Ultraboost 5X Running Shoe [review]!

Happy almost Fall, friends! I can’t believe how quickly time flies. As much as I love summer, once I embrace that Fall is closer, I do get excited for cozy weekends, crisp sunny days, soccer season, football season, and getting outside even more since it’s not as hot.

With my soccer season starting up, I started to get back into some track workouts and running workouts for the season.

For those that know me, they know I’m not much of a “long distance girlie”. I’m more of a sprint and mid-distance girlie while still using the word distance lightly. 

After some treadmill and track runs, I quickly found that I was going to need some actual women’s running shoes if I wanted to train efficiently and honestly with comfort and support.

I did some research and ended up going with the Ultraboost 5X Shoes by adidas and thought I’d give you a review as “what shoes should I buy?” is a one of the top questions I get asked most as a Trainer. Since I’ve been wearing these for a few months now, hopefully my review can help!

First let’s just talk about the COLOR as I happen to be matchy-matchy with my nails too!

I usually go for a neutral shoe all day every day but when I saw this color combo and wanted my “running shoes” to feel special that I wore for a specific goal, I couldn’t pass these up.

The toe of the shoe is spacious enough for all of my toes and doesn’t cause any friction. I like to train 400’s and 200’s on the track, so I strike with the ball of my foot often, and these provide awesome support and bounce for my foot in my sprints.

The heel of the shoe allows for comfortable ankle support and motion whenever I hit any longer distances.

I was worried at first that I wouldn’t love the higher flap behind the ankle but it truly didn’t rub on my skin or hit weirdly in any way.

The PRIMEKNIT upper tongue of the shoe lays smooth on the top of my foot and doesn’t bother me in any way.

The saddle of the shoe, which is the reinforced area around the instep, provides me with good support without being too tight. 

I also went with my true to size 8.5 and feel that they are very true to size!

I recently was at a foot specialist for tendinitis of my left foot and often if any shoe is too narrow or tight, my tendonitis will flare causing pain. These shoes do not flare up my tendonitis which is such a plus for me!

When it comes to the weight of the shoe, this shoe shocked me on how light it is! I even had a client who wanted to try them on and she loved how light they were.

I don’t think you can go wrong with an Ultraboost of any kind from adidas but if you’re looking to hit some sprints or distance, I do think this is a great shoe choice that will last you and support your training!

Next post we’ll be chatting all things “cozy” with my cozy collection top outfit picks so stay tuned on the blog! Did someone say oversized womens hoodies and crewnecks??

Be true to you,

Xo Kasey