Runometry Index
54/100
No. 47 of 87
Value for money: Below average
- Cushioning32 mm
- +29.9 pts
- Lightness286 g
- +12.8 pts
- FoamSupercritical EVA
- +11.0 pts
Shoe profile
Measurements
- Weight
- 286 g
- Reference size not stated by the source
- HeavyHeavier than 75% of them
- Heel stack
- 37 mm
- HighHigher than 66% of them
- Forefoot stack
- 27 mm
- AverageTypical
Construction
- Midsole foam
- DNA LOFT v3
- Foam material
- Supercritical EVA
- Outsole
- RoadTack / HPR Heel rubber
Who and what for
- Category
- Daily trainers
- Runner level
- Beginner,Intermediate
- Paces
- Easy,Steady
- Versions
- Unisex
What’s new since the Brooks Ghost 16
Same line, new version: here’s what moved, from the published values. Weights are only compared in the same size.
| Criterion | Ghost 17 (2025)This version | Ghost 16 (2024) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 286 g | 270 g | Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given |
| Drop | 10 mm | 12 mm | −2 mm |
| Heel stack | 37 mm | 25 mm | +12 mm |
| Forefoot stack | 27 mm | 13 mm | +14 mm |
| Midsole foam | DNA LOFT v3 | DNA LOFT v3 | Unchanged |
| Catalogue price | USD 150 | USD 140 | +USD 10 |
| Runometry Index | 54/100 | 30/100 | +24 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 This version
Brooks
Ghost 17
- Weight 286 g
- Drop 10 mm
- 5 colours
2024
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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