Brooks Addiction 13

Name: Brooks Addiction 13
Brand: Brooks

Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 13.8 oz · 12mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Addiction 14 replaced it

How it ranks

The Brooks Addiction 13 ranks above most daily trainers in our data. Comfort and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 4 runner reviews and 3 other rated shoes in the Addiction product line. Another 8 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Good

83/100

Overall

Good 83

Comfort

Good 87

Cushioning

Good 86

Durability

Decent 79

Value

Decent 73

Appearance

Bottom-tier 56

Confidence

How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

28/100

Very low 28

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

One reviewer who needs motion control credits its support with keeping him injury free.

Cons

Value and appearance draw the lowest ratings of any dimension, both at 3.3 out of 5.
One reviewer says it is too much support for any run over four miles and would not buy again.
Scores across the Addiction line have ranged from 60 to 81.

Addiction 13 rates 83. This shoe has very low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Brooks Addiction

Each dot is one version of the Addiction, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

40 60 80 100

61 2014 67 2017 83 2017 75 2026

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.

Addiction 15

2026 · 1 review

75 Decent

7 Confidence
Addiction 13 This shoe

2017 · 4 reviews

83 Good

28 Confidence
Addiction 12

2017 · 1 review

67 Below average

18 Confidence
Addiction 10

2014 · 1 review

61 Below average

18 Confidence

Reader Ratings

4 ratings

5/5 3

4/5 0

3/5 1

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 13.8 oz
Release: 2017 Q3
MSRP: $130
Drop Height: 12mm

Runner reviews

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Only shoe that didn’t get me injured

5/5

Overall

I’ve always needed a motion control shoe to avoid leg injuries when running higher mileage. I wore the Brooks Vantage and Vantage Supreme years ago. Have worn Addictions from the beginning. Every time I’ve briefly tried anything else, I’ve had problems, knee, tightness in calves, always something. The problem with Addictions is that they have become a niche shoe, not as easy to find online as many others.

Anonymous runner · Aug 9, 2023

60 mpw training for a marathon

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 5/5

Recovering from Injury - Pronator

3/5

Overall

This much support is not good for any run over 4 miles. I think it could be a good recovery run shoe and maybe long run shoe if you have resilient feet. Would not buy again.

Anonymous runner · Jun 16, 2018

40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 15