adidas has a fire lit under it. As it continues to dominate fields like football ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament, the German sportswear juggernaut has carefully considered less-visible disciplines to continue carrying out its founder’s vision: developing the most advanced equipment for athletes.
The brand’s latest effort has landed on the world of HYROX with the introduction of the Adizero Dropset Elite, a silhouette the company is touting as its first-ever “truly hybrid fitness shoe.”
Cross-training footwear isn’t new, but historically, offerings have done one thing better than the other, leaving wearers with the sensation that they’re missing out on some performance benefit. The Three Stripes’ latest design aims to solve for this, blending two different technologies that’ve proved themselves in their respective fields.
