adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4 vs Nike Zoom Fly 6

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Adizero Adios Pro 4 compared with Zoom Fly 6

	adidasAdizero Adios Pro 4	NikeZoom Fly 6
Overview
Released
Released	January 2025	November 2024
Fit and feel
Made for
Made for	Racing	Racing
Weight
Weight	200 g (better)	265 g
Heel height
Heel height	39 mm	39.7 mm
Forefoot height
Forefoot height	33 mm	30.1 mm
Drop
Drop	6 mm	8 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	ZoomX foam above a layer of SR-02 foam, with the plate between them
Plate
Plate	ENERGYRODS 2.0, carbon-fibre-infused rods	Full-length carbon-fibre Flyplate
Upper
Upper	LIGHTLOCK one-way stretch woven mesh with internal locking bands; textile lining	Two-layer woven mesh with a soft, sock-like liner; synthetic leather; reflective details
Outsole
Outsole	LIGHTTRAXION with Continental rubber at the toe	Thin web of lightweight, grippy rubber
Fit
Fit	Regular fit, true to size (adidas)	–
Use
Best for
Best for	Marathon racing	Tempo runs, long workouts and racing
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: 248 g, 39.7 mm heel, 30.1 mm forefoot, 9.6 mm drop
Design
Colourways
Colourways	Cloud White/Lucid Orange/Lucid Red, Core Black/Iron Metallic/Carbon, Lucid Lemon/Core Black/Halo Silver and others	Black/Light Smoke Grey/White, Pure Platinum/Grey Fog/Ice Peach/Dark Obsidian, White/Smoke Grey/Metallic Silver/Black and others