Customer Reviews Brooks Ghost 13

I love these shoes but within 3 weeks they started to tear. Zappos exchanges them for me and then 3 weeks later the same thing happened. So, I exchanged them again. Super comfy, they run a little large.

I went with a wide and it was wide enough, my usual size 7.5 worked as well, but for that amount of money, I needed more arch support

I wanted love his shoe, but it didn't seem to have much arch support for my flat foot! It felt true to size and a nice wide toe bed.

Had to return these after a week. The back kept giving me blisters, too roomy in the toe box. My ankles and shins started having pain.

Sadly the show did not work for my right foot/ankle. And the toe box was funny with every step. Had to return them for On Cloud which I know work for my feet. I really wanted these to work.

Sadly, I think Brooks has gotten cheap in construction of their shoes this year, with increasing prices. I mostly wear the Revels, also a pair of gray/pink/black/white print Ghost 11s that had me hoping these new Ghost 13s would feel the same, and a couple of Adrenaline GTS 19s that haven't lasted long (1 and 1/2 years of rotating wear) and now hurt on the sides, though they still look just about new on the outside. Had the first Revel and now have two Revel 2s and a Revel 3, which feel like walking on energizing pillows and have great support. I have skinny, flat feet with narrow heels that need a slim-medium width in the midfoot and a round toebox. Brooks always run a half-size short, so although I am a size 8 I get 8.5 in Brooks. The Revel 4 is like a totally different shoe and not really cushioned, so I returned them (more like a Launch with a flat, straight, narrow base and upper fabric that creases). I also have a pair of Ghost 11s and wanted to get another, but the Ghost 12 was hard underfoot, not smooth and cushioned like my 11s, so I returned them, and now have to return these Ghost 13s because after wearing them almost one day the right one got a strange kind of vibrating, rippling pop under my foot in the front; I tried taking out the insole, making sure it was laying flat and put it back in, but it still pops. Never had that happen. I need black sneakers badly and was going to keep them as they fit, although they are hard both in the sole underfoot and in the uppers against the top of the foot and around the ankles compared to my Ghost 11s, but now they are defective so guess it wasn't meant to be. For $130 they should be perfect. Trying to replace my black Adrenaline GTS 19s and light gray/dark purple ones, which started to squeeze the outer side of my midfoot causing bone pain on both feet, only after wearing Adrenalines. Wish Brooks would go back to the fit and cushioning of the Revel 2 or 3s and Ghost 11s, and make the footbed of the Adrenalines just a little wider at the outer bone (base of little toe) in the midfoot. They also need more wearable colors, with black or gray soles. I like a fun bright color (have bright coral Revel 3s) and some light ones, but need the go-with-everything dark colors, most of all (no white or leopard print soles). (Black/purple, Black/cranberry/gray, Black/dark green, Brown/pumpkin would be nice.) I started wearing Brooks sneakers several years ago, after wearing Asics for years, until all of their styles that fit my feet got harder and more uncomfortable with each version. Now I am feeling that way about Brooks and don't know where else to get a comfortable everyday or running/walking/workout shoe.

Loved the color but found the shoes in my regular size 10 M to short in the toe. Going to go back to my ASICS Gel-Kayanos. Zappos customer service is great as I can return these even though I’ve worn them. Fast delivery too.

This Ghost 13 sole/insole was much harder than the Ghost 11s that I am replacing. I returned the Ghost 13 and bought the Dyad instead. The Dyad is better, but still not as cushioned as the Ghost 11. I use these for fast walking on my treadmill, so maybe they are more exclusively for runners.

The specs for this show say it is neutral, but I did not find that to be so. I underpronate/supinate. I found this shoe to be good for those who overpronate, because it was really not good for me. Nice looking and very comfortable in the heel, but not for me. I’m returning it.

I ordered the Ghost 12s firt. I loved the 12s, super cushioned, but unfortunately, the left shoe was defective (slightly shorter than the right shoe). I tried to swap them out for another pair of 12s, but they had sold out forever. So, I had to get the 13s. The styling of the 12s (I got the Kentucky blue "fabric" texture) is far superior to these 13s, IMO. But the 13s actually fit both feet correctly. Cushioning is ok. Disappointed that the 12s were defective because those are the ones I really wanted to keep. But...ya gotta run in something, right?