Brooks Adrenaline GTS 18

Name: Brooks Adrenaline GTS 18
Brand: Brooks
Rating: 4.6 (38 reviews)

Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 10 oz · 12mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Adrenaline GTS 19 replaced it

How it ranks

The Brooks Adrenaline GTS 18 ranks among the stronger daily trainers in our data. Comfort and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. Looks scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 38 runner reviews and 12 other rated shoes in the Adrenaline GTS product line.

Good

86/100

Overall

Good 86

Comfort

Excellent 96

Durability

Excellent 96

Cushioning

Excellent 93

Value

Good 86

Appearance

Decent 72

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

“The fit felt like someone from Brooks showed up at my house and measured my feet, and then went back and put together a pair for me.”

5/5 Full review 25 mpw training for a half marathon

“The fit is maybe a quarter size shorter than past Adrenalines—so order a half size up.”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw came from the Brooks Ravenna 8

“Now, finally, there's an Adrenaline that doesn't feel clunky.”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw came from the Brooks Ravenna 8

“This shoe has an outstanding ride and the upper is almost seamless so there's very little chance for blisters from seams.”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS GT-2000 6

“The material around the foot opening came apart after first wearing.”

2/5 Full review 10 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 14

“I think the GTS 18 is too soft. As someone who overpronates a good deal, I want the support!”

5/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 17

“After four years of loving this model, they changed and I now have shin splints, calf lockups and what felt like a stress fracture building.”

3/5 Full review 12 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 17

“Got 497 miles on my first pair before the tread was worn down and the internal padding was worn out.”

5/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 17

“After running with them for 6 months, I realize I probably should have stopped running with them 2 months ago.”

4/5 Full review 35 mpw training for middle distance came from the Brooks Launch 4

“Very durable shoe, holds up well for a short 5 mile run all the way to a 15 mile run. Held up for well over 500 miles.”

4/5 Full review 70 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS GEL-DS Trainer 23

Prefer this shoe over another

36% 20/55

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Pros

Reviewers rate comfort 4.6 out of 5, and two single out the near-seamless upper for not raising blisters.
Five reviewers say the support suits them and has kept them running without trouble.
Three reviewers say it fit well from the first run, one buying it in a wide.

Cons

Reviewers rate durability 4.1 out of 5, and five report the cushioning or outsole going sooner than they expected.
Reviewers rate appearance 4.1 out of 5, its joint lowest dimension, and one says it does not look cool.
One of thirty-eight reviewers so far says rising prices are eroding the value.

Adrenaline GTS 18 rates 86. 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 86 2017 82 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 This shoe

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

2012 · 57 reviews

76 Decent

96 Confidence

Reader Ratings

38 ratings

5/5 27

4/5 9

3/5 1

2/5 1

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 10 oz
Release: 2017 Q4
MSRP: $120
Drop Height: 12mm

Runner reviews

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Brooks Adrenaline

4/5

Overall

Very Durable shoe, holds up well for a short 5 mile run all the way to a 15 mile run. Shoe is stiff and held up for well over 500 miles.

pjgorne · Feb 6, 2018

70 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS GEL-DS Trainer 23

Comfort: 3/5
Cushioning: 3/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 3/5

Brooks Adrenaline

5/5

Overall

Absolutely fantastic for higher mileage running.

LetsrunCornellians36 · Feb 6, 2018

40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Cumulus 18

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 3/5
Value: 5/5

nice update on an old workhorse

4/5

Overall

In the beginning, I was an Asics GT-2100 series runner. This was when basically everyone wore support shoes because you were running so you needed support to save your knees. (We've evolved since then.) Ten years went by before I tried the Brooks GTS Adrenaline. It was a good shoe, maybe too much support, but a little bit lighter feeling than what had become the Asics GT-2000v1. I rotated in and out of Asics 2000s, 1000s, and Brooks Adrenalines and Ravennas for a while. Now, finally, there's an Adrenaline that doesn't feel clunky. The GTS 18 is, in my opinion, the best of the recent Adrenalines, and much better than any support shoe Asics has put out. The support feels reasonable. It transitions well. It's lighter than last year's Ravenna 8. And it handles the thrashing you expect from a no-frills daily trainer. The fit is maybe a quarter size shorter than past Adrenalines--so a good rule of thumb is to order a half size up in whatever your shoe size is, or, even better, try one on somewhere. I stayed in my usual Brooks size for the 18 because I'm between sizes and always size up--so instead of being a little big, the shoe fits nearly perfectly. There are whispers in the shoe world that this coming year's Adrenaline GTS 19 will move the Adrenaline from the classic posting support system to Brooks' Guide Rails (the system they use in the Transcend and the Pure Cadence). Perhaps that will be biomechanically better for runners, perhaps not. It's possible the GTS 18 is the last, stellar model of its series. Meaning it's probably a good time to buy up a few pairs.

Anonymous runner · Feb 6, 2018

30 mpw came from the Brooks Ravenna 8