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Latest Brooks Shoe Reviews

Brooks Cascadia 18

Brooks Cascadia 18 Performance Review

The Brooks Cascadia 18 isn’t a significant change from the Cascadia 17 (which was a hefty update) and continues to be a steady and dependable trail running or hiking shoe. If you’re not familiar with the Cascadia line or last year’s version, we collected our thoughts in a full performance review. Let’s do this…
October 14, 2024
Brooks Glycerin Max

Brooks Glycerin Max Performance Review

The Brooks Glycerin Max takes an always reliable model, the Brooks Glycerin, adds A LOT more cushioning, introduces a new cushioning tech, and tweaks the rocker. The result? A massive shoe that makes Brooks’ other super trainer, the Hyperion Max 2, look normal by comparison.
September 17, 2024
Brooks Hyperion Max 2

The Hyperions: Brooks Hyperion Max 2 and Hyperion 2 Performance Review

The Brooks Hyperion 2 and Brooks Hyperion Max 2 have plenty in common – such as their midsole foams, their comparable upper materials, and a very similar (read: fantastic) fit. Brooks also categorizes both as speed shoes intended for a variety of your pacier efforts.
September 10, 2024
Brooks Ghost Max 2

Brooks Ghost Max 2 Performance Review

There may be no way of overstating the impact of the Brooks Ghost on the sport of running, it’s one of the few shoes you know that every running store will carry and recommend, and it’s the shoe that many runners will cite as their first “real” running shoe and the gateway into enjoying those endless miles. So when Brooks debuted the Ghost Max last year, a shocking max cushion iteration of what many consider a no frills runner, it left a lot of people confused, and even more, like
August 5, 2024
Brooks Anthem 6

Brooks Anthem 6 Performance Review

With the unbelievable variety of shoes available today – and with a range of price points to match – there should be, in theory, something for everybody. One runner’s priority may be the latest and greatest tech, price be damned. Another may be perfectly content to wear every version of the same model year-after-year with the singular hope that the company never changes even an aglet. And yet another may be hoping to find a modest introductory shoe through which they can test the running waters and prudently avoid breaking
March 19, 2024
Brooks Ghost 16

Brooks Ghost 16 Performance Review

The Brooks Ghost has had an impressive…um, run (ba dum tish) as one of the industry’s top-selling shoes for quite some time, and the Brooks Ghost 16 carries forward many elements that will keep it familiar to its innumerable devotees. For example, its moderate stack, 12 mm drop, and comfortable air mesh upper (which sees only minor tweaks) all remain consistent.
February 22, 2024

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History of Brooks

 

Brooks Sports, Inc., or Brooks Running, is a US company founded in Seattle, Washington. Brooks specializes in high performance running shoes and apparel.

The company was founded back in 1914 and originally made shoes for a bunch of different sports. The company became very popular during the mid-70s and was one of the top-selling running shoes on the market. By 1981, however, the company went bankrupt.

Then in 2001, Brooks cut its product line by more than 50%. The company decided to concentrate on running shoes alone and focused all of its efforts on developing performance technology. After the change, Brooks Running slowly began to recuperate and ended up becoming the top-selling brand in the running shoe market by 2011. Brooks held the first position until 2017.

Similar to Saucony, Runner’s World and Sports Illustrated have named Brooks running shoes the “Best Running Shoe” several times and the company has been recognized for sustainability and its technical innovations.