Brooks Running Shoes Review

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
size up
By Ad-Roc
i size up a while size in this shoe.i've fortunately only had a wonderful experience running in this shoe. i love this brand and shoe model and have pretty much been running exclusively in the brooks cascadia since its inception. i feel bad that the other reviewer had such a terrible experience because it's a shame that he/she won't be wearing this shoe anymore. i can say only good things about this shoe. i have horrible, end stage arthritis in my right knee, and these provide me with the cushioning and control my body needs to stay on the trails. i've been running for 20 years and have worn all other shoe brands, and i'm still in love with the cascadia. its transition is extremely smooth, and they feel like slippers on my feet. i have hypersensitive feet, and i hate being able ti feel rocks under my feet, but with this shoe, i eat up the trails. i feel pretty invincible in these. the laces are the perfect length, and the shoe is extremely sturdy and can be used for longer than most other shoes, especially if you purchase some insoles when they start getting older. superfeet make decent insoles.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Fell Apart on First Run
By another attorney
I bought these shoes for a trip to Southern Utah where I planned to do a lot of trail running and hiking. Five miles into my first trail run I felt my right shoe loosening and when I bent to adjust the laces I realized that one of the four "loop" eyelets had broken. I relaced the shoe to skip the broken eyelet and continued. A few miles later, a second eyelet broke. The shoes have a set of eyelets formed by loops that are glued, not sewn, into place, and those are the ones that broke - maybe I got a lemon shoe, but that's just poor contruction for shoes meant for rough terrain. I'm now in the process of trying to get a refund. I would not recommend these shoes to anyone who plans to run steep trails.

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Won't hit the trails without them
By Valerie Ram Rattan
I recently got into trail running however my ankles naturally indent (pronate). A local REI specialist recommended these shoes to me as they help with pronation (also I used to play soccer internationally so my inner ankles and knees get sore from cutting/changes direction quickly). I LOVE THESE SHOES! They felt good the moment I put them on with the laces being a little off to the side and the extra cush in them. I have gone on a 5 miles trail run the other day and love them. I won't use anything else now.Oh btw, I was wearing crappy thin ankles socks with them and I did not get any blisters either. Score!