Runometry Index
74/100
No. 3 of 18
Value for money: Average
- Lightness286 g
- +10.2 pts
- Cushioning42 mm
- +33.8 pts
- FoamPEBA
- +30.0 pts
Shoe profile
Measurements
- Weight
- 286 g
- Reference size not stated by the source
- Very heavyHeavier than 88% of them
- Drop
- 6 mm
- LowLower than 59% of them
- Forefoot stack
- 39 mm
- Very highHigher than 94% of them
Construction
- Midsole foam
- DNA GOLD,DNA FLASH v2
- Foam material
- PEBA
- Plate
- Nylon
- Outsole
- Rubber
Who and what for
- Category
- Tempo & uptempo shoes
- Versions
- Unisex
What’s new since the Brooks Hyperion Max 3
Same line, new version: here’s what moved, from the published values. Weights are only compared in the same size.
| Criterion | Hyperion Max 4 (2026)This version | Hyperion Max 3 (2025) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 286 g | 281 g | Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given |
| Drop | 6 mm | 6 mm | Unchanged |
| Heel stack | 45 mm | 46 mm | −1 mm |
| Forefoot stack | 39 mm | 40 mm | −1 mm |
| Midsole foam | DNA GOLD / DNA FLASH v2 | DNA GOLD / DNA FLASH v2 | Unchanged |
| Catalogue price | USD 200 | USD 200 | Unchanged |
Model history
2026 This version
Brooks
Hyperion Max 4
- Weight 286 g
- Drop 6 mm
2025
Brooks
Hyperion Max 3
- Weight 281 g
- Drop 6 mm
- 5 colours
2024
Brooks
Hyperion Max 2
- Weight 260 g
- Drop 6 mm
2023
Brooks
Hyperion Max
- Weight 221 g
- Drop 8 mm
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