What shoes you wearing now and what next?

There were 4 or 5 pairs out in my local Lidl at 8am. 2 size nines, 2 tens and an eleven I think.

Hi all, I'm looking for some guidance. I currently have a pair of Adidas Adios Pro 4s, which unfortunately seem to have a cracked carbon rod that provided a nice metronomic backing track to my half marathon in Bohermeen last weekend. I think I could use them for 5K with the clicking sound but I don't think I could do another half with that background noise.

Any particular direction I should be going with an alternative given that I was very happy with the Adidas. Thanks.

Was In lidl the other night and had a squeeze of the foam. It feels very hard and doesn't seem like it would have much comfort. A 5k max racer/ trainer I'd say

I have similar thoughts on the Lidl Carbons. I went down a size so the fit is pretty good. Using the top eyelets and runners knot helped the loose heel fit.

I bought them with the expectation that I might run a mile in them, hate them, and just have them to wear around the house or donate them somewhere. They do feel very, very firm in the midfoot, there’s a bit more softness in the heel.

First few km’s I wasn’t sure, but I slipped into a really nice rhythm with them. Despite the firmness, they roll along well and I found the shock absorption excellent (my biggest worry was that they’d cause shin issues or something). Gave them a few slight pick-ups and realised I was enjoying them as the run went on. I can 100% say they had no negative impact on performance from a metrics perspective, in fact my VO2 max went up and fitness age went down after this run! It was probably due because I’m in a nice training block, but still unexpected.

Gave them another run out, which was 5 miles very easy. Heart rate was super low and again thought they were very easy on the legs. Finished off with 6x1 mins VO2 pace (a few reps under 4min/km) and again the felt pretty good. It was dark and damp and they were very stable underfoot. They’re not at the level of a racing high end shoe, but for 50 quid I think they do a lot more than I expected.

Overall, I’d say good option if you like a firm shoe but with good shock absorption. Anyone who wants to try a carbon plate without spending a fortune, or who only ever runs in entry lever or stability shoes and wants something a bit quicker, might also find them interesting. I’d say decent for tempo efforts and 5k or 10k efforts. Maybe too firm to be running a marathon in them.

Very curious to hear more reviews, would love to see one of the cut in half reviews. I’m going to keep using them as part of my rotation. My main shoes at the moment are Puma Foreverrun Nitro for recover, asics Novablast for longer runs, Saucony Speed for tempo/intervals and Saucony Pro 4 for racing.

Thanks bt,

I'm against getting another pair as I've ran less than 60km in my current pair and one of the carbon rods has snapped resulting in a a loud clicking sound every time my foot hits the ground. It's a shame as I really like them but checking on line it's a common problem with them

Did you enquire to see if addidas do a replacement . They are moving away from rods now as its a big problem in the pro 4

Thanks folks, I've had a quick look online and adidas have a 6 month warrenty which makes sense for an every day shoe but my understanding is that you keep the carbon stuff for race day. I bought my current Pro 4s for the Lisbon half last year so the 6 month window is well shot.

I couldn't talk the difference with the broken rod when running in them but the click is quare annoying!!

I keep a pair of carbon shoes for race day up until around 250-300km, and then lash another 7-800km on them with sessions and long runs. I ran this morning in a pair of Alphafly 3’s that I got back in Aug 2024, retired from racing after a marathon last Nov and now have 900km on them and feeling fine

Where did you buy them?

Ran in the Lidl shoes for the first time this morning, a 5 mile tempo. Sh!te. Very very firm, no give in them at all. The laces are shocking and had to do a runners knot to stop them slipping. Started to get very sore ankles and shins after about 4m.

Most I would run in them would be a 5k. And I wouldnt even use them for intervals/speedwork etc. Would just use an Evo SL or one like that instead.

Can see what they were going for but not for me

I used the megablast for long and easy runs, they are a fantastic shoe, my first time using asics in over 20 years.

For speed sessions i have puma deviate elite 3, just over 200 k in them. Should get another 100.

Have the speed pro 4 for racing, a fresh pair but probably look at deviate elite 4 or maybe an asics for August half.

Any recommendations there, Nike don't work well with my feet

I made a massive mistake with the super blast 2. Just doesn't suit my running style at all, I can't get the turnover in them.

Have over 100k in the Vomero plus, a very comfy shoe, bit on the heavy and built up side so great for recovery and easy. Foam is lovely and bouncy.

Got the Evo SL Woven as well and these are the best since the Deviate 2's and speeds. Really like them for easy and tempo, light, good turnover and foam isn't too soft for me.

If anyone is looking for a cheap pair of SB2 with 65k on them let me know. Size 10.5

I still think the Pegasus is a great shoe. I have 3 pairs of the 41s and probably do 60% of my mileage in them (including Long runs with MP efforts).

I just bought a pair of Asics Megablasts on the spur of the moment.

Very excited to give these a try out