RUNNERS: Asics vs. Brooks - GO!

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  • josavage
    josavage Posts: 472 Member
    Neither! I run in Nike Vomeros. It's a neutral shoe. I've tried neutral shoes by both Asics and Brooks and I've yet to find a pair better than Vomeros. They are expensive but worth it.
  • moustache_flavored_lube
    moustache_flavored_lube Posts: 849 Member
    All brooks for this dude!!! LOVE my brooks pure grit 2
  • throttle2009
    throttle2009 Posts: 138
    Just bought a pair of Brooks Ravenna 4. They are awesome..great for moderate over pronation and they are designed to get you up on your toes more when you run.
  • dpvike80
    dpvike80 Posts: 32 Member
    Brooks - working 3 pair of Glycerin's currently. Great comfort and durability.
  • dawnemjh
    dawnemjh Posts: 1,465 Member
    Asics!

    I have tried nike, reebok, mizuno, brooks, and saucony and prefer asics. I love the gel nimbus and gel cumulus!
  • moustache_flavored_lube
    moustache_flavored_lube Posts: 849 Member
    I'm a Brooks girl. Been in them for over 10 years. Ran in the Adrenaline forever... then last year got the PureFlow. It's okay - negative drop tho. Now I'm trying out the Ravenna... less stability than the Adrenaline. Thinking of going back to my trusty Adrenaline.

    But it's what works best for your foot, your gait, your body. That's it.

    You should check out the pure cadence it is inbetween the two.

    I ran in Adrenaline GTX for a long time loved them
  • sky15425
    sky15425 Posts: 219 Member
    Love my Asics.
  • DavidKBrewer
    DavidKBrewer Posts: 53
    Asics here, but haven't really tried anything else besides Nike and New Balance.
  • garnet116
    garnet116 Posts: 144 Member
    OK not to get off subject here but since there is 3 pages of responses I will ask this.

    I get shin splints easily. What would benefit me the most for preventing this from happening?

    My experience in choosing a running shoe is based on price and fit. I have never had anything else evaluated.

    Suggestions.

    Feel free to PM if you like to keep this thread uncluttered.

    Go to a running specialty store, they will watch you walk, run.. look at the bottom of your shoes. They will *kitten* your feet and walk and let you know what kind of shoes you need.
  • HypersonicFitNess
    HypersonicFitNess Posts: 1,219 Member
    I have never run in Asics but my sister loves them (she might like Brooks but she says she is not willing to spend the $$). I have the Cascadia for trail running and already need to buy a new pair. I'm on my third pair of Brooks road shoes. I was previously fit in Saucony but I feel that I get better cushion for long runs in the Brooks (currently running in the Launch and they're everything I the reviews said they would be and SO much more....LOVE them!! :heart:
  • tqoura
    tqoura Posts: 6 Member
    Brooks Adrenaline for me - running anything over 2 miles in Asics results in massive blisters all the way up the instep of my feet. Not good!

    I've also tried Saucony (ok, but just not the same as Brooks) and New Balance (didn't last well).

    I've basically decided that there's just no way I'm ever using any other running shoe. Funkier colours are available if you internet shop - Milletts online have black and all sorts! :)
  • briacolby
    briacolby Posts: 1 Member
    I have been running for the past 3 years and have done several 5ks and a half marathon. I had my feet measured and tested at the Greenlake Running store in North Seattle. For my feet, the Brooks were a great fit. I think it really depends on what time of feet you have and how you run. I noticed a night and day difference when I got the soles from the running store that were tailored to my feet exactly. The soles were $70 alone. VERY spendy. But, worth it. I think if you have those soles, it won't matter too much which running shoe you have - as long as it's the right one for your feet.
  • Ddgirl66
    Ddgirl66 Posts: 1 Member
    My favorite running shoe also. I keep trying to switch, but always go back to the adrenaline.
  • pet1127
    pet1127 Posts: 572 Member
    brooks ghost 5 is what i just got this weekend so far so good
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    Asics Kayano - paid £120 ($180) for them - if Asics are cheap, dread to think what the others are like!

    Had my stride etc tested - ended up having three members of staff spend over an hour with me, so they earned their suggestion of the most expensive shoe, at least!

    Be interested to hear about a similar show for mild over-pronation? (Actually my left foot isn't TOO bad, my right foot's just WRONG thanks to having tib and fib smashed up, then only held together with a bit of metal for 7 months before another operation got them starting to heal.)

    When I was first wearing them, the back of my foot rubbed on the back of the training, giving me a blister and damaging the shoe.
    Since going to running socks from normal socks they seem to be ok and not getting much worse.
    Presuming there's a chunk of life left in the shoes otherwise, can I get the lining etc at the back repaired easily?

    At the moment I'm doing 25 to 40k a week.

    Noticable that I did get some hip pain running in a pair of hand me down New Balance trail shoes on the road. Ok on the trail, as you might expect :).
  • majope
    majope Posts: 1,325 Member
    I used to wear Asics, then they narrowed the toe box and I couldn't wear them anymore. Since then I've run in various shoes from Saucony, Nike, and Mizuno.

    Currently about to get my 3rd pair of Saucony Kinvaras (neutral, light, 4mm drop, some cushioning). Right now they suit me just fine, but I'm not so loyal that I won't switch to something else if I try it and like it. I will say, though, that the Kinvara is the ONLY shoe that has fit me better in the women's version than the men's. I have big, very wide feet, so I almost always have to wear men's running shoes--my "Gender Engineered for Men" Mizunos especially cracked me up.
  • Derpinaaa
    Derpinaaa Posts: 70 Member
    I bought a pair of Brooks Pureflow shoes because I wanted something light and I enjoyed the color (I obviously made a very informed decision!). Anyway, they work great and I love them.
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    I used to wear Asics, then they narrowed the toe box and I couldn't wear them anymore. Since then I've run in various shoes from Saucony, Nike, and Mizuno.
    When was this, out of interest?

    I have the Kayano Gel 16; wondering if the 19 is going to be narrower as I have fairly wide feet at the toes.
  • KelliW_runner
    KelliW_runner Posts: 150 Member
    I'm more of a minimalist. I don't like the Cascadia - too heavy. I do like the Brooks Pure Grit and the Asics Gel Fuji Racer for trail shoes. I would think if you like the Cascadia then the Pure series may take some getting used to.
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member

    I have the Kayano Gel 16; wondering if the 19 is going to be narrower as I have fairly wide feet at the toes.
    Ah, found the site I was looking at the other day:
    http://www.runningwarehouse.com/descpageMRS-AKA19M3.html
    I can see that the 11.5 version 19 is a little more compact than the 16 - it suggests getting a US size 12 in the version 19 to replace a 11.5 in the version 16.
  • emtjmac
    emtjmac Posts: 1,320 Member
    I'm currently experimenting with Brooks but I started with Asics and on my feet right now are Asics GT-2000. I just think that I might be a 4E instead of a 2E and I'M GOING INSANE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE RIGHT SHOW FOR ME IS. I AM LOSING MY MIND WITH OBSESSION.
  • majope
    majope Posts: 1,325 Member
    I used to wear Asics, then they narrowed the toe box and I couldn't wear them anymore. Since then I've run in various shoes from Saucony, Nike, and Mizuno.
    When was this, out of interest?

    I have the Kayano Gel 16; wondering if the 19 is going to be narrower as I have fairly wide feet at the toes.
    It was a few years ago, so if you have recent shoes you should be fine.
  • mnstrpc
    mnstrpc Posts: 109
    Thanks for the responses, all, and esp thanks for the runningwarehouse tip! :)
  • mnstrpc
    mnstrpc Posts: 109
    I'm more of a minimalist. I don't like the Cascadia - too heavy. I do like the Brooks Pure Grit and the Asics Gel Fuji Racer for trail shoes. I would think if you like the Cascadia then the Pure series may take some getting used to.

    This was interesting - you think because the Pure series will be a lot lighter? Or the drop difference? Or something else?
  • elainecroft
    elainecroft Posts: 595 Member
    Once you go Brooks, you never go back. :)

    At least I didn't. The shoes seriously saved me a ton of foot owies!
  • workout_junkee
    workout_junkee Posts: 473 Member
    I run in both. I switch between Brooks Pure Flow and Asic Nimbus. What I wear depends on my training for the day. I run my races in the Brooks.
  • SkimFlatWhite68
    SkimFlatWhite68 Posts: 1,254 Member
    ASICS for me.

    Get fitted professionally and see what is best for your foot and the activity that you are doing. Runners for running - Cross Trainers for the rest.

    They have some fabulous colours in sports shoes these days!! Go crazy!
  • rg8817
    rg8817 Posts: 10 Member
    Thanks for the topic! I'm torn right now as well. I love my Brooks Glycerin but they are quite expensive
  • Buckeyegirlbritt
    Buckeyegirlbritt Posts: 69
    I was always an asics girl, I like brooks, but bought Nike.

    It's what you prefer. If you have an hour, go try different ones on. Ever consider Vibram FiveFingers?
  • silverinc13
    silverinc13 Posts: 216 Member
    I absolutely LOVE my Brooks Glycerines. I'm on my 3rd generation of them, soon to upgrade again to the 11s! They fit my foot , provide support and still feel relatively light. I've found with aisics they feel large on my feet and kind of heavy while I run. Just my personal feelings though!

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