Ghost 13 GTX

I have ghost 13 and love them. Wish they didn’t stop making them.

Brooks. I tried others because it is so fun trying new shoes. I don't know why, but I just keep coming back to brooks, specifically the ghosts. Been wearing them since ghost 12.

Go to a store and try on a bunch, and stick to models advertised as daily trainers. Buy something that fits well and feels good on your foot. There's not much more to it. You're never going to find the perfect shoe right off the bat when you don't know what you need or like, so just get something that fits and feels okay and learn your needs and wants through trial and error. Personally, when I restarted running as an adult I started with the Nike Pegasus 36 and Brooks Ghost 12. The Pegasus taught me that I like versatile medium weight trainers for a lot of my running but dislike EVA foam, and the Ghost taught me that 12mm drop was too much for me. This informed my decisions for my next few shoes, and then it's just a constant process of iteration – try new things, learn from them, and refine your selection criteria with that experience. There are simply way too many shoes on the market and our experience in them is way too individual for anyone to make super specific recommendations. You just need to go on that same journey the rest of us do, so don't overthink this first purchase as that's inevitably going to be your least informed one.

I had ghost 13 and 14s they didn’t change the mid sole on those. Then they changed the designs. I Didn’t like the 15s and 16s (the maxes were terrible). Opted for glycerin 21 and Hyperion 2 and the Cascadia 18 for trail runs. Idk why they change the lines so much? They juat need to make a new line if you change the mid sole that much.

Brooks Ghost Goretex are properly waterproof. I have been out in some horrendous weather running a mixture of trails with some proper bog and tarmac. They aren't as cushioned as the Brooks glycerin that I normally favour and aware of that on the tarmac but fine on soft ground.