Brooks

Ghost 17 GTX

Brooks Ghost 17 GTX

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Sentiment score66% positive
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Last updated: Jul 2, 2026

Reddit Reviews

Reddit IconWoodchipper46
2 months ago

The front rocker and forward leaning heel cup is messing up shoes sizes(on multiple brands) . also for some reason brands  thought wide fit means high volume fit, so they make the shoe upper "taller" which messes fit too. Different shoe has different fit too. Ghost 17 gtx 11 fits fine, but normal doesn't, then ghost max 3 fits fine again... 

2 months ago

The front rocker and forward leaning heel cup is messing up shoes sizes(on multiple brands) . also for some reason brands  thought wide fit means high volume fit, so they make the shoe upper "taller" which messes fit too. Different shoe has different fit too. Ghost 17 gtx 11 fits fine, but normal doesn't, then ghost max 3 fits fine again... 

2 months ago

Heel cup slipping at times is not heel cup. It's the shoes not bending when new. Once broken in the heel cup should follow your heel. Max cushion shoes tend not to bend alot when new. 

Reddit IconBanana-sandwich
8 months ago

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.

Reddit IconDeliciousShelter2029
4 months ago

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

Reddit IconMattR0se
4 months ago

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.

Reddit IconWhithorsematt
22 days ago

That's what I use for events. I use various brooks gtx shoes fowmr slower/easier stuff.

Reddit IconAndMyAxe123
8 months ago

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.

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