Reader review
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Apr 13, 2015
50 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Glycerin 11
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
Brooks Ghost 5
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 10.9 oz · 11mm drop · 29/18mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Ghost 6 replaced it
How it ranks
The Brooks Ghost 5 sits about average for daily trainers in our data. Comfort and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 4 runner reviews and 13 other rated shoes in the Ghost product line. Another 8 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Decent
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
82/100
Prefer this shoe over another
18% 2/11
Where to buy
No offers available
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- All four reviewers rate comfort 5 out of 5, and one says the shoe disappears while running.
- Value is among its best-rated dimensions, at 4.5 out of 5.
Cons
- Durability is by far its lowest-rated dimension at 2.8 out of 5, and one reviewer feels a big difference by 300 miles.
- Every Ghost from the 8 onward rates higher, the Ghost 15 at 99.
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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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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Ghost 5 This shoe
2012 · 4 reviews
76 Decent
82 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 10.9 oz
- Release
- 2012
- Stack Height
- 29mm heel - 18mm toe
- Drop Height
- 11mm
Runner reviews
Reader review
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Sep 22, 2014
35 mpw
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 28, 2014
50 mpw training for a marathon
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 2/5
- Appearance
- 1/5
- Value
- 4/5
Reader review
3/5
Overall
d2xccoach · Aug 27, 2014
25 mpw training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
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