I just paid $165 😮 for another pair of 14’s. In March 2023, I had gone to a local running store where the owner measured my feet, watched my gait, and selected like 5 different kinds of shoes to try. I ended up with the 14’s, and they were great. My other pairs cost $105 and $85, but since they are discontinued and hard to come by, I paid the $165. I was reading up on 15, 16 and 17, and the consensus was the line went downhill after 14. :(
Asics Novablast 5 might work for you. From personal experience, the Brooks Launch were also my go-tos until they did something weird with the formula adding gel or whatnot. Brooks Ghost 14 gave me stress fracture like pain almost immediately.
So far, the Novablast lineup has been my go-to.
I have the ghost 14s and the adrenaline 22. I prefer the ghosts 14 over the adrenaline 22’s the more i wear them. Just more comfortable for me. Was looking into getting a new pair but i hear bad reviews on the new lines of ghosts after the 14’s and I’m not sure what to try out. I work on concrete floors for 10 hours a day so the ghosts saved me feet. Any recommendations on what to try out? I had Hokas and absolutely hated them. Worse shoes i wore. Hurt my feet so bad
Brooks ghost 16. The ghost 14 were my first proper running shoe, went to the 15 loved those as well, now have about 340M on the 16 and they have been my favorite and still are in the lineup as my recovery run shoe. 17s are out and the prices on 16s have dropped significantly.
Reason for choice is simply because it is an easy all around stable shoe. I have ran 5K to half marathons in them as well as survived a week at Univeral without issue.
Whatever choice you make, I'd suggest finding somewhere that has the shoes you want and take a lap around the store in them.
Brooks ghost 16. The ghost 14 were my first proper running shoe, went to the 15 loved those as well, now have about 340M on the 16 and they have been my favorite and still are in the lineup as my recovery run shoe. 17s are out and the prices on 16s have dropped significantly.
Reason for choice is simply because it is an easy all around stable shoe. I have ran 5K to half marathons in them as well as survived a week at Univeral without issue.
Whatever choice you make, I'd suggest finding somewhere that has the shoes you want and take a lap around the store in them.
Nope, I have a pair I’m nursing. I like the Evo SL well enough. And Hoka Mach X 2 that I have are fine as soon as I fixed the heel issue. But nothing beats the first time that I ran in those ES2 after only wearing brooks ghosts.
I used to work at a sports medicine podiatry office, probably the most recommended shoes were the New Balance Fresh Foam x More and the Hoka Bondis, and Brooks Ghosts. Second going to a DPM and get scanned for orthotics! You don't have to be an athlete to go to a sports medicine place by the way! They usually specialize more in mechanics (vs a conveyor belt of corns and diabetic ulcers), and most of the time they just want to do whatever they can to help you stay active in the way you like.
You can call your insurance to see if there is a benefit for orthotics (If you are in the US anyway, the code is L3000), or they might offer a discount if you don't have one. They can be expensive but as someone who just kinda assumed foot pain was part of working out they can make a night and day difference in your life.
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