retiring them though in January when the v4 comes out 👌🏻
Can’t wait for the V4. Fingers crossed they improved on an already good shoe
I think the same, they are suitable for all speeds; +600km with them and they still have a lot more to go, I did 1200km with my first Boston 10 and have +800 with a second pair, but the Pros are special.
Agreed!!! And 1200km in the Boston 10’s, that’s Awesome
@@WhatMatterstoMatt That pair now has more than 1800km, since I gave it to a friend for his easy runs hahaha
Mine, the rods broke around 500km too and I gave the pair away to someone who can't afford a new pair . He is still using it. Still runnable. Gotten a new pair but was sorely disappointed. Just about 100km, one piece of the outsole on the outer heel came off during a race and was lost. Yesterday another piece came off and midsole starts to separate in the front. Less than 150km. Yes, I glued them all.back but I'm not happy considering the 1st pair was so durable.
Interesting to hear. Also interesting to hear that the shoes still feel runnable after a rod or two has broken. Both Kofuzi and the FOD runner continued to run in the shoe a bit after they broke a rod (it made some noise but they still ran in them.) I just had a quick peak at my strava and I'm now sitting at 595km and still going strong. Sorry to hear that the new pair is causing you so many struggles. I honestly don't run in a lot of adidas shoes but the ones that I have had seem to have pretty good durability.
Mine some of the energy rods broke around 500km. But still can use, just making squeaking noises. No complaints there for a race pair to last that long.
I have not had any break on me yet. I've had a few people say that when the rods broke they could still run in the shoe they just had to put up with the noise 🙉
No one can argue the quality of the outsole and midsole of most of the Adizero line. It's the TERRIBLE uppers. It looks like they have made some great changes to the heel area on the EVO SL and the Adios 9, but the rest still have that terrible heel lock issue. I have a pair of Takumi Sen8's at nearly 500km and I think due to the heel cup having very little structure and the heel collar padding having a slightly smaller gap it's allowed the heel lockdown to be acceptable. But the Boston 12.....yikes! Heel lift city.
Strangely enough, while the LS Pro feels great and feels fast, the data says it's a very inefficient shoe for me. Which in training, I could careless. But i'm curious how the changes to the AP V4 (upper, midsole, and weight) will potentially be a huge improvement.
Agreed. Early reviews of the Pro 4 do seem to be a pretty good sign. For the most part folks are saying that it seems lighter and more energetic. The increased rocker should put you up on your toes more. They did not try to be so cute and do anything fancy with the eyelet chain. Seems like a lot of folks that truly love the Adios Pro 3 love it in spite of the upper.
I'm hopeful that the long wait it took to actually bring the Pro 4 to market is worth it.
front left eyelet on right shoe, sore on my bunion had to use bandage thick socks - 23 miles only
Wow, barely had the chance to break them in. Ever have any other problems with Adidas?
The biggest problem of this shoes is the upper, it's a nightmare for me, to rigid, I had to sell my pair after only two run.
Upper always seem to be the biggest complaint with these
I have 300 km in mine. At what mileage do you think they should no longer be considered for racing a marathon?
They just won't go on sale lol. I want to buy a pair for workouts and long runs.
It’s funny I remember them being on sale a few times a while ago (over a year) but keep checking and have not seen many deals since.
No issues with eyelets on Boston 12, but Adios Pro 3 eyelet what the hell happened?
It feels like it was a strange decision
Didnt work for me. It took a chunk of flesh out of my toe, just directly under the top inner eyelet. It was a nightmare that i had to stop and walk back barefoot.
The upper seems to be the biggest issue with the shoe. Looks like they had a complete redesign in the v4.
@@WhatMatterstoMatt yeah, saw some clips of it. I love the Boston 12 and too bad the AP3 is not the same. but once the AP4 general release is out imma cop one.
I’ve just bought a pair of these for £100. Felt like a bargain for doing my interval sessions midweek.
Pretty awesome deal 💪👍
They're a race shoe. The fact that you can use them for just about anything is fantastic BUT complaining they don't do things they weren't intended to do isn't the fault of the shoe. Do we complain babies can't do advanced calculus? How about dogs writing slam poetry? "Oh this camel is great in the desert but it can't fly, I hope they fix this" It's. A. Race. Shoe. 🫣
It would be absolutely incredible if babies could do advanced calculus. Even though this is mostly a running channel, if one of my kids could do that I would probably make a video about it :)