Brooks Running Shoes Review

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful.
A serious shoe!
By G. Hatton
I suffer from bad knees, at least i thought i did until these shoes. My problem i was running around in a pair of Adidas Climacool and they had nowhere near the support i need, so i did the research and decided on these, i have the crimson ones and they are excellent, put about 20 miles on them so far, been out 4 times with them and i have no more knee pain. i'm a big guy 220lbs 6,2, I'm losing weight fast and these are perfect for my weight and knees, they will only get better, even when I'm at my goal weight of 180lbs. Great shoe with amazing spring and support.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful.
In a word AMAZING
By Dennis
I am a larger guy 6'4" around 280. I have been trying to get back into shape and I use to love running. However now that I have gotten a little older it wasn't so easy. I quickly started to suffer from pain below the knee "Jumpers Knee" and also would get a pretty good case of shin splints every now and then. I was doing everything before and after the run I could to try and prevent it but nothing helped. Then I started to research shoes for larger runners and found these. They have changed my life. I have put around 30 miles on them so far and haven't looked back since. I use to suffer after only a couple miles, I ran a 10K the other day and though I was sore afterwords it felt closer to the soreness I remember feeling as a kid after a long run, my muscles were simply tired. I would highly recommend these to anyone looking to save the knees and enjoy running again.

11 of 15 people found the following review helpful.
Not one complaint.
By Wadd
I am a beginner to intermediate runner. I've been having pains in my left shin. My shoes were quite old and probably had in excess of 500 miles on them. So I decided to try to up the bar a bit and invest in a much nicer pair of running shoes than my old pair.I went to runnersworld.com and checked out their shoe advisor. This was the first pair of shoes recommended. The description fit me pretty well. Amazon had a decent price, so I gave them a shot.I ordered my exact size that I use for every other shoe/boot/sandal that I've purchased since I was 16. I've read and been told sometimes it's good to order a size up, which never seemed to make sense to me. So I got my size and right out of the box they fit just right.5k is typically my maximum distance that I run. On my first run, I decided to "break them in" and have a nice, easy, short run to give them a try. I ended up running 5k at my typical pace before I started feeling the pains. I had no pain in my legs the entire run except for what you'd expect from muscle fatigue. I normally don't run back to back 5ks, but ended up running another 5k the next day because the shoes felt so good.I will remain skeptical like I always am, but so far, this has been an absolutely awesome investment.