Customer Reviews Brooks Hyperion Tempo

way too narrow. I much prefer the Brooks ghost.

These shoes are much thinner and much flimsier than e.g. the Adrenaline or Glycerine. The fabric looks like it will shred if you run through a patch of grass, and the laces are super thin with a weird stretch. I realize that these are meant to be light weight but that has been achieved at the cost of the materials. I think I would have worn holes through these in five runs (and I run on roads). Back to Zappos they go.

Zero arch support, cheaply made, return to sender!

I wanted to try the Hyperion Tempo because I am not in love with my Ghost 14s. They are comfy, but feel slow, especially for the first few miles. I was hoping to find a shoe that would have more energy return but also enough cushion for my late-middle-aged feet and body. These were not the answer! They did feel faster, because they are very light. But the rigid sole felt weird to me, and didn't have much traction. On their first (and only) run, I took a dramatic fall forward on a gentle downsloping sidewalk with a little loose gravel. I ran home, with assorted scrapes and bruises, feeling like these shoes might be a bit much for me--a Ferrari, when really I need a nice reliable sedan, just with a little more punch that the current Ghosts. But the reason I returned them instead of keeping them for short efforts on level, smooth surfaces, is that the forefoot, narrower than in the Ghost, pressed painfully on my bunion. I was feeling that pain (from a run less than four miles long!) for days. I'll keep looking for the magic combo of energy return and cushion. Still a huge fan of Brooks, and thought the icy blue-green and shocking pink-orange color combo on these was super cute, too.