LOVE THEM!!
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 19, 2019
30 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Ghost 12
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Brooks Ghost 11
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
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.
Confidence
99/100
What runners say
“Feels simultaneously cushiony and fast”
“In the Brooks Dyad 10 after 250 miles the tread was completely worn, in the Ghost the tread is still almost entirely intact”
“The fabric where your big toe would be would always have a hole within the first 4 months. These have not had that issue.”
“Very comfortable without being spongy”
“The reinforced toe—with Asics my big toes always wear a hole, but not with the Ghost”
“Brooks manages to give a plush ride without adding weight”
“Fits well in the heel and then opens up in the forefoot to accommodate most foot widths”
“Can maintain a relatively fast pace without feeling like the shoes are robbing me of forward momentum”
“Stopped feeling it was there after that first day”
“It protects the legs through long miles and also hardens to give good responsiveness when the pace quickens”
Prefer this shoe over another
48% 48/101
Where to buy
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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.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
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.
Release year
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2026 · 6 reviews
90 Good
77 Confidence
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2025 · 8 reviews
89 Good
80 Confidence
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2024 · 38 reviews
97 Exceptional
96 Confidence
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2022 · 94 reviews
99 Exceptional
100 Confidence
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2021 · 66 reviews
97 Exceptional
98 Confidence
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2020 · 13 reviews
90 Good
86 Confidence
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2019 · 50 reviews
82 Good
96 Confidence
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Ghost 11 This shoe
2018 · 73 reviews
98 Exceptional
99 Confidence
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2017 · 57 reviews
87 Good
98 Confidence
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2016 · 13 reviews
97 Excellent
94 Confidence
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2015 · 11 reviews
80 Good
88 Confidence
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2014 · 74 reviews
76 Decent
98 Confidence
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2013 · 55 reviews
71 Decent
95 Confidence
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2012 · 4 reviews
76 Decent
82 Confidence
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
Spooky ? More like ooo cushiony
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 19, 2019
60 mpw training for middle distance came from the Nike Zoom Fly 3
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
Convert
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 18, 2019
30 mpw training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Ghost 11 are my favorite!
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 18, 2019
50 mpw training for a marathon came from the New Balance 880 v5
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Brooks Ghost
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 18, 2019
12 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Ravenna 10
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
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Brooks Ghost 11 In Context
More on the Brooks Ghost
- Brooks Ghost 18
- Brooks Ghost 17
- Brooks Ghost 16
- Brooks Ghost 15
- Brooks Ghost 14
- Brooks Ghost 13
- Brooks Ghost 12 next version
- Brooks Ghost 10 previous version
Reviewers Also Ran In
- Brooks Ghost 10 18 runners
- Brooks Ravenna 10 3 runners
- ASICS GEL-Nimbus 19 2 runners