Puma Deviate Pure | Adidas Evo SL | Best shoe 2026 ? 🔥

🚨 ARE CARBON PLATES DEAD?! 🚨 Welcome back to Adam VS Earth! As the training miles pile up on the Road to a Sub 20 5K, finding the perfect daily shoe rotation is critical. Right now, plateless "super trainers" are completely taking over the running scene—but which one is actually worth your money? In this highly anticipated showdown, we are putting two of the biggest running shoes of the year head-to-head: the massively hyped adidas Adizero Evo SL vs. the brand-new challenger, the Puma Deviate Pure Nitro. WATCH BEFORE YOU BUY! We dive deep into the upper fit—comparing adidas's ultra-breathable jacquard mesh against Puma's snug engineered mesh and plush lockdown. Underfoot, it's an all-out battle of the superfoams. We test how the aggressive, bouncy roll of 100% Lightstrike Pro (featuring that Evo 1-inspired geometry) holds up against the shockingly soft, flexible energy return of Puma's 100% PEBA Nitrofoam. Plus, we pit Continental™ rubber against PUMAGRIP to see which outsole truly survives the gritty, unpredictable UK tarmac around Orrell with Chester leading the pace. The winner of this £130 battle completely surprised me, and the result might change your shoe rotation this year. Watch to the end to find out which shoe officially takes the crown for fast tempo sessions! 👇 DROP A COMMENT: Are you Team Lightstrike Pro or Team Nitrofoam? Help the algorithm push this out by hitting that LIKE button, SUBSCRIBING, and following the journey back to sub-20! Specs Comparison 👟 adidas Adizero Evo SL: 100% Lightstrike Pro foam | 39mm heel / 32mm forefoot (7mm drop) | Ultra-breathable jacquard mesh upper | Continental™ Rubber outsole | Weight: ~224g | Price: £130 🔥 Puma Deviate Pure Nitro: 100% PEBA NITROFOAM™ (Plateless) | 38mm heel / 30mm forefoot (8mm drop) | Engineered mesh with a padded, gusseted tongue | PUMAGRIP Rubber outsole | Weight: ~220g (UK 8) | Price: £130 #AdamVSEarth #Sub205K #BestRunningShoes #EvoSL #PumaDeviatePure #SuperTrainer #adidasRunning #PumaRunning #ShoeReview #RunningCommunity #UKRunning #DailyTrainer #5KTraining #RunningGear