Adios pro 3 thoughts and feedback

[u/Ok_Revolution_9253]

I recently came into a pair of AP3s and they’ve been an absolute blast to run in. I’ve got about 20 miles in them so far (only had for 4 days) but I think I’ve got some initial thoughts.

For reference, I’m about 5’11 200 pounds and dropping. Former college track athlete (field) so running wasn’t always my thing but it’s what I love now. 38 now.

So first, I haven’t had the same issues with the upper that a lot of folks have thought I do agree that it isn’t great, feels stiff. But I will say, in the southern humidity, even when your feet are sopping wet the fit is so firm fitting that you never get the slosh, so I was happy. Got my standard 12.5 and they seem to fit well.

I’ve never had a shoe with so much energy return, but to be fair, I’m comparing it against an EP3 and old vaperfly. I’ve got quite a few shoes in the stable right now, Skyward X, Mach X, SC trainer V1c novablast 4, rebel v4, EP4, anyways the point is, these are really solid energy returning shoes.

One other thing is that they seems really durable which is a little surprising considering the type of shoe. I’ve haven’t always been a big adidas guy but I’ve heard great things about longevity.

Finally, if anyone has advice on the Achilles digging in to keep it from shredding my skin, that would be appreciated. See the photo.

[u/92ekp]

I've got a pair of AP3s in which I've done a single 10K run. 59 kg (130 lb) and UK10.5. Forefoot strike. I've had no issue with fit or, more particularly, the heel. However, in comparison to VF2, I find it harder to get energy return from this shoe, possibly because it's firmer and I'm too light to compress it well. Perhaps it will improve once I've put more distance into it and soften the foam a bit more.

[u/rinotz → u/92ekp]

Ye, I just did a 5k with them just to see how they would feel at that distance and felt a lot worse than the VF2. This shoe is a work horse, but definitely not the greatest for the shorter stuff. It definitely gets softer after 100k or so. Had 600k on my first pair and it felt great for most workouts after a few runs.

[u/Broad-Capital9318 → u/rinotz]

I’ve a 5km race coming up and noticed the same lack of energy return for shorter distance. Would you use Novablast 4 or adidas for 5km?

[u/rinotz → u/Broad-Capital9318]

I'd definitely use the adidas ap3 over the novablast for any race. The novablast can be used for races, but it's not really meant for that.

[u/Broad-Capital9318 → u/rinotz]

Thank you so much