What category of shoes are the Adios, Boston, Hagio, Tempo?
All lightweight trainers? Are any of them good racing flats for a 5k?
What category of shoes are the Adios, Boston, Hagio, Tempo?
All lightweight trainers? Are any of them good racing flats for a 5k?
The hagio is really the only one built like a racing flat but it is a cheaply made hunk of plastic. The only decent racing flat they make under 7.8 oz is the Takumi Sen (version 2 just came out) and they will run you 120-150 bucks.
I've raced two 5Ks in the Adipure Gazelle. It's not really a flat, more like their "barefoot transition" competitor to the Nike Free, but it's much more responsive than the Free, very light, and I personally like the flexibility. Not for everyone but at least check it out.
None of those are racing flats. Can you not read the adidas website for some reason?
I don't know what these clowns are talking about.
The Boston and Tempo are equivalents, both lightweight trainers, with the Tempo being slightly posted on the medial side, aka a very slight stability shoe. The Boston is neutral.
The Adios is a marathon flat, which plenty of people use for tempos and longer intervals and races as low as 5k. Widely regarded as one of, if not the, best marathon flat out there - especially the new Boost version.
The Hagio is a 5k-10k flat, which many people have liked a lot. It matches up with Nike's Streak XC/LT.
The Takumi Sen is a high performance racing flat typically used for under the half marathon distance. Matches up with Nike's Lunarspider R4.
And since this accusation is often thrown out there, no I am not an adidas employee...
The hagio is a racing flat that can be used for up to the marathon, but its very stiff. I don't feel like the plastic under it bends much at all. It just doesn't feel right. I guess its for stability or something.
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I don't know what these clowns are talking about.
The Boston and Tempo are equivalents, both lightweight trainers, with the Tempo being slightly posted on the medial side, aka a very slight stability shoe. The Boston is neutral.
The Adios is a marathon flat, which plenty of people use for tempos and longer intervals and races as low as 5k. Widely regarded as one of, if not the, best marathon flat out there - especially the new Boost version.
The Hagio is a 5k-10k flat, which many people have liked a lot. It matches up with Nike's Streak XC/LT.
The Takumi Sen is a high performance racing flat typically used for under the half marathon distance. Matches up with Nike's Lunarspider R4.
And since this accusation is often thrown out there, no I am not an adidas employee...
Thanks for the great info!
I think I will get the Boston for longer runs and the Adios for racing (roads this summer).