Adidas has released the 138g ADIZERO Adios Pro Evo 1, the lightest racing shoe ever created. This innovative shoe is 40% lighter than any other racing supershow, inspired by the same record-breaking technology as the race-winning ADIZERO Adios Pro 3. It features a new forefoot rocker, lab-tested to improve the running economy. Limited pairs will be available online and in-store on adidas. Ph, the adidas App, and adidas Two Parkade. The lightweight footwear offers more incredible speed and improved running economy, giving runners greater energy returns.

“The ADIZERO Adios Pro Evo 1 is our own ‘Impossible is Nothing’ story. We set ourselves the goal to create a racing shoe packed with the technology ambitious runners have come to love in the ADIZERO franchise. Still, at a weight we’ve never seen before at adidas.” said Patrick Nava, VP of Product, Running & Credibility Sports at adidas. “To do this, we explored every element of a racing shoe, balancing what we could remove or change to reduce the weight. Created with and for the fastest road racing athletes, this shoe is designed to help ambitious runners go even faster on race day.  We are excited to see some of our best athletes lacing up in these shoes in Berlin and other Major Marathons this fall”.

Epitomizing the evolution of the ADIZERO franchise, the ADIZERO Adios Pro Evo 1 features a revamped geometry with a first-of-its-kind forefoot rocker placed at 60% of the length of the shoe. This innovation is lab-tested to trigger forward momentum and improve the running economy.

The shoe also benefits from adidas’ latest material innovation, including:

  • REVOLUTIONIZED LIGHTSTRIKE PRO – The newest version of the record-breaking LIGHTSTRIKE PRO foam is crafted in a non-compression molding process. Created with a cutting-edge manufacturing process, this reduces weight significantly and provides greater energy return for runners. Alongside this, the shoe’s construction has been optimized to reduce the weight, including removing the sock liner.
  • NEW OUTSOLE TECHNOLOGY + LIGHTWEIGHT UPPER – The outsole features cutting-edge outsole technology for optimum traction at a significantly lower weight. A new lightweight mesh upper completes the lightweight approach of the whole shoe.

Throughout the development process, insights were gathered from elite athletes during in-camp training and testing in Kenya and in the adidas labs at the HQ in Herzogenaurach, Germany, including reigning Olympic champion and two-time Major Marathon winner Peres Jepchirchir and two-time Major Marathon winner Benson Kipruto. Insights were gathered from German national champion Amanal Petros and last year’s Berlin Marathon winner Tigist Assefa.

Speaking about the shoe, Tigist Assefa said: “This is the lightest racing shoe I have ever worn, and the feeling of running in them is incredible – like nothing I’ve felt before. They enable me to focus on the race, which is exactly what you want as an athlete. I feel ready to defend my title in Berlin and can’t wait to lace up at the start line in these.”

The minimalist design shoe features translucent and see-through materials, acting as a metaphor for its lightness.

Ambitious runners can get a chance to own the ADIZERO Adios Pro Evo 1, available in a limited drop on October 15 for PHP 30,000. This exclusive release is available only online and at the adidas Two Parkade store, BGC. For more details, visit adidas.com.ph/adizero-adios-pro-evo-1/IH5564.html.

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