Caldera 7

My first shoe, but absolutely love these. Have relatively wider feet so fit well, cushion is great. Am overweight and run relatively steep terrain but the grip downhill is pretty awesome. Logged 100 miles so far so not too much.

3 in rotation. Brooks Caldera for most of my trail runs; a pair of Timp 4’s hybrid road/trail (bumped down from 1st string once the tread started to wear) and Solomon Speed Cross for extra traction when it’s wet (rare, since I’m running in the Sierra foothills mostly).

Hi everyone, I use the Brooks Caldera 8 for trail running. I bought them in January 2025 and have run about 300 km in them so far, including a few races. I weigh 85 kg. In the last few weeks, the left shoe has started to cause blisters on the inner side of my foot, right above the arch/midfoot area. Up to around 250 km I never had any issues, regardless of whether I used older socks or new ones. My right foot, on the other hand, has no blister issues at all. I’ve also noticed that on technical terrain I feel a lot of rubbing in that exact spot, whether the lacing is tight or loose, so the tension doesn’t seem to make a difference. What also feels strange to me is that after just 300 km, the midsole foam might already have lost some of its elastic properties — which seems a bit early for a shoe in this category. Does anyone know what this could be due to? Any advice or similar experiences with the Caldera would be really appreciated. The pictures below are just to show exactly which area is affected. Thanks!

I bought a pair of Calderas for trail running because Im a fan of Brooks Ghosts so thought they'd be a great 'sister' trainer. Boy, was I wrong. I cant even place what's wrong with them, they just dont feel right so they've gone to the back of the cupboard and I bought some Solomons instead.

For padding do the brooks calderas or Nike zegamas. I really like my Nikes.

People keep saying this but that’s really a Manhattan thing. I live/run in the North Bronx/Westchester and was most definitely grateful I decided to whip out trail shoes this morning as there was no shortage of ice and snow for ~70% of my run

Note I already happened to have Brooks Caldera trail shoes* I wouldn’t have purchased them just for the weather though

I live in the north Bronx/Westchester where every other home/driveway didn’t care to shovel or salt. I have a pair of Brooks Calderas (trail shoe) They were AWESOME for the snow/ice/pavement nonsense 🤣

I have a broad forefoot and a narrow heel. Brooks has been good to me as well as La Sportiva. Prodigo Pros and Caldera 8 is what I am working with now. For faster nimbler shoe I have been using the Catamount. Not sure about this latest version, haven't tried it.