Ignoring the performance and durability, I've observed that the upper and interior feel of Brooks shoes out of the box is very natural, almost like normal casual shoes. I can see how that would appeal to newer and/or more casual runners when they are looking at a wall of 200 shoes and don't really care about 8oz vs 10oz, or which type of polyurethane was used in the midsole.
talent wrote:
LRC VIP BFD wrote:
Predictable AF
Most people haven’t.
That means your a crappy runner
...and how many world championship and Olympic medals have Brooks runners won this century? How many world records were set?
Why don't the majority of the best runners, jumpers & throwers in the world wear Brooks (even unsponsored athletes)?
Ricky Cabeza wrote:
...and how many world championship and Olympic medals have Brooks runners won this century? How many world records were set?
Why don't the majority of the best runners, jumpers & throwers in the world wear Brooks (even unsponsored athletes)?
Probably not many.
But that doesn't matter for Brooks. They found there niche for the average runner from 18-80.
The CEO said this that these shoes are worn by a majority of runners in races. Not the once who win or finish in the top 5%.
Most here on this forum are already on the way back home while some Brooks shoe runners are still on the way to the finish line. The point is, you see $250 Nike's in the front, the rest wears Brooks or something else.
Made in USA wrote:
America should make the shoes . You dont need China , Trump is correct . An American company should not be proud to outsource .
Except for ties.
Trump gets his special 'trump ties' made in china
as mentioned above, John Walker was no slouch, Greg Meyer, Ruth Wysocki, Gabe Grunewald, marty liquori in '75, Bill Rodgers in the early 80s, Amy Hastings had a pretty decent career, as did Scott Jurek. Strictly Olympics? Kind of limited, but Nike/adidas obviously have always had more of an international history.
RIP: D3 All-American Frank Csorba - who ran 13:56 in March - dead
RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
Running for Bowerman Track Club used to be cool now its embarrassing
Hats off to my dad. He just ran a 1:42 Half Marathon and turns 75 in 2 months!
Great interview with Steve Cram - says Jakob has no chance of WRs this year