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“Love my 16s! I wear them for ultras on hilly trails and they hold up so so well, I keep on holding out on buying actual trail shoes.”
“If you're looking for a basic daily trainer that provides some plushness, enough support, and just enough responsiveness, then this shoe will meet your needs.”
“I got the Brooks Ghost 16. I’ve been running outside around an 8:30 minute mile pace. I’ve noticed that at distances of 5+ miles, my knees feel “crunchy” or sore for a couple days afterwards.”
“the only issue I had with my 16s were that they didn’t seem to last as long as some of the previous Ghosts”
“Bought and have been using the "Brooks Men’s Ghost 16 Primer/Gray/Lime" for over 1200k (2 different shoes).”
“I bought the ghost 16 for road running and after trying them on and walking around in them for a bit immediately returned them. Just wasn’t a good fit for me.”
“Went from Ghost 15 to 16, had to increase the size from 10.5/44.5 to 11/45 and I'm now struggling with blisters on the ball of the foot (both sides).”
“The Brooks Ghost 16 provided me with more confidence to tackle those speed intervals.”
“now both the 16s and 17s I feel are made WAY differently than the previous versions and I am getting awful blisters on my feet”
“It's soft without being spongy. There's no hotspots that develop. It just works.”
“I found the lacing to be strange in the 16s. Caused me to switch to Pegasus 41.”
“I’ve been using the Ghost since the 13s. I like the 16s.”
“I love the Ghost 16. Been wearing Ghost since the 12.”
“I have 2 pairs of them. Regular 16 and Max 2. I don’t like either very much.”
“The 16s are some of the worst ghosts they’ve ever made.”
“the ghost is better as a more robust training shoe”
“Narrower in the forefoot than the Ghost 15–unworkable for me. Worse, there is a kind of seam in the foam sole where it joins the upper—and this sits precisely underneath my bone at the metatarsal joint on the inside (big toe side) of my left foot. Felt the pain point within two seconds of putting on the shoe.”
“I’m using Brooks Ghost 16 which helps a lot.”
“I loved the 16s as well! They were perfect!”
“I just picked up a pair of Brooks Ghost 16 Weatherized for a daily runner. I have the Nike Vomero 18’s which are AMAZING, but I wanted another shoe that I can wear for wet, rainy conditions (I live in a rainforest). My initial thoughts after about 20-30 miles in them is that they really hurt the arches of my feet.”
“Tried the Ghost 16 and were too tight for me.”