Brooks Adrenaline GTS 15

Name: Brooks Adrenaline GTS 15
Brand: Brooks
Rating: 4.4 (34 reviews)

Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 11.1 oz · 12mm drop · 31/19mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Adrenaline GTS 12 replaced it

How it ranks

The Brooks Adrenaline GTS 15 ranks below most daily trainers in our data. Durability and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. Looks scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 34 runner reviews and 12 other rated shoes in the Adrenaline GTS product line.

Decent

73/100

Overall

Decent 73

Durability

Exceptional 97

Cushioning

Good 83

Value

Good 80

Comfort

Below average 65

Appearance

Below average 64

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

94/100

High 94

What runners say

“The heel counter was elevated from the previous models, and caused both Achilles tendons to become too irritated”

2/5 Full review 15 mpw 130 miles in this shoe came from the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 14

“I've only had 2 running-related injuries while maintaining 40–100 miles/week”

5/5 Full review 70 mpw

“Brooks also elevated the heel counter, which caused both Achilles tendons to become inflamed”

2/5 Full review 15 mpw came from the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 14

“Went from a fairly firm but normal stability shoe to a motion control space boot type of thing”

3/5 Full review training for a half marathon

“The narrow size fits my feet well and I don't have problems with my heels coming out”

5/5 Full review 25 mpw came from the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 13

“The sizing is about 1/2 size too small”

3/5 Full review training for a half marathon

“It took a long time to break in, and the toe box is tighter, which makes my toes rub against one another”

4/5 Full review 70 mpw came from the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 14

“Great for long runs, doesn't have very much pop for faster uptempo type stuff”

5/5 Full review 60 mpw came from the New Balance 860 v5

“It has enough support on its own, without orthotics, to feel good”

4/5 Full review 7 mpw came from the New Balance 860 v4

“Seems a little narrower than previous years—I feel like my outsole is riding out outside ridge of the shoe”

4/5 Full review 45 mpw training for a marathon came from the New Balance 768

Prefer this shoe over another

48% 19/40

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Reviewers report pairs lasting well, some longer than expected.
Many runners stick with Adrenalines for years and keep repurchasing, several citing a decade or more.

Cons

Several reviewers found it tight and sized up half a size, and two with narrow feet say this version is too wide.
The Adrenaline GTS 14 before it scores 94 on seventy-eight reviews against its 72.
Appearance draws the lowest ratings of any dimension, at 4.0 out of 5.