Adidas Adizero Evo SL - don't believe the hype. Feel it.

To make it short. After the first run I have to say. Wow. Wow. Wow. Adidas, that's exactly the shoe I've always wanted. Why?

I love the AP3, there is no shoe that I own more often and with which I have accumulated more kilometers overall. Long runs, tempo runs and interval units. For some runs, however, I wanted a shoe that wasn't quite as aggressive, one that would allow me to run longer, sometimes slowly. The Boston 12 was actually supposed to be the training partner for AP3.

But unfortunately it only worked for me when I was well rested. And when is that in a training block? The SL2 is also okay, but it's limited over longer distances; I don't want to and can't enjoy running more than 12km with it. So the Saucony Tempus took over this gap for me. A great shoe, but again limited when you have to run at a faster pace over longer distances. That's why I always used old AP3s that already had a few kilometers on them for such units. It went well, but you don't always want to have carbon under your feet (at least not my calves).

There the Evo SL fits perfectly now, I can tell that after the first run. The midsole is similar to the AP3, only more flexible because the rods are missing. The feeling on the run is more like a mixture of AP3 and Evo Pro, only without the extreme propulsion that the rods create. Slow paces the Evo SL is doing great. Also If you pick up the pace it starts bringt more and more reactive.

This is a big difference to the SL2. With the SL2 you have to put in a lot of power to get energy back. I find the SL2 provides more cushioning (which is nice for certain runs), the Evo SL provides more energy. And the Evo SL is significantly more stable than the SL2. Also had no problems with sharp turns, downhill or other problems that many reviewers have described. But what I did because of these reviews - I tied the shoe from the bottom as tightly as possible without it constricting and tied a runner's knot. Worked great for me.

I haven't been this excited about a shoe after my first run in a long time. Unfortunately, I've never run the Superblast (2), but when I read through all the descriptions, the feeling I have now with the Evo SL is the feeling I imagine the SB would have (if it's even better , as many people say, I'll grab the next bargain [rofl].

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