This Solar Glide shoe aligns itself with other shoes in the $140 price range that carry modern foam tech in a stylish ensemble. Shoes like that are the Saucony Freedom Iso 2, or the Reebok FloatRide Run.

All of them are ready for longer distance running, but wouldn’t be totally out of place as high priced “athleisure” wear.

The weight at 10.8 ounces is enough to keep the shoe from being classified as lightweight, but not heavy such that you’d avoid taking it to speed workouts.

Paired with a 10mm midsole drop that’s done on a 32mm heel and a 22mm forefoot and you have a deeply comfortable shoe for those with a heavy landing that want a shoe that supports them well and doesn’t bottom out.

Similar cushioned shoes can be found in the Hoka line of running shoes.

Adidas SolarGlide General Info

The adidas Solar Glide enters into the “solar” family of adidas shoes, offering a neutral running shoe with a casual looking upper and a daily training ready outsole.

Similar to to the Solar Glide is the Solar Ultraboost which has a $20 higher price point, additional torsion stability and a better upper.

The Solar Glide ST variant of this shoe is also very similar, but with a $10 price bump for stronger medial support.

There really isn’t a predecessor for this shoe, but I would place this Solar Glide shoe as a branched development off of the UltraBoost shoe.

The Solar Glide takes the sole design, and some of the upper, but saves on price by simplifying the lacing system down to melded overlays on the fabric versus the thicker plastic overlays on the Ultraboost shoes.

The major difference if you run it Solar Glide shoes versus Ultra Boost shoes will be the stability and cushioning, where the Solar Glide shoes will be less soft with more support.

These Solar Glide shoes were pleasant to lace up for the first time, as the flared heel counter made it simple and comfortable to put on the shoes.