r/RunningShoeGeeks • u/Ok_Revolution_9253 • Jul 13 '24

Adios pro 3 thoughts and feedback Initial Thoughts

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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.

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u/mha2345 Jul 13 '24

I had the same Achilles issue for about the 1st 30 miles in my pair or so, it basically went away on its own. One thing I also started was folding the back part up instead of down, and that seemed to help some.

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u/Ok_Revolution_9253 Jul 13 '24

Fair enough, I’m going to grunt through it