Brooks - Ghost 17 GTX

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.

Ja aber da er bei gutem Wetter raus will, macht ein gtx Schuh wie in deinem Fall keine Sinn. Bin sonst bei dir.. Bin im Winter viel mit den ghost gtx gelaufen

Ich bin seit der letzten Saison ein Fan von Straßenschuhen mit Goretext (z.b. Brooks Ghost GTX). ja sie sind schwerer als die wasserdurchlässige version, aber dafür hat man nie wieder nasse Füße. Trailschuhe würde ich nur auf technisch anspruchsvollen Strecken tragen.

Brooks Divide would be great.  Non technical means different things to different people. To me, I would use road shoes on a non technical trail. I ran Javelina 100k in Brooks Ghosts 

As a longtime Ghost fan, I concur.

If you’re just starting out and mostly running for fun I would recommend something like a brooks glycerin, ghost, or adrenaline. They’re similar to each other but one is neutral, the others supportive. You can confirm which is which online. But either of those should feel like a great upgrade from what you’re currently using and should be a great all around running shoe to get started with, especially if you’re not able to get to a store like fit2run or fleet feet to do a analysis for you. They’re pretty great middle ground shoes in terms of tech bc they have a good amount of cushion, they’re not too stiff, not super heavy, no plate, etc. I’d try something like that or similar until you have been running for a bit longer so you can figure out what you prefer and then upgrade accordingly later on.

My goto is Brooks, specifically their Ghost line. I’ve been wearing Brook Ghost exclusively since 2019 I’m waiting on my new pair currently. I’m 36F also and buy a size 9.5 4E in men’s sizing. You have 90 days to try out any shoes from Brooks and can return them for a 100% money back as soon as the shipping number updates. They’re awesome. They even have a preowned section I just learned about! Sadly they didn’t have what I needed so I haven’t tried that yet.

For a beginner, even balanced trainers like Cumulus, Brooks Ghost can do it all. If you take your weight into consideration and wanting more comfort and cushion, you could get Nimbus (easy for heel striking). They are clunky, but comfy. They will be fine until you want to get below 8:00/mi. Then you can add tempo shoes to the rotation or get Superblast as a do it all.

My nimbus also degraded very fast. I was getting shin splints and hamstring issues after only 200 miles in them. Switched to using them for walking and still got shin splint issues. Quite disappointed. No problems using my new Novablast 5, Ghost 17 or Evo SL, but I haven't even gone 10 miles on any of them yet, so fingers crossed.

I always go back to Brooks. They are just perfect for me. The Ghosts are my all-time favorite.