Brooks Ghost 11

Name: Brooks Ghost 11
Brand: Brooks
Rating: 4.8 (72 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 10.4 oz · 12mm drop · 29/17mm stack

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

How it ranks

The Brooks Ghost 11 is one of the strongest daily trainers in our data. Comfort and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. Most runners who came to it from another shoe preferred it. The rating rests on 73 runner reviews and 13 other rated shoes in the Ghost product line.

Exceptional

98/100

Overall

Exceptional 98

Durability

Exceptional 99

Comfort

Exceptional 99

Value

Exceptional 99

Cushioning

Exceptional 98

Appearance

Excellent 97

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

99/100

Very high 99

What runners say

“Feels simultaneously cushiony and fast”

5/5 Full review 85 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Transcend 4

“In the Brooks Dyad 10 after 250 miles the tread was completely worn, in the Ghost the tread is still almost entirely intact”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Dyad 10

“The fabric where your big toe would be would always have a hole within the first 4 months. These have not had that issue.”

5/5 Full review 15 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Ghost 10

“Very comfortable without being spongy”

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

“The reinforced toe—with Asics my big toes always wear a hole, but not with the Ghost”

5/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a marathon came from the ASICS GT-2000 6

“Brooks manages to give a plush ride without adding weight”

5/5 Full review 25 mpw training for a marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Nimbus 19

“Fits well in the heel and then opens up in the forefoot to accommodate most foot widths”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Kayano 25

“Can maintain a relatively fast pace without feeling like the shoes are robbing me of forward momentum”

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

“Stopped feeling it was there after that first day”

5/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the New Balance 1080 v8

“It protects the legs through long miles and also hardens to give good responsiveness when the pace quickens”

4/5 Full review 45 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Launch 4

Prefer this shoe over another

48% 48/101

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Reviewers commonly report 400 to 600 miles before the cushioning fades.
Cushioned enough for long runs, and reviewers use it for tempos too.
Three reviewers find it fits better than the Ghost 10, though one finds the opposite.

Cons

Two reviewers say the sizing changed from the Ghost 10, one sizing up half a size.
Two reviewers find it too heavy for racing.
One reviewer finds the sole slick on wet sidewalks, and another gets only 300 to 350 miles from a pair.

Ghost 11 rates 98. This shoe has very high certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Brooks Ghost

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

76 2012 71 76 2014 80 97 2016 87 98 2018 82 90 2020 97 99 2022 97 89 2025 90

Release year

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

Ghost 18

2026 · 6 reviews

90 Good

77 Confidence
Ghost 17

2025 · 8 reviews

89 Good

80 Confidence
Ghost 16

2024 · 38 reviews

97 Exceptional

96 Confidence
Ghost 15

2022 · 94 reviews

99 Exceptional

100 Confidence
Ghost 14

2021 · 66 reviews

97 Exceptional

98 Confidence
Ghost 13

2020 · 13 reviews

90 Good

86 Confidence
Ghost 12

2019 · 50 reviews

82 Good

96 Confidence
Ghost 11 This shoe

2018 · 73 reviews

98 Exceptional

99 Confidence
Ghost 10

2017 · 57 reviews

87 Good

98 Confidence
Ghost 9

2016 · 13 reviews

97 Excellent

94 Confidence
Ghost 8

2015 · 11 reviews

80 Good

88 Confidence
Ghost 7

2014 · 74 reviews

76 Decent

98 Confidence
Ghost 6

2013 · 55 reviews

71 Decent

95 Confidence
Ghost 5

2012 · 4 reviews

76 Decent

82 Confidence

Reader Ratings

73 ratings

5/5 57

4/5 15

3/5 1

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 10.4 oz
Release: 2018 Q2
MSRP: $120
Stack Height: 29mm heel - 17mm toe
Drop Height: 12mm

Runner reviews

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Perfect Army shoe

5/5

Overall

I run in all conditions in the pacific northwest. The goretex keeps my feet dry and they have provided solid support for at least a year now.

Anonymous runner · Jul 5, 2019

20 mpw training for a half marathon

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

Die hard ghost fan

5/5

Overall

Everytime I have tried to switch to a different model/brand shoe, I always run into issues...Brooks Ghosts have been my tried and true running shoe for the past 9 years. Never failed me. The comfort level is great, my only reason fo taking away a star is I'd generally prefer a 1 piece upper, so I wouldn't have to stop and tighten my laces a bunch, especially when its hot and humid or rainy and I am drenched and the shoe just loosens a little and tends to wear a bit by the ankle because of this, but nothing drastic. I can still always get my 400 or so miles out of each pair.

Anonymous runner · Jul 5, 2019

52 mpw training for a marathon came from the Nike Zoom Fly 3

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

First pair of Brooks.

4/5

Overall

Since I've never owned a pair of Brooks running shoes before I can't offer a competitive assessment based on previous versions of the shoe. I can however honestly say that the Ghost 11 has been nothing short of feet heaven thus far. I have only ever been a casual runner, sticking strictly to 5k efforts because anything more almost always resulted in painful after-effects (primarily knee related), no doubt a result of running in the incorrect shoe. I have only been running in the Brooks Ghost 11 shoes for a little over 200km now but almost every run (bar the first couple) has been over 10km, and I've even managed my first ever 22km run, in absolute comfort it must be said. My takeaway from this short ownership experience is that these shoes are light enough that I don't notice them as the runs get longer. They are very comfortable without being spongy (I can maintain a relatively fast pace without feeling like the shoes are robbing me of forward momentum). My aches have become a thing of the past and for whatever reason I can't remember the last time a misstep resulted in a bruised ankle (something I had become accustomed too. No doubt due to my lazy running style). In short; I'm very happy with my new shoes and when the time comes I will doubtless replace them with another pair of Brooks Ghost 11's. . . Because why mess with what works for you.

Anonymous runner · Jul 4, 2019

30 mpw training for a half marathon

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

High comfort for high miles

5/5

Overall

I've run in every Ghost model since the Ghost 7. This pair is the most comfortable to slip on. The knit upper feels great, but doesn't feel quite as reliable going around corners. That doesn't detract much from the experience.

Anonymous runner · Jul 4, 2019

50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Ghost 10

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

Love them because I have to

3/5

Overall

In my search for a good running shoe, the only shoe option for me was the Brooks Ghost line. I started with Ghost 10s... why? There aren’t many shoes available in a wide width option... online, maybe but not in stores and like with women’s clothing, shoe sizes vary depending on the brand/manufacturer. That’s a story for another day. Back to the Ghosts... they get the job done. The color options were ok but not great. Not sure why all designs aren’t available in wide but it is what it is. I’ll continue to use them and plan on buying Ghost 12s once they are released.

Anonymous runner · Jul 4, 2019

15 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Ghost 10

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

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