adidas Ultraboost

Overview

The Ultraboost is a maximalist road running shoe family utilising Boost, COLD.RDY and Continental WinterGrip tech from adidas. This is the original product in the family.

It uses breathable construction and orthotic friendly design, and went on sale in 2015. Its support type is designated as neutral, meaning that it's designed for runners with neutral pronation. The latest model in the family is the adidas Ultraboost 22.

Based on our monitoring of prices across the internet, it's currently in the most expensive 30% of running shoes today.

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priceBand	Price band
similarity	Similarity	Very similar
released	Released Feb 2015	Feb 2018			Apr 2023	Dec 2023
expertReviewScore	Expert Review Score ‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌ 78%	‌ ‌	‌ ‌ 85%
productAthletes	Pro athlete users ‌ +9
Weight	Weight M: 303 g W: 266 g	M: 184 g W: 159 g	M: 312 g W: 278 g	M: 346 g W: 295 g	M: 286 g W: 224 g	M: 303 g W: 261 g
Forefoot	Forefoot 12 mm	14 mm	M: 21 mm W: 20 mm	M: 24 mm W: 23 mm	29 mm	34 mm
Heel to toe drop	Heel to toe drop 10 mm	8 mm	12 mm	10 mm	10 mm	8 mm
Heel	Heel 22 mm	22 mm	M: 33 mm W: 32 mm	M: 34 mm W: 33 mm	39 mm	42 mm
Brand	Brand adidas	Nike	PUMA	adidas	PUMA	ASICS
Strike Type	Strike Type Heel strike	Fore/Midfoot strike Heel strike	Heel strike	Fore/Midfoot strike Heel strike	Fore/Midfoot strike Heel strike	Fore/Midfoot strike Heel strike
Shoe Type	Shoe Type	Breathable Lightweight	Maximalist	Comfortable Maximalist	Comfortable Maximalist	Breathable Comfortable Maximalist
Breathable	Breathable
Orthotic friendly	Orthotic friendly
Adidas	Adidas
Removable insole	Removable insole
Rocker	Rocker
Techs	Techs adidas Boost adidas Ultraboost	Nike Flyknit		4D adidas 4D	PUMA NITRO	ASICS Gel OrthoLite
Environmental Characteristics	Environmental Characteristics			Sustainable
Common characteristics RoadDaily runningNeutralNeutral pronationHigh arch

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adidas Ultraboost characteristics and specifications

Characteristics
Sports	Running (+1943)
Terrain	Road (+1316)
Usages	Daily running (+1122)
Brand	adidas (+280)
Support Type	Neutral (+1523)
Pronation Type	Neutral pronation (+1503)
Strike Type	Heel strike (+1155)
Arch Type	High arch (+1450)
Fit	Medium toe box (+843)
Features	Breathable (+964)Orthotic friendly (+322)
Materials	Knit (+198)
Techs	adidas Boost (+15)adidas Ultraboost (+38)
Colorways	Black, Blue / Red / White, Core Black / Core Black / Core Black, Grey, Hi Res Blue, Legend Ink, Pink / White, Szary, White, White / Orange