Adidas Showdown: Adizero SL vs Takumi Sen

For years, Adidas was lagging in the daily trainer game. Nike had the vaunted Pegasus. Brooks the Ghost. Saucony the Ride. And for a long time, Adidas only had the Solarglide and lifestyle-oriented Ultraboost to answer. But in the racing and speed day department? Adidas was crushing it with the Boston (until the infamous iteration 11) and Adizero series—the Adios, Pro and Takumi Sen. So how does Adidas’ latest crack at a speedy daily trainer match up to its fastest training option, the Takumi Sen? Let’s get into it. 0:18 - Overview 1:12 - Upper Comparison 1:55 - Outsole Comparison 2:21 - Looks 3:40 - Ride 5:34 - Final Thoughts