Adidas Hyperboost Run Review: A Huge Step Up From the Hyperboost Edge
If you're after a good-looking, versatile daily trainer, the Adidas Hyperboost Run deserves a serious look. In this black colorway especially, it's one of the best-looking running shoes on the market right now. But looks aside, what really matters here is performance — and this shoe delivers.
Fixing the Mistakes of the Hyperboost Edge
The Hyperboost Run is part of Adidas's newer Hyperboost lineup, and credit where it's due: Adidas deserves praise for bringing something genuinely new to the table this year. That said, the first shoe in the series, the Hyperboost Edge, was a real disappointment. Its upper was one of the worst seen in a long time — the kind of shoe that looked hyped up all over social media but fell apart in practice, cutting into the heel and making feet sweat. The frustrating part was that the foam underneath was excellent; the upper just let the whole shoe down.
Thankfully, the Hyperboost Run addresses that problem. The upper has been reworked into something far more traditional and breathable, and critically, the heel no longer shreds your skin to pieces. There's still a bit more refinement needed back there, but it's a massive improvement over the Edge. Two small foam inserts help with lockdown, the tongue is gusseted, and the lacing is standard, if a little dated — a switch to sawtooth-style laces, like most modern shoes now use, would be a welcome upgrade.
The Specs
The Hyperboost Run retails at £150, though it's already been spotted for as little as £125. It runs on the Hyperboost Pro midsole, paired with a light traction outsole and a Primeknit upper. Stack height comes in at 38mm at the heel and 32mm at the forefoot, giving a 6mm drop — that's 7mm less stack overall than the Edge, reflecting its identity as a daily trainer rather than a long-run shoe. In a UK 10 (sized true to the US measurement, as is typical with Adidas), it weighs 271 grams, making it a touch lighter than its predecessor thanks to the reduced stack.
