adidas UltraBoost Mid 'Light Granite'
Colorway: Light Granite/Light Granite/Silver Metallic · Style code: EE3732 · Release date: December 6, 2018 · Price: $146 · Availability: Available now
The Mid is defined by its collar, pulled up past the ankle so the knit closes around the leg like a sock, a change aimed at long-distance running where a sealed opening keeps debris out. This version uses Light Granite across the Primeknit and mesh, a pale warm grey, and then finishes the external heel counter in iridescent colour that shifts as the viewing angle changes.
Underfoot the shoe runs Boost cushioning over the adidas Torsion system, a bar that lets the forefoot and rearfoot twist independently rather than forcing the sole to move as one piece. It arrived December 6, 2018 at $200, twenty dollars above the low-cut UltraBoost of that year, which is what the extra collar material and the heel treatment added. Mid-cut running shoes are unusual, and the extended collar gives this pair a profile nothing else in the range shares.