Runometry Index
30/100
No. 83 of 87
Value for money: Very poor
- Cushioning19 mm
- +0.0 pts
- Lightness270 g
- +19.1 pts
- FoamSupercritical EVA
- +11.0 pts
Shoe profile
Measurements
- Weight
- 270 g
- Reference size not stated by the source
- AverageTypical
- Heel stack
- 25 mm
- Very lowLower than 95% of them
- Forefoot stack
- 13 mm
- Very lowLower than 100% of them
Construction
- Midsole foam
- DNA LOFT v3
- Foam material
- Supercritical EVA
- Outsole
- RoadTack rubber
Who and what for
- Category
- Daily trainers
- Runner level
- Beginner,Intermediate
- Paces
- Easy,Steady
- Versions
- Unisex
What’s new since the Brooks Ghost 15
Same line, new version: here’s what moved, from the published values. Weights are only compared in the same size.
| Criterion | Ghost 16 (2024)This version | Ghost 15 (2022) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 270 g | 280 g | Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given |
| Drop | 12 mm | 12 mm | Unchanged |
| Heel stack | 25 mm | 35 mm | −10 mm |
| Forefoot stack | 13 mm | 23 mm | −10 mm |
| Midsole foam | DNA LOFT v3 | DNA LOFT v2 | New |
| Catalogue price | USD 140 | USD 140 | Unchanged |
| Runometry Index | 30/100 | 45/100 | −15 pts |
Model history
2026
Brooks
Ghost 18
- Weight 289 g
- Drop 10 mm
- 5 colours
2026
Brooks
Ghost 18 GTX
- Weight 320 g
- Drop 10 mm
2025
Brooks
Ghost 17
- Weight 286 g
- Drop 10 mm
- 5 colours
2024 This version
Brooks
Ghost 16
- Weight 270 g
- Drop 12 mm
- 4 colours
2022
Brooks
Ghost 15
- Weight 280 g
- Drop 12 mm
2021
Brooks
Ghost 14
- Weight 281 g
- Drop 12 mm
2020
Brooks
Ghost 13
- Weight 286 g
- Drop 12 mm
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