Question:Anyone ever own a pair of Brooks Running Shoes? and if so,
what did you think?
Answer:
I have worn a couple pairs of the Brooks Adrenaline and loved that shoe. I
also own a pair of the Cheetahs which I don't wair that often, maybe just for a
speedwork or a road race or something, but I like them too. I don't really
worry myself with things like cushioning, stability, motion-control, etc. when
buying shoes so I can't go into those kinds of details. I just try something
on and take it for a test run, if it feels good (which the Brooks did) I'll buy
it. Also I don't know if Brooks is still doing this, but their policy had been
for any of their shoes, you could try them for 30-days and if you didn't like
them for any reason you could bring them back.
I love the Cheetahs... lightweight, great cushioning, but I do wish
they'd change that florescent yellow/green color! Like 'em so much I
got a pair of Brooks Radius SC, described also as lightweight cushioned
trainers, but they are stiffer and heavier than the Cheetahs; ok, but
not nearly as nice as the Cheetahs.
I'm an underpronator and had pretty good luck with a couple of pairs of Brooks
Radius (the old ones, not the SC). Found out about them on this website.
The only problem was that they got too damn popular and I couldn't get them in
my size any more. One guy at Chicks said that everyone who tried them on,
bought them. Switched to Adidas, which have been great (except I want to
scream at them for dropping the Equipment Light).
Wouldn't worry about the quality of the shoes, and its not an a--h--- company
like Nike.
BTW Ben, Hi neighbor. I'm in Laguna Niguel. I did have a track workout at
Saddleback College today, and there wasn't much wind after work. And I'll bet
that Sam and David are going to feel real sorry for us beach boys talking about
the bad weather (69 and windy).
Ever since I went down to Marathon Sports (Cambridge, MA) and had them
recommend Brooks Adrenalins for me, I've been wearing them ever since and am
now on my 4th pair. I'm very happy with them. No blister problems like I had
with the Sacony Jazz. I've run two marathons in the Brooks, and my old (46 yr
old) knees and ankles are still functional.
i have been a saucony person for a long time and never have problems
with them. In fact those are my serious training shoes. For my
non-serious shorter runs, I basically try to find what good shoes
are on sale. Saucony never seems to be on sale around here. I
usually see the "big" shoe sales (Nike, Reebok, etc). But as far as
running shoes i usually see a few Asics, a few New Balance, a few
Brooks, and once in awhile a pair of Saucony shoes.
of course i'm also limited by my flat feet (which may be why I like
the Saucony ..i don't remember which one I have..I think it's
Grid Jazz II)
the one Brooks pair i was thinking about was Men's Approach..weird
shoe. it is a woman's running shoe but it was in the men's dept with
the size listed correctly for a men's fitting. My guess that it's a
woman's running shoe was that on the bar code it said "Woman's Running"
and it had two quotes on the box:
I tried Brooks Beast for the first time. They seemed to break down
faster than the Nikes I've bought in the past. Just when they started
to feel comfortable, I notice the heel is shearing off!
Not my experience. I wear size 15 Beasts, and as a 195-pound runner
with poor form, I'm especially hard on them. They have been extremely
durable for me--moreso than the New Balance and Asics shoes I've had
in the past. I can never get Nikes to fit over my feet properly.
I was a dedicated Asics user, the 123s and 125s, but just did not like the way
the 126s felt. I use orthotics for p.f. and they seemed to slip off my heel.
The Asics 2020s felt good walking around the store but the Brooks Radius SC
felt much better running around the block. Had them for several months,
running well in them, and hoping they don't "improve" out of existence them in
the near future.
One more plug for Brooks. I'm a bit heavier runner, size 12s and wear
orthodics due to shorter left leg and slighly bowed right leg. I
believe a knee problem several years ago also creates a significant
right foot pronation. Saucony are good shoes, but I continued to
fight with a right knee problem while in them. With the Brooks Beast,
I'm careful about not over-running, keep the heal built-up (I'm a real
heal striker and wear down the outer right side of the rt. shoe
quickly), etc., but feel Brooks have been better shoes for me.
Brooks are the best. They are the only running shoe I will wear, and am
going on my fifth pair.
I have a pair of Beasts in regular width that never felt right and a pair of Addictions in
wide width I ran the Chicago marathon in and love.
I have some Brooks "Rush" in the closet I picked up a few months ago off
the clearance table. They felt like shoes that had the right amount of
cushioning and stability for me. Being only 132 lbs, I usually want more
light-to-midweight cushioning than I do stability/motion control. But I
never see the Rush discussed anywhere, always the Beast or Radius
instead. Did the Rush ever amount to anything? Anybody ever used them or
anybody familiar with the runner-profile they were designed for?
Love Brooks shoes! Have been running in them since '79 including Vantage,
Hugger GT, and Chariot. I prefer motion control shoes w/ good tread for
off-road running. Am now on my 4th pair of Beasts--they're best model I've
ever trained in. You won't find them in most malls ... shop real running
stores or check mail order catalogs.
