Brooks Ghost Max 2

Name: Brooks Ghost Max 2
Brand: Brooks

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 10.6 oz · Medium/Narrow

How it ranks

The Brooks Ghost Max 2 is one of the strongest daily trainers in our data. Comfort and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 14 runner reviews and 3 other rated shoes in the Ghost Max product line.

Excellent

96/100

Overall

Excellent 96

Comfort

Exceptional 98

Durability

Exceptional 99

Cushioning

Exceptional 98

Value

Exceptional 97

Appearance

Very good 91

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

88/100

High 88

What runners say

“So comfortable they disappear while running”

5/5 Full review 20 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the Skechers GOrun Razor 5

“Cushioning the best I've experienced”

4/5 Full review would buy again

“My foot strikes don't seem to rotate along the long axis as much”

4/5 Full review would buy again

“The built in rocker keeps my stride natural”

5/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Ghost 16

“They are huge... big and boxy”

4/5 Full review would buy again

Prefer this shoe over another

100% 3/3

Where to buy

Amazon

27% off

$125 $170

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Price as of Sep 14, 8:32 AM UTC.

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Other retailers

Dick's Sporting Goods Rockridge / Ebony

$170

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Pros

Cushioning is the highest-rated dimension across fourteen reviewers, at 4.9 out of 5.
One reviewer names the cushioning and the built-in rocker for comfort on long runs.
Value rates 4.7 out of 5 across the same fourteen reviewers.

Cons

At an average of 10.3 oz it lands in the heavy weight band, and one reviewer calls it big and boxy.

Ghost Max 2 rates 96. This shoe has high certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Brooks Ghost Max

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

97 2023 96 2024 90 2025 88 2026

Release year

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

Ghost Max 4

2026 · 0 reviews

88 Good

36 Confidence
Ghost Max 3

2025 · 2 reviews

90 Good

73 Confidence
Ghost Max 2 This shoe

2024 · 14 reviews

96 Excellent

88 Confidence
Ghost Max

2023 · 20 reviews

97 Exceptional

89 Confidence

Reader Ratings

14 ratings

5/5 9

4/5 5

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 10.6 oz
Release: 2024 Q3
MSRP: $170
Widths: Medium, Narrow

Available sizes

Men's sizes

8, 10

Runner reviews

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old guy protecting joints who doesn't run anymore unless I'm not getting across the street in time

4/5

Overall

I have serious supination and need to protect my joints. Cushioning the best I've experienced and my foot strikes don't seem to rotate along the long axis as much. They ARE huge... big and boxy. To be fair, I haven't really run in 15 years so I can't really judge them as running shoes... but to protect joints and walk much farther than other running shoes I've tried. wish I had these before I blew my knees out in my 40s (but still kept running for another 20 years)

shicho · Jul 19, 2026

would buy again