Brooks Ghost 16

Name: Brooks Ghost 16
Brand: Brooks
Rating: 4.7 (18 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 9.5 oz · 12mm drop · 36/24mm stack · Medium/Wide

How it ranks

The Brooks Ghost 16 is one of the strongest daily trainers in our data. Durability and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. Looks scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 38 runner reviews and 13 other rated shoes in the Ghost product line.

Exceptional

97/100

Overall

Exceptional 97

Durability

Exceptional 98

Comfort

Excellent 96

Value

Very good 93

Cushioning

Good 88

Appearance

Decent 77

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

“Toe box changed from previous models; big toes rub and feel cramped.”

3/5 Full review 15 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Ghost 15

“Brooks Ghosts are the only shoe that I have completely avoided injury in.”

5/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Nimbus 24

“Not too soft like many shoes these days, but not too firm either.”

5/5 Full review 90 mpw avg pace 6:40 500 miles in this shoe training for a marathon would buy again came from the Nike Pegasus 42

“Helped avoid injury despite prone foot, shin, and knee problems.”

5/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Nimbus 24

“Can handle 400+ miles.”

5/5 Full review 90 mpw avg pace 6:40 500 miles in this shoe training for a marathon would buy again came from the Nike Pegasus 42

“Just the right amount of cushioning and support.”

5/5 Full review 49 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the Brooks Glycerin 18

“Can last for months of training.”

4/5 Full review 15 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the Nike Free Run Trail

“Cuts small but very good shoe.”

4/5 Full review 15 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the ASICS GEL-Cumulus 26

Prefer this shoe over another

65% 11/17

Where to buy

Amazon

32% off

$95 $140

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Pros

Reviewers report long tread life, some past 400 miles.
Runners describe a middle-ground ride, neither too soft nor firm.
Reviewers find it comfortable for daily and marathon training miles.

Cons

Some reviewers find the toe box tighter than earlier Ghosts.
One reviewer calls the colorways ugly, and appearance is its lowest-rated dimension.

Ghost 16 rates 97. 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 97 2024 89 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 This shoe

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

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

38 ratings

5/5 26

4/5 9

3/5 1

2/5 0

1/5 2

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 9.5 oz
Release: 2024 Q2
MSRP: $140
Widths: Medium, Wide
Stack Height: 36mm heel - 24mm toe
Drop Height: 12mm

Available sizes

Men's sizes

9.5, 10, 11.5, 12

Women's sizes

Runner reviews

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Best Shoe I’ve Had in a LONG Time

5/5

Overall

Used to run pretty fast/a ton of miles way back when and fell in love with a discontinued saucony model. Ran in college and trained in Nike Pegasus for years to my detriment and had to take significant time off to heal. These are the only shoes I’ve tried that kind of make me feel like a runner again!

Anonymous runner · Jun 29, 2024

15 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 39

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

Reader review

4/5

Overall

Cut small but very good shoe

Anonymous runner · Jun 26, 2024

15 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the ASICS GEL-Cumulus 26

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

Brooks Nailed It Again

5/5

Overall

I am a Ghost purist. It is all that I have trained and raced in for my past 50 or so marathons (168 total). The 16 fits me perfect and has sufficient cushioning (I’m over 200 lbs), but not too much. I have no reason to try any other shoe. The Ghost is, and always has been, a perfect running shoe for me.

Anonymous runner · Jun 23, 2024

training for a marathon

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

I've run in the Ghost for years and love it

4/5

Overall

It keeps me fast and injury free

Anonymous runner · Jun 20, 2024

25 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the Brooks Ghost 14

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

Reader review

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Jun 18, 2024

training for a half marathon

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

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