Tempo

adidas Adizero Boston 13

adidas' fast daily trainer: rods and Lightstrike Pro for tempo work, with enough shoe left over for the long run.

The Boston is the shoe adidas points you at for the fast half of your week. Lightstrike Pro sits over firmer Lightstrike, ENERGYRODS run through the midsole, and the 6 mm drop on a 36 mm heel gives you a low, quick platform rather than a soft one.

It suits a runner who wants one shoe for tempo days, progression runs and the long run at the end of the week, and who would rather feel the road than float over it.

It is not a recovery shoe. At around 260 g with a firm forefoot it asks for a bit of pace before it feels right, and it is the wrong thing to put on tired legs the morning after a hard session.