adidas Adizero EVO SL Reviews

700+ km on one pair: half-marathon and 10K PBs in it.

A runner with relatively narrow feet who disliked the shoe on a one-mile first try, then ran a four-mile session from warm-up pace up to a 6:18 mile. They found it fun and versatile at tempo and interval pace without problems at slower speeds, with a breathable, form-fitting upper and no blisters. Negatives were a very narrow insole around the arch that pressed at first and mesh that poked their toes slightly; they found the foam comfortable but felt some firmness by the end, and say it is too early to judge durability.

The EVO SL is fun and fast and begs them to speed up, a little aggressive; the Superblast 2 feels like bricks after it.

Owning both, they use the EVO SL for speed work because it likes pace a touch more.

They have to force themselves to wear anything but their EVO SLs, which feel so fast they push every run into a tempo.

Ran a half-marathon PR of 1:24:52 in the EVO SL, down from 1:36:22 in the Hyperion Tempo; mostly better training, but the EVO SL kept their legs fresh the whole way.

Their planned easy zone 2 5K in the new pair turned into a threshold run because the shoe kept pushing the pace.

Finds the EVO SL's geometry more aggressive than the Adios Pro 4: it pushes them to lean forward and go, while the Pro 4 keeps them more upright and feels more substantial at the forefoot. Hasn't run over 15 km in either yet.

A beginner coming from the Nike Vomero 17: the shoes felt like they were propelling them forward, and their zone 2 easy pace was 30 seconds per km faster than usual.

Across 96 miles from slow jogs to sub-3:00/km sprints, a forefoot striker finds the EVO SL very versatile with a good lacing and lockdown, though no supertrainer is perfect.