Williams is the primary to collaborate with the model on the Adizero Adios Professional Evo 1, a carbon plate operating shoe that stands because the model’s most modern and high-tech sneaker. It’s being laced up by loads of Adidas athletes on the video games this yr, however it’s additionally a preferred sneaker for hobbyists and people coaching for his or her first marathon. The shoe’s common attain is a part of what drew Williams so as to add his contact to it. “My mission is to encourage well-being, and this sneaker permits me to do this,” he mentioned. “I’m continually impressed by the world and humanity round me, and that comes by way of within the colorway.”
One would possibly count on a pair of Pharrell-designed runners to be a bit of extra bombastic, however he saved it easy and considerate when it got here time to design the colorway. Honing in on the worldwide nature of the occasion (the colorway is actually dubbed ‘Earth’ by Williams and the stripes), Williams attracts consideration to the multicolored stripes–inexperienced, blue, and black–adorning the shoe’s easy white higher and sole. “[It’s] shades pulled from our planet; land, ocean, and sky,” he defined.
Past the particular colorway commemorating the occasion, the shoe boasts all of the state-of-the-art innovation you’d count on from a carbon plate operating shoe. The plate itself (a preferred innovation in long-distance trainers nowadays that gives an explosive stride with out compromising stability) is encased in a sole produced from the model’s particular Lightstrike Foam, offering a sturdy cushion and clean stride transition from heel to toe. It is available in at an ultra-light 138 grams, taking away any pointless bulk or weight–essential while you’re clocking 26.2 miles at a time.
For these trying to lace up a pair of the Adidas Adizero Adios Professional Evo 1’s black and white basic launch colorway, the shoe is at present out there on the Adidas web site for $500. Launch particulars for the Pharrell Williams ‘Earth’ colorway stay forthcoming.