Brooks Ghost 8

Name: Brooks Ghost 8
Brand: Brooks
Rating: 4.5 (11 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 9.6 oz · 28/16mm stack · 12mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Ghost 9 replaced it

How it ranks

The Brooks Ghost 8 sits about average for daily trainers in our data. Durability and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. Looks scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 11 runner reviews and 13 other rated shoes in the Ghost product line.

Decent

Overall

Decent 75

Durability

Very good 92

Comfort

Good 88

Cushioning

Good 85

Value

Decent 78

Appearance

Decent 72

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 is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

94 High

High 94

Based on

The bars show roughly how much each source contributes to this shoe’s rating. Their influence depends on how many reviews we’ve collected, how many earlier versions are in the product line, and the external ratings available.

Product line track record
Our ratings
External ratings

What runners say

“Downhills in the rain can be positively bloodcurdling”

4/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a marathon came from the Saucony Kinvara 6

“Had the front cushioning separating after about 600 miles”

5/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a marathon came from the Saucony Fastwitch 5

“The traction is truly scarily dangerous”

4/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a marathon came from the Saucony Kinvara 6

“Too tight of a fit, narrow in the toe box”

3/5 Full review 25 mpw came from the Brooks Ghost 7

“My feet sometimes slip on flat roads if the roads are wet”

4/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a marathon came from the Saucony Kinvara 6

“The bottom of the shoe is wearing out very quickly”

4/5 Full review 60 mpw training for middle distance came from the ASICS GEL-Cumulus 14

“Wider toe box than most other shoes”

5/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a marathon came from the Saucony Fastwitch 5

“Grip is not the greatest especially in the rain”

4/5 Full review 50 mpw came from the ASICS GT-2000 3

“I used to get 1000 miles in shoes of similar structure”

5/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a marathon came from the Saucony Fastwitch 5

“A bit of cushion and higher heel-toe drop seem to work well”

5/5 Full review 55 mpw 956 miles in this shoe training for a marathon came from the Nike Zoom Terra Kiger 3

“Helped me get back into daily training”

5/5 Full review 55 mpw 956 miles in this shoe training for a marathon came from the Nike Zoom Terra Kiger 3

“The Ghost is a comfortable shoe and I get good durability out of it”

5/5 Full review 35 mpw came from the Mizuno Wave Rider 17

“Comfortable and soft”

5/5 Full review 25 mpw came from the Brooks Glycerin 12

Prefer this shoe over another

47% 9/19

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

Reviewers repeatedly call it comfortable and easy to forget on daily runs.
One reviewer with a wide forefoot says the toe box is wider than most.
It scores 79 against 76 for the Ghost 7 before it.

Cons

Three reviewers report slipping on wet roads, one calling the traction scarily dangerous.
Two reviewers saw the outsole wear down early.
Appearance draws the lowest ratings of any dimension, at 4.0 out of 5.