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Brooks Race Day: Best Brooks Shoes for Marathons, Half Marathons and Chasing a PR
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items Marathon season is here, and this is the Brooks lineup I would point any runner to for race day, from long-run trainers that get you to the start line healthy to the carbon-plated Hyperion Elite 6 for chasing a PR in the marathon or half marathon. I ...
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Race Kit
Tempo & Long-Run Trainers
Race Day Shoes
Race Kit
The race-day extras that finish the kit — featherlight singlets, stay-put half tights and running socks for marathon and half-marathon morning.
Don't sleep on the socks, friends — these are $24 for a 2-pack and they're the quiet MVPs of race day. Targeted cushioning, arch support and odor-resistant fabric in a no-show cut, so your feet stay happy from the first mile of your marathon or half ...
Brooks Ghost Lite No Show 2-Pack
This is the singlet Brooks designed with direct input from its elite athletes — $90 and built purely for race day. Minimal seaming, perforated fabric and an ultra-light feel mean nothing rubs, flaps or weighs you down when you're chasing a PR in your...
Brooks Pro Kit Singlet (Men's)
Brooks' top-end race singlet — $95 of basically-not-there. It's incredibly lightweight, with targeted perforation to dump heat and a performance fit that stays out of the way — exactly what you want on marathon or half marathon race day, when every o...
Brooks Hyperion Elite Singlet (Men's)
Half tights are the marathoner's cheat code for zero distractions — $95 for Brooks' elite version. The 8-inch inseam allows full range of motion, the compressive fit stays put mile after mile, and there's a zippered back pocket plus a built-in brief ...
Brooks Hyperion Elite Half Tight (Men's)
Tempo & Long-Run Trainers
The trainers that carry the training block — tempo days, long runs and daily miles on the road to race day.
Your tempo-day friend — $120 gets you the lightest, snappiest trainer in this lineup at just 8.9 ounces. Nitrogen-infused DNA FLASH v2 cushioning, an airy mesh upper and a grippy outsole make the Launch 12 perfect for faster workouts during a maratho...
Brooks Launch 12 (Men's)
Maximum cushion for maximum miles — the Glycerin Max 2 stacks a high pile of plush DNA TUNED cushioning with rocker geometry to keep long runs rolling smoothly. It's $200 at full price (the colorway I checked was $149.95 on sale), and I'd file it und...
Brooks Glycerin Max 2 (Men's)
The workhorse of the block — $150 for the shoe that quietly eats most of your marathon training miles. The Ghost 18 brings soft, balanced cushioning in a dependable 10.2-ounce package, so it's the daily trainer that gets you to the start line ready f...
Brooks Ghost 18 (Men's)
For the long run, go plush — $175 buys Brooks' softest classic trainer, with super-soft cushioning built for everyday runs and long runs. When the marathon plan calls for 18 easy miles, this is the kind of comfort that keeps the whole training block ...
Brooks Glycerin 23 (Men's)
The speed trainer of the group — $200 for a plated workout shoe that still trains like a daily driver. A nylon SpeedVault plate (not carbon, so it stays training-friendly) teams up with DNA GOLD and DNA FLASH v2 cushioning and a RapidRoll rocker, mak...
Brooks Hyperion Max 4 (Men's)
Race Day Shoes
Carbon-plated racers built for marathon and half-marathon PR attempts.
The smart-money racer — the Elite 5 launched at $275, and the colorway I checked is $199.95 on Brooks' site right now. You still get the full race-day package: DNA GOLD 100% PEBA cushioning and a carbon fiber SpeedVault+ plate in a 6.9-ounce shoe bui...
Brooks Hyperion Elite 5 (Unisex)
My lead pick for race day — $275 for Brooks' flagship marathon racer. A carbon SpeedVault+ plate and updated DNA GOLD cushioning in a 6.8-ounce shoe with an innovative race-day fit, built specifically for marathons and half marathons. If you're chasi...
Brooks Hyperion Elite 6 (Unisex)