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Value for money: Good
- Lightness260 g
- +20.4 pts
- Cushioning34.5 mm
- +16.0 pts
- Foam
- 27.8 pts
adidas Adizero Boston 12
Pink
Shoe profile
Measurements
- Weight
- 260 g
- Reference size not stated by the source
- AverageLighter than 50% of them
- Drop
- 7 mm
- HighHigher than 59% of them
- Heel stack
- 38 mm
- AverageTypical
- Forefoot stack
- 31 mm
- AverageHigher than 55% of them
Construction
- Midsole foam
- LIGHTSTRIKE PRO + LIGHTSTRIKE 2.0 EVA
- Plate
- Fibreglass
- Support
- Neutral
- Upper
- textile
- Outsole
- CONTINENTAL RUBBER
Who and what for
- Use
- Tempo runs
- Category
- Tempo & uptempo shoes
- Versions
- Unisex
What’s new since the adidas Adizero Boston 11
Same line, new version: here’s what moved, from the published values. Weights are only compared in the same size.
Weight
- Adizero Boston 12 (2023) · This version
- 260 g
- Adizero Boston 11 (2022)
- 270 g
- Change
- Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given
Drop
- Adizero Boston 12 (2023) · This version
- 7 mm
- Adizero Boston 11 (2022)
- 8.5 mm
- Change
- −1.5 mm
Heel stack
- Adizero Boston 12 (2023) · This version
- 38 mm
- Adizero Boston 11 (2022)
- 39.5 mm
- Change
- −1.5 mm
Forefoot stack
- Adizero Boston 12 (2023) · This version
- 31 mm
- Adizero Boston 11 (2022)
- 31 mm
- Change
- Unchanged
Midsole foam
- Adizero Boston 12 (2023) · This version
- LIGHTSTRIKE PRO + LIGHTSTRIKE 2.0 EVA
- Adizero Boston 11 (2022)
- LIGHTSTRIKE PRO / LIGHTSTRIKE EVA
- Change
- New
Catalogue price
- Adizero Boston 12 (2023) · This version
- USD 160
- Adizero Boston 11 (2022)
- USD 160
- Change
- Unchanged
| Criterion | Adizero Boston 12 (2023)This version | Adizero Boston 11 (2022) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 260 g | 270 g | Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given |
| Drop | 7 mm | 8.5 mm | −1.5 mm |
| Heel stack | 38 mm | 39.5 mm | −1.5 mm |
| Forefoot stack | 31 mm | 31 mm | Unchanged |
| Midsole foam | LIGHTSTRIKE PRO + LIGHTSTRIKE 2.0 EVA | LIGHTSTRIKE PRO / LIGHTSTRIKE EVA | New |
| Catalogue price | USD 160 | USD 160 | Unchanged |
Model history
2025
2023 This version
2022
adidas
Adizero Boston 11
- Weight 270 g
- Drop 8.5 mm
2021
adidas
Adizero Boston 10
- Weight 295 g
- Drop 8.5 mm
adidas
Adizero Boston 9
- Drop 9.5 mm
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