Customer Reviews

adidas Men's Adistar Ride Running Shoe,Iron/Silver/Red,11 M US

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Fast delivery, great price, and a shoe that I know works for me. Perfect. Will order again.

I own two pairs of these which I've used to train for and compete in numerous 5ks, a 10k, 2 sprint triathlons, and a half marathon. Only a "middle-of-the-pack, age-grouper", but I still get out there and have fun!

These shoes seemed to perform well for me, so I purchased a third pair because I was notified that they would "soon be unavailable" (something I've since learned shoe companies do to boost sales--discontinuation of models at various times). However, all 3 pairs are now gathering dust in my closet.

A friend recommended the book BORN TO RUN by Christopher McDougall and--before I even got a chance to take the new Adistars out of the box--I've become a convert to the barefoot/minimalist running movement. I now run almost exclusively in Vibram FiveFingers (KSOs or Bikilas); 12-15 miles per week.

Check out the Vibram FiveFingers if you have the chance. If you like going barefoot, you'll LOVE the "feel" of them. The muscles in your legs and feet will very likely take some adjusting to the new style, but--after only one month, my 50-year-old knees & hips no longer have any significant joint pain and running seems MUCH easier!

Nothing against Adidas specifically, I've just chosen to cast off my "over-engineered foot coffins" (that have only really been around since the 1970s) in favor of running the way minimally shod or unshod humans have been running for millennia!