Brooks Adrenaline GTS 13

Name: Brooks Adrenaline GTS 13
Brand: Brooks
Rating: 4.4 (56 reviews)

Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 14.4 oz · 12mm drop · 31/19mm stack

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

How it ranks

The Brooks Adrenaline GTS 13 sits about average for daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. Looks scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 57 runner reviews and 12 other rated shoes in the Adrenaline GTS product line.

Decent

76/100

Overall

Decent 76

Cushioning

Very good 91

Durability

Good 88

Comfort

Decent 75

Value

Bottom-tier 59

Appearance

Bottom-tier 51

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

96/100

Very high 96

What runners say

“Wide toe box accommodates women's 10EE with bunions.”

5/5 Full review 45 mpw training for a marathon

“One of the few shoes wide enough for wide, flat, overpronating feet with bunion.”

5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Ariel

“Softer and lighter but durability has diminished greatly.”

4/5 Full review 35 mpw training for ultramarathons

“Getting worse over time, more expensive, quicker to fall apart.”

3/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon

“No longer lasting 800 miles like they used to.”

3/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon

“Developed holes in upper near toes.”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw 261 miles in this shoe training for a half marathon

“Material wore out, pinky toe poked through.”

4/5 Full review 70 mpw 1,217 miles in this shoe training for a half marathon

“The 14s and 15s moved the trim to where it rubs.”

5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Ariel

“Nice roll-bar for foot eversion/overpronation.”

4/5 Full review 12 mpw 339 miles in this shoe training for middle distance came from the New Balance 587

“After switching to Adrenaline, no serious injuries in 10 years.”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon

Prefer this shoe over another

33% 12/36

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Runners with wide feet or orthotics often find the fit accommodating.
Comfort is its best-rated dimension, and reviewers say it handles long pavement miles.
Long-term wearers report a consistent fit and years of injury-free running.

Cons

Reviewers report the cushioning and the outsole wearing out within a few hundred miles.
Averaging 11.9 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is far above the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale, and several reviewers call it heavy and bulky.
Thirteen of fifty-seven reviewers report an injury while running in it.

Adrenaline GTS 13 rates 76. This shoe has very high certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Brooks Adrenaline GTS

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

76 2012 94 73 2014 77 83 2016 86 82 2018 70 95 2020 91 97 2023 93 81 2025

Release year

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

Adrenaline GTS 25

2025 · 4 reviews

81 Good

61 Confidence
Adrenaline GTS 24

2024 · 16 reviews

93 Excellent

89 Confidence
Adrenaline GTS 23

2023 · 60 reviews

97 Exceptional

97 Confidence
Adrenaline GTS 22

2021 · 55 reviews

91 Very good

95 Confidence
Adrenaline GTS 21

2020 · 10 reviews

95 Excellent

90 Confidence
Adrenaline GTS 20

2019 · 10 reviews

70 Decent

78 Confidence
Adrenaline GTS 19

2018 · 40 reviews

82 Good

95 Confidence
Adrenaline GTS 18

2017 · 38 reviews

86 Good

96 Confidence
Adrenaline GTS 17

2016 · 12 reviews

83 Good

87 Confidence
Adrenaline GTS 16

2017 · 9 reviews

77 Decent

85 Confidence
Adrenaline GTS 15

2014 · 34 reviews

73 Decent

94 Confidence
Adrenaline GTS 14

2013 · 78 reviews

94 Excellent

98 Confidence
Adrenaline GTS 13 This shoe

2012 · 57 reviews

76 Decent

96 Confidence

Reader Ratings

57 ratings

5/5 27

4/5 28

3/5 2

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 14.4 oz
Release: 2012 Q3
MSRP: $110
Stack Height: 31mm heel - 19mm toe
Drop Height: 12mm

Runner reviews

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Reader review

5/5

Overall

Have worn for many years. Fits my foot well and is comfortable.

Anonymous runner · Dec 14, 2015

25 mpw

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

Reader review

5/5

Overall

I changed from New Balance 1220 to Brooks Adrennaline GTS over 10 years ago and LOVE it. I can't even imagine considering another shoe. I had been a marathon runner until the past 5or so years and now I dont run more than 10miles, sometimes 13. I dont wear the shoes for anything other than running.

Anonymous runner · Aug 18, 2015

40 mpw training for a marathon

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

Reader review

5/5

Overall

One of the few shoes wide enough for my wide, flat, overpronating feet w bunion. Fit my custom orthotics. Wider and more comfy than the Ariels, which I had to stop using when they changed a past model and the trim rubbed. Of course, it's not as supportive, probably causing my bunion to worsen. And, I'm running out of Adrenaline 13s - the 14s and 15s moved the trim to where it rubs. I have the hardest time of anyone I know finding a running shoe. Not kidding, I've even stumped Dave Jewell the shoe guy and many running specialty store/running site experts with my apparently unique reqts - wide, stability/MC, standard drop - not interested in transitioning to minimalist as I don't have the time for my 48 year old body to adjust while maintaining my training. My record is trying 17 shoes in 5 most in transitioning from Ariel to Adrenaline. Now I'm back on the hunt, and the best I can find is the new Asics Fortify in mens wide, good motion control and nice forefoot width, but loose in the heel for me. Also not sure if I can wear it without my orthotics - I'd really like to get rid of them. Also, I run my runs - except races and the occasional outside run (trying to get more of those) on a treadmill due to when I need to get my runs in, weather, and safety concerns. Would love help!

Anonymous runner · May 9, 2015

50 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Ariel

Comfort: 5/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 5/5

Reader review

4/5

Overall

This shoe wasn't perfectly comfortable, but was the best that I could find at the time for my foot's characteristics (short foot, wide foot, high instep, pronation/eversion). My foot was slightly cramped in the toe-box. The shoe provided a nice roll-bar for someone who turns his foot outward (and is therefore likely to roll a foot/ankle). Its cushioning was less than I wanted, but as good as I thought I'd get. After about 200 miles (albeit spread lightly over 4 months, not 4 weeks) the cushioning wore out: I could feel it in my knees. I thought this was too short a lifespan of a running shoe, so I tried on other models of Brooks and other brands, and ultimately switched brands.

ContestantNo721 · Apr 5, 2015

12 mpw 339 miles in this shoe training for middle distance came from the New Balance 587