Adizero Adios 9
The Adizero Adios 9 is a lightweight, low-to-moderate stack road racer built on a full-length LightstrikePro midsole for fast training and races up to the half marathon.
- Terrain
- road
- Primary use
- 5K race
- Races
- 5K–10K
- Also good for
- 10K race, Tempo / threshold, Intervals / speedwork, Half marathon race, Daily training
- Stability
- neutral
- Weight
- 176g
- Drop
- 7mm
- Stack
- 27/20mm
- Midsole
- LightstrikePro
- Upper
- textile mesh
- Widths
- standard
A versatile, plateless speed shoe that leans on soft-but-stable LightstrikePro and a midsole stiffening element for snappy transitions. Its sensible 27mm stack keeps it stable and grounded, making it a strong pick for tempo work, intervals and races through the half marathon, though it lacks the towering stack and carbon plate of dedicated super-shoes.
Soft yet stable LightstrikePro ride with direct ground contact, bouncy responsiveness and a stiffening element aiding quick toe-off; grippy outsole corners well.
True to size with a secure, locked-down stretch mesh upper; runs slightly narrower than the Adizero Pro 4, so wide-footed runners should try before buying.
Neutral runners wanting one shoe for tempo runs, interval sessions and road races from 5K up to the half marathon.
You want max cushioning, a full carbon plate for marathons, or a roomy toe box.