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Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4 vs Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 3

What changed from the Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 3: weight lighter, firmness softer, foam changed. Each cell carries a provenance badge; open a shoe for sources.

Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4: heel 39 mm, forefoot 33 mm (drop 6 mm); rocker apex 64 % of length, radius 42 % of length.Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4: rocker apex at 64 % of lengthAdidas Adizero Adios Pro 3: heel 39 mm, forefoot 33 mm (drop 6 mm); rocker apex 65 % of length, radius 39 % of length.Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 3: rocker apex at 65 % of length
  • Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 439/33 mm · apex 64 %
  • Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 339/33 mm · apex 65 %
Midsoles drawn from measured values on a common length (290 mm), heels aligned, toe to the left; dots mark the rocker apex. Dotted lines use typical values where a shoe has no measurement. Exact values are in the table below.

What changed

MeasureAdidas Adizero Adios Pro 3Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4Change
Heel stack39 mm39 mmabout the same
Forefoot stack33 mm33 mmabout the same
Drop6.5 mm6 mmabout the same
Weight238 g201 glighter (−37 g)
Rocker apex64.9% of length63.9% of lengthabout the same
Toe tip over ground49.7 mm46.1 mmlower (−3.6 mm)
Rocker rise angle30.4°28.6°about the same
Stiffness91/10078/100more flexible (−13)
Firmness66/10034/100softer (−32)
Forefoot base width119.4 mm118.8 mmabout the same
FoamLightstrike ProLightstrike Pro (new formulation)changed

Compared with the previous version in this catalogue. Differences within measurement noise are shown as about the same. All version changes

MetricAdidas Adizero Adios Pro 4
Racing · Road
Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 3
Racing · Road
Heel-to-toe drop6 mmStated7 mmStated
Heel stack39 mmStated39 mmStated
Forefoot stack33 mmStated33 mmStated
Weight201 gStated238 gStated
Rocker apex63.9 %est.64.9 %est.
Rocker radius42 %est.39 %est.
Rocker rise angle29 degest.30 degest.
Toe tip over ground46 mmest.50 mmest.
Rocker angle at toe63 degest.61 degest.
Visible rocker lift onset70.7 %est.74.5 %est.
Toe spring (relative)25.1 %est.20.7 %est.
Midsole width (forefoot)118.8 mmMeasured119.4 mmMeasured
Midsole width (heel)80.4 mmMeasured84 mmMeasured
Interior forefoot width93.2 mmMeasured95.5 mmMeasured
Toebox width69.5 mmMeasured77.8 mmMeasured
Longitudinal stiffness78Derived91Derived
Midsole firmness34Derived66Derived
PlateCarbon compositeCarbon composite
Primary foamLightstrike Pro (new formulation)Lightstrike Pro
List price$250$250

Key differences

  • Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4's heel-to-toe drop is 6 mm, 1 mm lower than Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 3's 7 mm.
  • Heel stack is about the same: 39 mm for Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4, 39 mm for Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 3.
  • Forefoot stack is about the same: 33 mm for Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4, 33 mm for Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 3.
  • Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4's weight is 201 g, 37 g lighter than Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 3's 238 g.
  • Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4's rocker onset is 71 % of length, 4 % of length earlier than Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 3's 74 % of length.

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