Adidas Adizero Boston 13

kofuzi recommends the Boston 13 for bigger, taller friends who blast through foams like the Evo SL, saying they will find it a very reliable daily workhorse.

EDDBUD finds the Adidas Adizero Boston 13 offers enhanced stability compared to the Evo SL.

When asked whether he should stick with the Boston 12s or try the Boston 13s given mixed reviews, the reviewer recommends: 'Yeah, stick with the Boston 12s.'

FORDY RUNS finds that the Adidas Adizero Boston 13 is not rocking anybody's boat.

FORDY RUNS observes that the Adidas Adizero Boston 13 is now very old-fashioned in Adidas's lineup.

Marathon Handbook finds the Boston 13 is a harder shoe; if someone likes a lot of cushion they might want to avoid it because after a while you do feel like you are slapping the ground a little bit.

Marathon Handbook loves the Boston 13 for hill workouts and for intervals.

Marathon Handbook states the Boston 13 also does a good job on fartleks and even longer threshold or long runs.

Sagasu Running considers the Boston 13 upper a good evolution of the plasticky mesh that Adidas uses on Adizero shoes.

Sagasu Running observes that the upper material of the Boston 13 is a plasticky mesh that is more rigid than the earlier Evo SL uppers he tried.

Sagasu Running asserts Adidas made the wrong shoe with the Boston 13 — it is not relevant for 2025 in the context of the Adizero range and the industry.

Sagasu Running asserts the Adidas Boston 13 has no connection from a run dynamic / run feel standpoint to the Adios Pro 4 — the way the foams and materials feel, the way the shoe engages the ground, and the way it leverages or builds foot and lower leg strength are completely different.

Sagasu Running claims the Adidas Boston 13 will be the more durable outsole between it and the Nike Zoomfly 6.

Sagasu Running finds any resilience from the Light Strike Pro in the Adidas Boston 13 is completely deadened by the stiff, firm, dead Light Strike foam, making the shoe run like a brick.

Sagasu Running finds from a run profile and run dynamics, nothing has really changed in the Adidas Boston 13 compared to the Boston 12.

Sagasu Running finds if a runner is heavier or prefers a firmer, stiffer ride, they will do fine with easy running in the Adidas Boston 13.

Sagasu Running finds if a runner loved the Boston 12, they will love the Adidas Boston 13.

Sagasu Running finds the Adidas Boston 13 does steady and threshold running really well; it is happiest at steady paces.

Sagasu Running finds the Adidas Boston 13 has an older geometry, pretty much the same geometry as the Boston 12.

Sagasu Running finds the Adidas Boston 13 is a good update/upgrade to the Boston 12, but fundamentally it is the Boston 12 — still stiff, still rigid, with a better upper that gives more comfort and a better outsole that gives better durability.

Sagasu Running finds the Adidas Boston 13 is more stable than the Nike Zoomfly 6.

Sagasu Running finds the Adidas Boston 13 is not great for max effort running because of its geometry and lack of aggression compared to the Evo SL, Evo 1, or Adios Pro 4.

Sagasu Running finds the Adidas Boston 13 is too stiff and firm for easy running, and the geometry is not right for easy running.

Sagasu Running finds the Adidas Boston 13 ride is very stiff, very firm, and brick-like.

Sagasu Running finds the Adidas Boston 13 runs completely differently from where Adidas seems to be going with the Adizero range — the Adios Pro 4 and Evo 2 are softer, bouncier, more resilient, everything the Boston 13 does not have.

Sagasu Running finds the Light Strike foam below the rods is very dense, very dead, not soft at all, and quite heavy, making the balance of the shoe bottom-heavy.

Sagasu Running finds the upper updates on the Adidas Boston 13 are significantly better than the Boston 12 and make the Boston 13 a much better shoe.

Sagasu Running observes Adidas added padding to the ankle collar and Achilles flare on the Boston 13, solving a lot of the issues the Boston 12 had with harshness around the Achilles and the race-oriented upper feel.

Sagasu Running observes the Adidas Boston 13 maintains a very bottom-heavy feel; all the weight of that shoe feels like it is under the foot and swinging with each stride.

Sagasu Running observes the Adidas Boston 13 outsole is a combination of a light-traction CPU outsole (clear section on lateral forefoot and medial heel) and traditional Continental rubber (gray and black sections), giving an optimal training outsole.

Sagasu Running considers the Boston 13 outsole a combination of Adidas's new light traction/CPU outsole (clear material on lateral forefoot and medial heel) with traditional Continental rubber (black and gray areas), and thinks it is probably Adidas's best training outsole they have ever done.

Sagasu Running describes the Adidas Boston 13 as firm, stiff, rigid, and very stable.

Sagasu Running describes the Boston 13 ride as very stiff, very firm, very rigid, and for his foot a very brick-like ride profile.

Sagasu Running describes the Boston 13 upper textile as a little more open, more compliant to the foot, wrapping around the foot better, and more like what he expects a performance trainer to do.

Sagasu Running finds the Boston 13 is focused around steady into threshold running, which is exactly what he expects from a tempo trainer, but because of the slower geometry in the forefoot he does not think it is as good for max effort, and because of the firmness and rigidity he considers it a horrible easy run shoe for most runners.

Sagasu Running finds the Boston 13 works for everyone but believes its real sweet spot is heel to midfoot strikers.

Sagasu Running notes the Boston 13 has a somewhat padded gusseted tongue that wraps around the top of the foot, keeps the tongue centered, and is a big upgrade from the Boston 12 tongue.

Sagasu Running notes the Boston 13 is almost 25 grams (nearly one full ounce) heavier than the Adidas Evo SL.

Sagasu Running observes that in the Boston 13 the rocker point is right under the ball of the foot, possibly a little forward of the ball of the foot, making the shoe feel slower off the toe and better for heel strikers and midfoot strikers.

Sagasu Running observes the Boston 13 is very bottom-heavy, with all the weight feeling like it swings on the bottom of the foot, making the shoe feel even heavier than it actually is.

Sagasu Running states that for forefoot strikers the Boston 13 feels a little flat because they land directly on or near the rocker point and get nothing from the rocker.

Ryan's Running Reviews describes the Adidas Adizero Boston 13 as Adidas' more conventional super trainer with energy rods and a more firm and stable base.

jogoncrago finds that the Adidas Adizero Boston 13 feels crafted for a really hard lateral strike, transitioning you through quite quickly.

jogoncrago finds that the Boston 13 feels like a purpose-built interval trainer.

jogoncrago observes that the stiffness from the rods and the pairing of Lightstrike with Lightstrike Pro in the Boston 13 results in a really firm immediate foot strike and a bit more bounce.

jogoncrago observes that the Adidas Adizero Boston 13 (material shown as the Boston 13) still uses pretty firm EVA foams underneath its super foam.

jogoncrago finds the Adidas Boston 13 has a bit more forgiveness than the Hexaf Fighter 2, noting that the Boston is quite firm and mechanical but the sinking from the top layer of Light Strike Pro gives an advantage.

Road To Trail attributes the same fundamental issues to the Adidas Boston 13 as the Boston 12: firm and lifeless, flat feeling, high stack for no reason — a bad shoe.

Road To Trail finds that the Adidas Boston 13 is an improvement over the Boston 12 because it has more Light Strike Pro foam (so it is a bit softer) and a better upper, but it has the same fundamental issues: firm, lifeless, flat feeling, and a high stack with no purpose.

Road To Trail observes that the Adidas Boston 13 has more Light Strike Pro foam than the Boston 12, making it a bit softer, and has a better upper than the Boston 12.

Road To Trail finds the Adidas Boston 13 very, very, very firm and very stiff.

Road To Trail observes that the Adidas Boston 13 is a minor improvement over the Boston 12: a bit lighter, maybe a bit softer, and with a better upper.

Road To Trail speculates that the Adidas Boston 13 may not work for him because he is too light for certain shoes.

Road To Trail finds the Boston 13 quite firm and quite stiff, with not a lot of movement in the midsole.

Road To Trail finds the Boston 13 very, very stable, noting it really does not like to do lateral motion and prefers to stay flat to the ground.

Road To Trail speculates that being 55 kg (too light) is why he does not feel he engages the Boston 13's midsole much.

Road To Trail speculates that if you liked the Boston 12, you will like the Boston 13 as well, as it is just a tiny bit softer and has a better upper.

Road To Trail speculates the Boston 13 might work better for a heavier runner.