Brooks shoes dilemma

I'd throw the PT's advice out the window. If you ran well in the Wave Rider, then you don't need a "support" shoe.

Most charts will tell you the Ghost is the Brooks equivalent to the Wave Rider.

I would argue that the

Defyance:

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and

Launch:

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Are closer in fit and feel to the Wave Rider than the Ghost or Ravenna.

I would put Brooks Ravenna and Mizuno Inspire as very similar in terms of support. Adrenaline has more support/motion control than the Revenna. In Adidas, these are comparable to Supernova Sequence.

Wave Rider is probably closer to a Brooks Defyance.

I don't know if this makes a difference, but I'm also trying to up mileage over this summer after coming back from my injuries. My main concern is that I dot want to get hurt again, and want to find a brooks shoe that is damn near perfect for me.

Has to be Brooks? Are you running for a sponsored school?

Defyance would be the more durable between that and the Launch. I tend to think your own running efficiency is going to have more bearing on your staying injury-free than the shoe.

Yep, brooks school next year. That makes sense, I'm just confused because I used to use the wave inspire them I ran in the wave rider. I think someone brought out the wrong shoe or something and I don't even know what kind of shoe I need and my local running stores can't give me a straight answer. I ran in the ravennas today and they seemed pretty nice

Lenny Leonard wrote:

Has to be Brooks? Are you running for a sponsored school?

Defyance would be the more durable between that and the Launch. I tend to think your own running efficiency is going to have more bearing on your staying injury-free than the shoe.

I also ran on nasty roads over the winter and that might have something to do with it, but I just need to find the right brooks shoe for me as soon as possible.

Also saw that the defyance was listed as similar to the wave rider on runningwarehouse. Not sure what exactly it means, but I guess I'll have to try the defyance shoes. Would the Ravenna be a bad am choice for me probably then?

Got the ghost at my local running store. Open it works out. If not then I'll order the defyance online