How The adidas Ultraboost 5X Helped Matt Johnson Finish Running Across Texas

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850 miles.

There’s no way to slice it – that’s far.

And that’s how far Matt Johnson ran last month in a record time of only 17 days when he embarked on his biggest mission ever – Run Across Texas. But Matt didn’t run alone – he ran to raise money for veterans.

A friend joined Matt on his journey and recommended the adidas Ultraboost 5X when he saw how much pain he was in from logging almost two marathons a day on his feet. Luck would have it that Matt would have a chance to get a pair along his route at a Dick’s Sporting Goods in Bee Cave, TX.

Instantly, Matt felt the relief under his feet thanks to a full length LightBoost V2 midsole that absorbed impact and returned more energy than any Ultraboost to date.

Coincidentally, the day Matt got the Ultraboost 5X was the hottest day of the entire run – 100 degrees of Texas heat. The breathability couldn’t have come at a better time.

From the day that Matt got the Ultraboost, they immediately found themselves in rotation and were the shoe of choice for Matt as he completed each evening en route to Galveston.