Therefore, if you go from a pleasant walk to a spontaneous gym visit or run, you can tighten/loosen them quickly. It’s very important to know your running gait so that we can advise and fit the correct shoes according to your own individual requirements.

From a cushioning point of view, the GTS rides like the Ghost 12 – except for the cupped support near the top of the midsole. The Brooks Adrenaline GTS 20 is a supportive, cushioned running shoe that provides extreme comfort while being flexible and reliable. Brooks designers claim that this latest update features a looser fit, compared to the previous version, the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 19 All with the same goal in mind, to improve the feeling of comfort and therefore offer a superior running experience! More importantly, I never felt I was sinking into the midsole or that my shoes were getting stuck anywhere in the gait cycle, and this, to me, indicates good responsiveness.On the other hand, you have Saucony and Reebok steamrolling the competition with their Pwrrun and Floatride midsole tech. GuideRails Holistic Support System: They’ve shifted the focus beyond the feet to the most injury-prone part of a runner’s body: the knees. Light runners doing low mileage with faster paces mixed in should look to Brooks’ Launch or Launch GTS (stability) over the Glycerin/Glycerin GTS. I love these but after 50 km i notice that they are a little less supportive than the last versions. Of course, a lot goes into making the upper nice and supple, and that directly translates into landing comfort.

A neutral shoe makes up roughly 80% of available running shoes and have the same level of cushioning in the heel and the forefoot making it suitable for a large section of runners. As a side note, the sweet thing about BioMoGo DNA is that it's not just an excellent, bouncy midsole material, but, as the name should hint to you, it's significantly more environmentally friendly than standard foams. The Nike stability shoe hasn’t been updated in a while, so we have a feeling this will be the last of its kind from the house of Swoosh.Step onto a piece of heavy duty paper, card or even a bathroom tile and look at the footprint you leave behind. When I was putting in the long miles, it definitely made a difference that I could feel in my knees and calf/Achilles, and shorter recovery of problem areas. A new update that increases the feeling of comfort while running by providing a more personalized fit. Their current persona has a very neutral guise, so it makes sense to compare the 20 with similar products. Our roadmap to use recycled raw materials initially focuses on post-consumer sources, such as plastic bottles.

The heel cup and collar padding also work quite well together to gently clasp around the heel and ankle, so the shoe adheres really well.

As mentioned in the title, this could be the best all-around shoe of the decade for efficiency and cost (think economy TESLA), and I'm sure Brooks will keep trying to improve upon it. New for this edition is the addition of the GuideRails support system which helps to protect your knees by preventing excess movement. In theory, this should work for everyone but some severe overpronators found they didn’t get the support they needed. Although, there’s a lower chance of that happening on the 20 as it swaps the flat laces with soft round ones.

The New Balance Fresh Foam Vongo V4 and Mizuno Inspire 15 also delivers a supportive ride without a medial post. I did break a cardinal rule and even bought a brand new pair the day before my target marathon performance (having run in this same shoe training the past few months), and it was perfect. The mesh is softer, and so are the round laces that replace the flat kind used on the previous model. Importantly, at the top of the big toe, Brooks designers have opted to include a small reinforced patch. Like the GTS 19, the GTS 20 has the same engineered mesh upper, with a 3D printed design that wraps around the midfoot for a secure fit.

Yesterday under the foreboding sky of a coming storm I ran some 400’s within the swirl of brisk cold-front winds, clocking 89-90-89-90-90-87 (seconds), which is right where I want to be despite no recent speedwork. It has a good flex point midfoot in the shoe and provides a smooth ride with a good transition for me. It's about what you can expect to pay for any comfort or stability running shoe, and, as such, it's a fair ask.