Adizero Boston 12
Adizero Boston 12 is a light, cushioned speed trainer that brings a race-day feel to tempo and fast training runs. Full-length glass-fiber ENERGYRODS 2.0 support a smooth heel-to-toe transition, while layered LIGHTSTRIKE PRO and durable LIGHTSTRIKE 2.0 balance response with training mileage. Engineered mesh targets midfoot lockdown and forefoot flexibility, and CONTINENTAL rubber adds grip for longer road sessions.
- Intended uses:
- Tempo, Long run
Specs
Among 865 listed shoes, this is a high-stack Speed Trainer
- Weight
- 260g
- Of 811 known values: 298 lower, 17 equal, 496 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard37.8th percentile (tie midpoint) / average -7g
- Drop
- 7mm
- Of 815 known values: 385 lower, 23 equal, 407 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard48.7th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +0.2mm
- Stack height (heel/forefoot)
- 38 / 31mm
- Of 694 known values: 460 lower, 39 equal, 195 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- higherUpper 33.7%, including ties / average +3.3mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 786 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- LIGHTSTRIKE PRO / LIGHTSTRIKE 2.0
- Outsole
- CONTINENTAL RUBBER
- Reference price
- $160
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- 260g in UK 8.5 from adidas official Oman product page ID4236.
- Plate note
- Official adidas Japan press release states full-length glass-fiber ENERGYRODS 2.0; carbon plate not stated.
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for adidas Adizero Boston 11.
In the registered data, weight is 10g lighter at 260g, drop is 1.5mm lower at 7mm, and heel stack is 1.5mm lower at 38mm.
These are differences between registered values, not a controlled comparison at the same size and measurement conditions. See the notes below the specs for weight conditions.
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Comparison: All data (865 shoes)
Position map
Weight x stack height
registered average: 265g / 34.7mm (686 shoes)
The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.
Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 260g·registered average 267g (811 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 7mm·registered average 6.8mm (815 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 38mm·registered average 34.7mm (694 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.