text: I love Adidas, just about everything they put their name on.  I think they've got some serious work to do though to get their running shoes up to their standards.  On the plus side: they're sturdy, the sole is thick, and there's a decent amount of padding.  Overall they're a decent shoe.  But that's the problem: they're just decent, and Adidas shoes should be the best.  On the minus side, the biggest challenge I have with these is ergonomics.  There is some form to these, but it's not enough, especially in key places.  As a result the high pressure areas of the sole don't have enough support and the places that don't need much get more than they need...it's like an even level across the board.  For ex. the sole is thick, but it feels like a uniform thickness in all areas.  Side support is the same, and it mirrors the lack of form to the lateral shape of the sole.  No matter how tight I tie these, I continuously tempt callouses on both my toes and front pad because there's not enough form-fit support to provide the right amount of traction between foot and sole.  That should never happen.  This shoe runs fit-wise about 1/2 size larger than it should also (I fit 9.5 US and these run about 1/2cm too long).  Width feels fine though, and I have wide feet.  The last issue I have is with moisture: the outside material is porous, which would be fine if the insides provided breathe-ability, but they don't.  As a result, 10' of running through grass with moisture soaks through running socks, and there's no air circulation to boot.  Overall it's a decent shoe, but just decent.