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Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 5 vs Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4

What changed from the Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4: toe rocker longer, toe tip over ground higher, weight lighter. Each cell carries a provenance badge; open a shoe for sources.

heel boneAdidas Adizero Adios Pro 5: heel 39 mm, forefoot 35 mm (drop 4 mm); toe rocker 44 % of length, radius 54 % of length; heel bevel 8 % of length, 24 mm high at the back, ending behind the heel bone (only the back edge is rounded).Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 5: toe rocker 44 % of lengthAdidas Adizero Adios Pro 4: heel 39 mm, forefoot 33 mm (drop 6 mm); toe rocker 36 % of length, radius 42 % of length; heel bevel 9 % of length, 13 mm high at the back, ending behind the heel bone (only the back edge is rounded).Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4: toe rocker 36 % of length
  • Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 539/35 mm · toe rocker 44 % · heel bevel 8 %
  • Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 439/33 mm · toe rocker 36 % · heel bevel 9 %
Illustrative profiles, not photographs: drawn from published stack heights and photo estimates of the unloaded shoes on a common length (300 mm), heels aligned, toe to the left; dots mark where each toe rocker starts; the dotted vertical line is under the heel bone (12 % of length), so a heel curve reaching past it is a bevel in front of the heel bone. Dotted lines use typical values where a shoe has no measurement. Exact values are in the table below.

What changed

MeasureAdidas Adizero Adios Pro 4Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 5Change
Heel stack39 mm39 mmabout the same
Forefoot stack33 mm35 mmhigher (+2 mm)
Drop6 mm4 mmless (−2 mm)
Weight201 g173 glighter (−28 g)
Toe rocker36.1% of length43.8% of lengthlonger (+7.7 %)
Toe tip over ground46.1 mm57.5 mmhigher (+11.4 mm)
Rocker rise angle28.6°27.1°about the same
FoamLightstrike Pro (new formulation)Lightstrike Pro (PEBA + ATPU dual layer)naming difference: same foam, described differently by the sources

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 5
Racing · Road
Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4
Racing · Road
Heel-to-toe drop4 mmStated6 mmStated
Heel stack39 mmStated39 mmStated
Forefoot stack35 mmStated33 mmStated
Weight173 gStated201 gStated
Toe rocker44 %est.36 %est.
Rocker radius54 %est.42 %est.
Rocker rise angle27 degest.29 degest.
Rocker angle at toe55 degest.63 degest.
Toe tip over ground57 mm*est.46 mm*est.
Visible rocker lift onset70 %est.70.7 %est.
Toe spring (relative)22.9 %est.25.1 %est.
Heel bevel length7.7 %est.8.6 %est.
Heel bevel height24 mmest.13 mmest.
Midsole width (forefoot)—118.8 mmMeasured
Midsole width (heel)—80.4 mmMeasured
Toe box shape72 %est.68 %*est.
Interior forefoot width—93.2 mmMeasured
Toebox width—69.5 mmMeasured
Longitudinal stiffness—78Derived
Midsole firmness—34Derived
PlateCarbon compositeCarbon composite
Primary foamLightstrike Pro (PEBA + ATPU dual layer)Lightstrike Pro (new formulation)
List price$275$250

Key differences

  • Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 5's heel-to-toe drop is 4 mm, 2 mm lower than Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4's 6 mm.
  • Heel stack is about the same: 39 mm for Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 5, 39 mm for Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4.
  • Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 5's forefoot stack is 35 mm, 2 mm thicker than Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4's 33 mm.
  • Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 5's weight is 173 g, 28 g lighter than Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4's 201 g.
  • Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 5's toe rocker is 44 % of length, 8 % of length longer than Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4's 36 % of length.

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