Adidas traces its running roots to Adi Dassler's early performance footwear, before the brand was officially founded in Germany in 1949. Since then, it has grown into one of the most influential names in running shoes, with a well-organized current lineup and few notable misses among its recent models. The brand covers everything from daily trainers to race-day shoes, plus versatile models that have redefined those categories. More recently, the Three Stripes have become synonymous with innovation, especially in midsole compounds through the use of lightweight, energetic TPEE-based foams like Lightstrike Pro.