Brooks Running Shoes Compared

Trying to work out how one Brooks shoe differs from the next? A brand's own website will show you its shoes one model at a time. What it will not do is line up the whole range side by side, on the same specs.

Here is every Brooks model in the ATHLO+ Shoe Lab with a full set of specs — 24 shoes, grouped by category and compared on the figures Brooks publishes.

The Brooks Range at a Glance

• Weight: 150 g to 312 g.
• Categories: 8, each with its own table below.
• Plates: 6 of the 24 carry one.
• Foams: 11 distinct midsole compounds, including DNA Flash v2, DNA Flash, DNA Tuned and DNA Loft v3.

• Lightest150 gBrooks ELMN8 v6
• Median269 gacross 24 shoes with a published weight
• Heaviest312 gBrooks Glycerin Max 2

Jump to: Daily trainer (6) · Max cushion (6) · Race (3) · Stability (3) · Super trainer (2) · Trail (2) · Flats (1) · Spikes (1)

Daily trainer (6)

Max cushion (6)

Race (3)

Stability (3)

Super trainer (2)

Trail (2)

Flats (1)

Spikes (1)

Compare by Category

• Carbon plate racing shoes
• Super trainers
• Daily trainers
• Max cushion shoes
• Stability shoes
• Trail shoes

Other Brands in the Shoe Lab

• Asics — 33 models
• Hoka — 31 models
• Nike — 27 models
• Saucony — 26 models
• Adidas — 24 models
• On — 22 models
• New Balance — 21 models
• Puma — 17 models
• Mizuno — 15 models
• Every other brand — Altra, Salomon, Topo Athletic and more

Want to put two shoes head to head? The ATHLO+ Shoe Lab stacks any two to four of them against each other on the same specs.

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Ready to decode drop, stack and plates before you choose your next Brooks? Read our running shoe specs explainer next.