Brooks Running Shoes Review

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful.
Terrific for forefoot strikers with neutral gaits
By Blueberry
I started jogging a few months ago, so I went to a local sporting goods store and randomly tried on different shoes until I found something comfortable. Big mistake. It turns out that I bought a "stability" shoe that has extra support to prevent pronators from pronating too much. In effect, the shoe was forcing me to distribute my weight more towards the outside of my feet. I began to develop knee pain.Luckily, I wandered into a running store where the owner was highly knowledgeable. The store had a treadmill equipped with a video camera. I ran on the treadmill for a few minutes, and then he analyzed my gait from the video footage. It turns out that I am not a pronator. I have a neutral gait, and I land on my forefeet.Once I tried on these shoes, it felt like heaven! The store owner told me that these shoes are ideal for forefoot landers who have neutral gaits. The forefoot area of the sole feels like it's slightly rounded, so when I land, it's almost effortless for me to roll forward and push off. I've found that my pace has improved. I'm not really sure what to attribute it to: the shoes or the physical therapy that subsequently strengthened my knees! However, these shoes certainly helped. I'm a firm believer and highly recommend these shoes if you happen to be a forefoot lander with a neutral gait.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
My Favorite shoes!
By pirate heather
I buy Brooks because I have wider feet, narrower heels. I am a neutral foot with HIGH arches. These shoes feel great! They look good and are really comfy! My exercise routine is cross training and walking. These are my third pair and I won't buy anything else! Super shoes! Not overly cushioned but still good for what i do daily.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful.
Comfortable & lots of room for my foot to move
By c_sage77
I've been running in this shoe for about a month now and I'm very happy with it. I had worn New Balance up to this point but I wasn't happy with the newest NB models and I found the seams were weak around the toe box which caused the mesh to rip quite easily. I tried on about 6 pairs of running shoes before deciding on the Ghost5; I had never owned a pair of Brooks; when I buy running shoes I don't look at the name at all, I go with how they feel. There is a lot of room for my foot and my toes do not feel bunched up or constricted at all. I have a bit of a hard foot landing when I run but I find it is better with this shoe. I have plantar fasciitis as well and I find that I have less pain when I wear this shoe and I don't always use my arch support with it. One downside is that when I do use my arch support I find the shoe not large enough to comfortably accomodate an orthotic insert whereas my NB were very comfortable with the orthotic insert. However they were also 3 years old so possibly more stretched out as well. I haven't ran outside with my Ghost5's yet and have only used them on the treadmill so I don't know if there is any difference there but so far I am very happy with them.