re: tOfficial Running Shoe Thread

3) Brooks Hyperion Tempo: 20/28 stack, 8mm drop, neutral, 7.3oz


Pros:
- These look badass, props to Brooks
- Incredibly lightweight and minimal
- As the name suggests, they feel great uptempo. Very responsive nitrogen infused midsole similar to Hyperburst (per other reviews, I have 0 experience with Skechers)
- Comfortable fit. Wide (for me) toe box, slightly narrow mid foot and heel (not as narrow as Nike). Think these will be perfect for most people.
- Seem like they’ll be durable, lots of rubber underfoot. Impressive they kept it so light.

Cons:
- Price...these are $150. I exchanged my React Infinities for them, so I’m down net $30. Probably can wait for these to go on sale.
- Pretty firm, especially in the heel - so not great if you get lazy and heel strike.
- The laces are this elastic material and suck. Really have to cinch them down to get a good fit.

Consensus: will be staying in the lineup as an occasional trainer. Thinking they’ll soften up with more miles making them better at 8 to 9 min/mile paces. Otherwise will be more for tempo days and maybe races. Seems like it’ll be a good shoe, especially for Brooks. Hats off to them.