Brooks Ghost Max 2

Name: Brooks Ghost Max 2
Brand: Brooks

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 10.3 oz · 39/33mm stack · 6mm drop

How it ranks

The Brooks Ghost Max 2 is one of the strongest daily trainers in our data. Comfort and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating is based on 15 runner reviews and 3 other rated shoes in the Ghost Max product line.

Good

Overall

Good 89

Comfort

Excellent 96

Durability

Excellent 96

Cushioning

Excellent 94

Value

Very good 92

Appearance

Good 86

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

83 Moderate

Moderate 83

External retailer ratings

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Product line track record
Our ratings
External ratings

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

“They are huge... big and boxy”

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

Prefer this shoe over another

100% 3/3

Where to buy

Dick's Sporting Goods

$170

Rockridge / Ebony

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Price as of Oct 22.

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Pros

Our ratings put its cushioning among the best of any daily trainer.
Some reviewers find the shoe very comfortable to run in.
Our ratings put its durability among the best of any daily trainer.

Cons

It is much heavier than the typical daily trainer for sale.
It costs much more than the typical daily trainer for sale.
It is heavier than the Ghost Max before it.

Ghost Max 2 rates 89. This shoe has moderate confidence. 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

90 2023 89 2024 91 2025 90 2026

Release year

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

Ghost Max 4

2026 · 0 reviews

90 Very good

55 Confidence
Ghost Max 3

2025 · 2 reviews

91 Very good

58 Confidence
Ghost Max 2 This shoe

2024 · 15 reviews

89 Good

83 Confidence
Ghost Max

2023 · 20 reviews

90 Very good

88 Confidence

Runner Ratings

15 ratings

5/5 9

4/5 6

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 10.3 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 10.8 oz · Women's 9.7 oz
Release: 2024 Q3
MSRP: $170
Widths: Medium
Stack: 39/33mm
Drop: 6mm

Available sizes

Men's

10.5

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