Customer Reviews Brooks Ghost 16

All in all I think this is an improvement over the Ghost 15. The 15 always felt like it wasn’t truly a neutral shoe, as it made my plantar fasciitis worse. These feel neutral to me even with an orthotic in. The upper material is quality, but in hot weather they are a hot shoe. The colors aren’t bad for a narrow shoe, but I do wish there were more choices for us who have skinny feet other than all black or dark blue and some shade of pink. Even all white would be a welcome change especially in hot weather. Who knows, maybe Brooks will surprise us narrow footed friends someday with a new color!

I love these sneakers. I have been wearing them for years and they are just as comfortable as always. I have a lot of problem with my feet, and these are the best sneakers.

The Ghost 16 has the wide toe box that I need for developing Bunions and a narrower heel that stays on with no slipping. They feel comfortable on my foot but I would suggest some arch support (there is none) and some brighter colors that dont show the dirt as much like teals, purples and blues. The bottoms seem sturdy and hopefully will last. A nice shoe!!!

I wanted to like these because plantar fasciitis sufferers recommend them, but the 9 Narrows were still way too wide for me, so I had to return them. The length seemed fine though - true.

I originally ordered my usual size--11--but should not have ignored the note to order a half size up. Once the new size 11.5 arrived, they are good and fit pretty much like my old Ghost 12's that were falling apart. I do wish there were more colors (good ones!) available, because the best ones are always sold out. I finally got some black ones with white, which I don't much like, but my feet do feel a lot better now.

I've worn Brooks Ghosts for years and was quite surprised when I need to return my regular size for a half size larger. I was disappointed.

Fit was tight. I had to order up a size. Shoe is cute, but not sure if keeping yet.

I tried to like these in fact , I ordered them 2 times but both times the tongue construction was very uncomfortable. The tongue has wrinkles when on the foot. Makes for pain on the top of my foot sadly, I will be returning them again.

The fit and size of the shoe was correct, however, the manufacturer put a plastic piece on the inside top of the shoe facing my toes and that was a deal breaker for me. My toe would hit that plastic piece that I think they hoped to protect the inside of the shoe from getting wear, BUT when the top of my toe nails hit that rigid piece of plastic, it was very uncomfortable. It took me a while to figure it out when I tried them on because the OUTSIDE of the shoe in that area falsely led me to believe that part of the shoe was fabric and it's not on the inside. Too bad, because I liked the style and fit of the shoe and would have kept them except for that rigid plastic piece.

Weird instep that didn’t work with my orthotics. Clunky look

The fit and feel was great initially. However, they did not work for me on my run. Tried two in them and they made my toes hurt. Will be returning them.

This was just not comfortable. Tongue seems to have some excess fabric & won't lay flat across top of foot & you can feel a " bunching up" effect. Not comfortable at all. Toe box wide enough, but toes rubbed against the top of toebox. Again not comfortable. On 1 shoe you can feel where the Tongue is stitched across top of your toes. Just not happy with this version of the ghost 16. I tried 2 pair in different colors to see if maybe just a defect, but had issues with both. Returning.

I was disappointed with how tapered the toe is. An running shoe should not be tapered. There is little support. In addition, the laces are a bit too short, making lacing in the last hole difficult. I used to love the Brooks Ghost running shoes, but they are not the same quality as earlier ones.

I got these because I liked the color and they were available in EW. I had previously worn Adrenalines. I should have sized up even more, because they are shorter than the Adrenalines I've had for years and a little hard to get on. Should have exchanged them, but I still like the color. The heel is different, and I don't feel as stable walking in them as I did in my old ones.

seemed much smaller than the size we ordered

I probably have about 6 pairs of Ghosts from years past. The Ghost 16 feels like a completely different shoe. It has much less cushion and feels about 1/2 size too small. I could never run in these. They are not comfortable at all.

I have been wearing Brooks for a few years now and with working 12 +hour shifts on a MEDSURG unit you really need to have good arch support and comfort overall with your footwear. This was my first Ghost pair though, and while the design was super cool for Christmas, the shoe felt small in the toe box area, and they were not very comfortable when walking in the house with them; they didn't even make a lap outside yet. Refund was issued once they received the shoes back from UPS (no issues with returning them which was nice).

These sneakers were not for me. While comfy and padded, the shoe toe was too wide for my medium width. The toe top wrinkled. Foot slid side to side in this shoe. I take a 5.5 medium in Brooks, and these sneakers too long and too wide for me. Returning both pairs immediately.

This shoe was delivered worn - the bottom of the shoe is dirty. I don’t want used shoes

Even though I am a 9 1/2, I bought size 10 and still my toes hit the front of the shoes. Seemed too light weight and flimsy

These just did not fit. My toes were at the very top of the shoe.

These were definitely NOT Brooks. A complete rip-off.

I did not feel that there was any support on the sides or back of my feel in these shoes