wanted to like this shoe but....
Stelly · Sep 28, 2025
1/5
Overall
Pros: light, good cushion for the weight, good traction, appropriately snug for a racing shoe.
Cons: tongue attached with Frankenstein like stitch (weird given the upper is without seams), upper easily torn when scrapped
I wanted a racing weight shoe that could handle a marathon. I am only running in Brooks shoes (Ghost, Launch, and Caldera) love them all. Wore the Hyperion on an 8-mile tempo run. Felt great exactly what I wanted. Then I stepped off the edge of the path scrapping the side of the shoe on the curb - tore the shoe! Then towards the end of the run noticed rubbing on the top of my left foot where the tongue attaches to the upper. Nickle sized blister on the top of my foot (I've never had that happen before). I compared how the tongue attaches to my other Brooks and weirdly the Hyperion has the most noticeable stitching of them all.
Not a great first run and could not picture using this shoe over a marathon distance. Bummer!
- Comfort
- 1/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 1/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 1/5