The 14 best Brooks running shoes in 2024: Which is your favorite?

The 14 best Brooks running shoes in 2024: Which is your favorite?
Iván Vila
Iván Vila
Passionate about sports
Posted on 22-03-2024

The first quarter of 2024 is already over, and it's a good time to review the latest shoes that Brooks offers us for this new season. Being aware of the profile of each runner, and the preference for both road and mountain running, we have made a list of the 14 best running shoes and trail running shoes from Brooks in 2024.

It's a list of running shoes that will meet the needs of a large number of runners, because if the American brand stands out for something, it's shoes with a good dose of cushioning, comfort and responsiveness. Although it is difficult to highlight just one aspect, the inclusion of the new DNA LOFT V3 foam with infused nitrogen in some of the models is undoubtedly one of the most notable features.

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Iconic Brooks models such as the Glycerin, the Adrenaline and the Ghost are some of the names you can find in the following selection. Don't miss this list with their new products for 2024!

Brooks Glycerin 21

The new Brooks Glycerin 21 is one of the most popular shoes, and a reference for our daily runs. This new version has a few interesting new features while maintaining the essence of the previous versions that stand out for maximum comfort and maximum cushioning in each stride.

  • Surface: Road
  • Use: Training
  • Cushion: High
  • Running gait: Neutral, Supination
  • Drop: 10 mm
  • Pace: Low, Medium
  • Weight: 277,8

Brooks Glycerin 21 GTS

The Brooks Glycerin 21 GTS is a daily training shoe designed for runners who need extra stability and support. The GTS version has the same features as its sister shoe, that stands out for cushioning and comfort when running.

  • Surface: Road
  • Use: Training
  • Cushion: High
  • Running gait: Neutral
  • Drop: 10 mm
  • Pace: Low
  • Weight: 297,7

Brooks Ghost 15

The Brooks Ghost 15 is one of the most emblematic models of the brand and one of the most outstanding daily training running shoes on the market. The new version presents substantial improvements without losing the hallmarks of the shoe, such as cushioning, comfort, softness and protection.

  • Surface: Road
  • Use: Training
  • Cushion: Neutral
  • Running gait: Neutral
  • Drop: 12 mm
  • Pace: Medium

Brooks Ghost Max

The Brooks Ghost Max is one of the latest 2023 novelties from Brooks. It is a model with great cushioning and high profiles to offer great comfort and softness during our workouts. It is an ideal shoe for runners of medium and high weights and prepared for medium and long distances.

  • Surface: Road
  • Use: Training, Racing
  • Cushion: High
  • Running gait: Neutral
  • Drop: 6 mm
  • Pace: Low, Medium

Brooks Beast GTS 23

The Brooks Beast GTS 23 is another option that the American brand has in its catalogue of running shoes for those who need extra support during their workouts. In addition, it's an ideal shoe for those who are just starting to run as it has one of the best quality/price ratios on the market.

  • Surface: Road
  • Use: Training, Racing
  • Cushion: Neutral
  • Running gait: Overpronation
  • Drop: 12 mm
  • Pace: Medium

Brooks Launch 10

The Brooks Launch 10 is now available, one of the most outstanding mixed shoes of the brand and that, in this new version, presents slight improvements in comparison to the previous version, maintaining at all times the essence of the range. It is a shoe designed for those faster and more demanding workouts and competitions thanks to its good reactivity.

  • Surface: Road
  • Use: Mixed
  • Cushion: Neutral
  • Running gait: Neutral
  • Drop: 10 mm
  • Pace: Medium

Brooks Hyperion Elite 4

Available now: a pair of running shoes that will leave nobody indifferent in 2024, the new Brooks Hyperion Elite 4, one of the fastest shoes of the brand, which improves in dynamism and versatility, and has carbon plate for training and competing at very fast paces.

  • Surface: Road
  • Technology: Carbon plate
  • Use: Racing
  • Cushion: Neutral
  • Running gait: Neutral
  • Drop: 8 mm
  • Pace: High
  • Weight: 221 gr

Brooks Trace 3

The Brooks Trace 3 are part of the mid-range of the brand, essential for those who are starting to run and need a soft and comfortable shoe with good performance, but without the technology that is present in the most prominent models from Brooks.

  • Surface: Road
  • Use: Training
  • Cushion: Neutral
  • Running gait: Neutral
  • Drop: 12 mm
  • Pace: Low, Medium
  • Weight: 255 gr

Brooks Glycerin StealthFit 21

The new Brooks Glycerin StealthFit 21 are now available, one of the most emblematic models of the brand. They stand out for great comfort and cushioning. This version presents an upper that differs from the Brooks Glycerin, in that it offers a mix of elasticity and greater compression.

  • Surface: Road
  • Use: Training, Racing
  • Cushion: High
  • Running gait: Overpronation, Neutral
  • Drop: 10 mm
  • Pace: Medium
  • Weight: 263 gr

Brooks Levitate 6

The Brooks Levitate 6 are one of the most versatile running shoes from the American brand. The new version has good cushioning, but also stands out for its great reactivity. Ideal for all types of training sessions.

  • Surface: Road
  • Use: Training
  • Cushion: High
  • Running gait: Neutral
  • Drop: 8 mm
  • Pace: Medium, High
  • Weight: 297H/269M

Best Brooks trail running shoes in 2024

The American brand's commitment to trail running is more than lip service and, even more so after the great launches it has made during this season for lovers of running in the mountains. 

Best Brooks trail running shoes in 2024

Brooks Catamount 3

The Brooks Catamount 3 has become, in just a few seasons one of the best mountain shoes of Brooks, thanks to the Sky Vault plate that is integrated in its midsole, and the DNA Flash that makes it one of the fastest shoes of the brand.

  • Surface: Trail
  • Use: Training, Racing
  • Cushion: Neutral
  • Running gait: Neutral
  • Drop: 6 mm
  • Pace: Medium, High
  • Weight: 266,5

Brooks Cascadia 17

The Brooks Cascadia 17 is one of the most outstanding and popular trail shoes of the brand. This new version is presented with interesting new features, updated materials and maintaining the essence that make it one of the most complete trail running shoes on the market.

  • Surface: Trail
  • Use: Training
  • Cushion: High
  • Running gait: Neutral
  • Drop: 8 mm
  • Pace: Low

Brooks Caldera 7

The new Brooks Caldera 7 are now available , one of the most acclaimed models of the previous seasons of the American brand, which guarantees maximum cushioning and comfort for long distance running at calm paces in the mountains.

  • Surface: Trail
  • Use: Training, Racing
  • Cushion: High
  • Running gait: Neutral
  • Drop: 6 mm
  • Pace: Low, Medium
  • Weight: 301 gr

Brooks Divide 4

The Brooks Divide 4 is the trail running shoe designed for those who are just starting to run in the mountains. This new model incorporates small innovations in comparison with the previous version, and in which we highlight its great value for money and the commitment to the use of recycled materials in its manufacture.

  • Surface: Trail
  • Use: Training
  • Cushion: Neutral
  • Running gait: Neutral
  • Drop: 8 mm
  • Pace: Low

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Iván Vila

Iván Vila

Passionate about sports

Graduated in Business Sciences and Master in Sport Management. I am passionate about sport, it is my way of life and indispensable in my daily life. I'm lucky to work in a field that I enjoy very much. I love starting the day with a little running or trail running to charge the physical and mental batteries. I also like to travel and, sometimes under the excuse of participating in a race. I'm collaborator of RUNNEA, hoping to contribute, to add valor to the project and to the area in general.