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4.5
Got these a few months ago, and I waited to do my review until I had worn them for awhile. These shoes are nothing short of magic. Prior to this pair, I had an older pair of Adidas Cloudfoams I was using for training, and while they were comfortable, I didn't think they were ideal. I happen to stumble upon these beauties while searching for my next pair of training shoes. I balked at the price at first, but I did some research and saw that it was lower than the going price for other Ultraboosts.After a glowing recommendation from my friend (and nice pictures and reviews on Amazon), I took the dive and bought them. Here's a few things that stood out to me:1) There tongue of the shoe is solid and the shoe is all one piece. I didn't bother me, as I found they fit true to size and slipped on fairly comfortably. During my workouts, I was surprised to find that the engineering of the shoe allowed for more stabilization, and I was able to perform better in functional training.2) The back of the shoe has a solid piece that also aids in stabilization. My balance seems improved when I wear these versus the cloudfoams.3) The comfort level is not even comparable. I'm a size 9, ordered a 9, and the shoe fit like a glove. I have had zero foot pain since wearing these. I could literally walk for hours upon hours and not feel it. I've never had that happen with previous trainers.4) There are some neat details on this shoe, since it's a Game of Thrones tie-in. I got the Lannister one, and there is a house crest on the inside of tongue of the shoe that is surprisingly nice. There is also a tag on the back that says "Hear me roar", the House motto. It makes me feel kind of powerful when working out (though it serves no other function than that lol).Overall, I am sold on ultraboosts for a very, very long time because of this shoe. The construction, comfort, and stabilizing elements of it cannot be beat, and, they've held up really well over the last few months of me putting them to work. There was some fraying of the uppers, but that was my fault (I tried to wipe off some milk that I had spilled on them and rubbed too hard). I think that would be my only complaint, though: that the uppers are kind of delicate and prone to fraying if agitated too much. But with proper care, I think that's avoidable. In any case, all the positives of these shoes outweigh that minimal issue.
