adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4 vs Nike Vaporfly 4

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Adizero Adios Pro 4 compared with Vaporfly 4

	adidasAdizero Adios Pro 4	NikeVaporfly 4
Overview
Released
Released	January 2025	March 2025
Fit and feel
Made for
Made for	Racing	Racing
Weight
Weight	200 g	190 g (better)
Heel height
Heel height	39 mm	34.1 mm
Forefoot height
Forefoot height	33 mm	25.5 mm
Drop
Drop	6 mm	6 mm
Carbon plate
Carbon plate	Yes	Yes
Midsole foam
Midsole foam	Full-length LIGHTSTRIKE PRO; forefoot rocker point at 60% of the shoe's length	Full-length ZoomX foam midsole, with foam removed where it isn't needed to save weight
Plate
Plate	ENERGYRODS 2.0, carbon-fibre-infused rods	Full-length, curved carbon-fibre Flyplate at a higher angle than the Vaporfly 3
Upper
Upper	LIGHTLOCK one-way stretch woven mesh with internal locking bands; textile lining	Engineered mesh; smaller heel and tongue; centred lace system with slightly elastic laces
Outsole
Outsole	LIGHTTRAXION with Continental rubber at the toe	Thinner blown rubber outsole than the Vaporfly 3
Fit
Fit	Regular fit, true to size (adidas)	–
Use
Best for
Best for	Marathon racing	Racing from 5K and 10K to the marathon
Measured figures
Measured figures	adidas gives 200 g for a men's UK 8.5. Running Warehouse, men's US 9: 201 g, 39 mm heel, 33 mm forefoot, 6 mm offset. RunRepeat lab: 200 g, 36.6 mm heel, 28.5 mm forefoot, 8.1 mm drop	RunRepeat lab: 166 g, 34.1 mm heel, 25.5 mm forefoot, 8.6 mm drop
Design
Colourways
Colourways	Cloud White/Lucid Orange/Lucid Red, Core Black/Iron Metallic/Carbon, Lucid Lemon/Core Black/Halo Silver and others	Spruce Aura/Grey Fog/Ice Peach/Dark Obsidian, Barely Green/Volt Tint/Sapphire/Black Spruce and others