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ADIZERO RC 5

Speed TrainerRelease date 2023-06-01JP

ADIZERO RC 5 is a low-profile speed trainer built for speedwork, tempo runs and race day. LIGHTSTRIKE cushioning pairs with resin TORSIONRODS that add stiffness and improve force transfer. A textile upper and rubber outsole suit intervals, track sessions and short road races. Its RC 6 successor later reduced weight by about 26%.

Intended uses:
Intervals, Tempo, Race

Specs

Weight
200g
Of 908 known values: 62 lower, 11 equal, 835 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
lighterLower 8%, including ties / average -68g
Drop
10mm
Of 914 known values: 752 lower, 118 equal, 44 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
higherUpper 17.7%, including ties / average +3.2mm
Stack (heel/forefoot)
27 / 17mm
Of 759 known values: 83 lower, 6 equal, 670 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
lowerLower 11.7%, including ties / average -7.4mm
Carbon plate
No
83% of 840 known models have no carbon plates
Midsole
LIGHTSTRIKE
Outsole
Rubber
Reference price
$100
US price
Weight measurement and plate details
Weight note
The exact adidas Brazil HQ3680 product details state 200 g for one shoe in size 40.
Plate note
The official adidas Japan RC 5 block identifies resin bars for rebound and stability, while the exact US and Brazil pages name the structure TORSIONRODS. Because the official material is explicitly resin, the model is classified as not carbon-plated.

Prices and release dates by market

2 markets are registered. Values are shown as published for each market: no currency conversion and no guessed days or months. Reference prices are not current shop prices.

Reference prices and release dates by market
MarketReference priceRelease
United StatesUS
$100Shown aboveBefore tax
Not registered
JapanJP
¥11,000Tax incl.
2023-06-01Shown aboveGeneral release

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Weight x stack height

registered average: 266g / 34.4mm (744 shoes)

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Spec distributions

This shoeregistered average

Weight

This shoe 200gregistered average 268g (908 shoes)

96g375g

Drop

This shoe 10mmregistered average 6.8mm (914 shoes)

0mm13.8mm

Stack height

This shoe 27mmregistered average 34.4mm (759 shoes)

6mm58mm

Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.