Customer Reviews Brooks Levitate 3

First off I want to thank Brooks for providing free shoes to front line workers!! This gesture is so much appreciated. I love my brooks shoes (usually I wear adrenalines) so when my free Levitates were delivered I was so very happy. The support is awesome and I can honestly say that it was wonderful but my heel was raw from constant rubbing. I tried wearing them for multiple shifts (3 to be exact), in hopes of me just breaking in my shoes, but no dice. Thank you again brooks for providing these shoes but I'm afraid I will have to just order some new Adrenalines.

Cut into my heals. It was very uncomfortable to run.

I do not like the Levitate 3. I have worn the Levitate 2 for several years (5 pairs) and really liked them. However within 1 week of wearing the Levitate 3 I had alot of pain in my heel and achilles. Also I got blisters on the back of my heel. I am so disappointed because I loved the Levitate 2. I need to send them back because I can not wear them.

Loved the original Levitate and Levitate 2 LE, but the changes made in the 3 LE made the shoe unworkable for me. As the owner/operator of a personal fitness training gym, I'm regularly on my feet 10-12 hours/day. With relatively high arches, I've suffered with plantar fasciitis in both feet, and don't want to go there again. So the cushioning effect of the Levitate is what drew me to them. But the new design was so tight over the top of my feet that my feet began to tingle/fall asleep within 10 minutes of wearing them. Unfortunately, I had to return them and cannot recommend them. Hopefully, Brooks will change the style.

I dont like the very thin tongue and that the heal of the shoe rubber my heal raw, and they hurt my feet after wearing them.

The backs are way too high, cause rubbing and blisters. The toe box seems constricted and uncomfortable as well. The levitate 2 are my favorite sneakers, very disappointed.

The back of this shoe by the ankle is so stiff and goes up way too high, it ruined both ankles causing me to bleed all over the show after one mile. I am so completely disappointed and turned off by this brand as this was my first pair of brooks ever!

These shoes gave me terrible blisters on my achilles after a mile of running in them. I think the sock fit is the reason for this.

Weird heel... too high and too stiff. Left me bloody after 3 miles. I love the Levitate shoe but not this version of it.

I really hate that I had to send these back!! I didn't make it a half mile before I had blisters on the back of both heels! It was so bad I had to take the shoes off and walk back home with no shoes on! BIG LONG SAD FACE!!!

Sadly, They fight WAY to tight. Had to return after mile test run.

Had raw spots on my ankles immediately! Very disappointing. Hoped that because I have narrow ankles it may work for me but the entire back lip of the shoe is very rigid.

After owning two pairs of the Levitate 2's, I was initially excited about the Levitate 3. But the redesign was so disappointing. On the back of the shoe, at the top where the two sides are seemed together, cut into my heels so bad they bled and scabbed. I just returned them after trying them 5 or 6 times. I don't want to run with band aids on my heels every time I wear these shoes.

I have a pair of Levitate 1's. Those best shoe I have ever worn. I recently purchased the 3's and I can't even wear them around the house. The top of the heel is so high and uncomfortable. I'm very disappointed and will be returning them.

Very disappointed with the fit of the shoe. I love how light it is and bought it based on the recommendations of levitate 2. Specifically, the instep was very tight. Very disappointed, unfortunately I had to return it.

I have loved the Levitate 2 shoes. I have owned at least 6 pair of them. And just bought another 3 backups. I had to go up 1/2 size in the Levitate 3's and they give me horrible blisters on the back of my heels. They are fully laced to help with heel slipping. I would not recommend these shoes. Brooks please reconsider going back to the Levitate 2's. My whole family has loved the 2's both the men's and women's.

Levitate 1's were the best shoe and I heard rumors they would fix the heel for the 3 but here we are again with the sock heel that blisters every shape and size. I wish I bought up the 1st Levitates in every color and multiples. Maybe there's hope for the 4?

Version 1 of Levitate were my favorite running shoe. Now that I've logged over 600 miles on them, I really wanted to replace them, but the design change of the heel of Levitate 2 and 3 will keep me away from these. I had to return my 2's after only logging about 20 miles on them (all short runs, and then getting a searing blister, after a 6 mile run, I couldn't take it anymore. Please go back to the original design... please we beg you,

I have worn the Levitate, which I loved (except for the color choices). I have worn out 2 pair of levitate 2, still comfy but not as much as the first. One problem is they split across the sole. Brooks was great and sent me a replacement, the levitate 3. Very pretty shoe, but the fit is painful. No padding on the tongue, the "sock" neck, less cushioning all over has resulted in sore ankles, blisters, back soreness. I obviously need a new more cushiony style. HELP!

Drat, I loved the Leviate 2 but the fabric around the ankle was a bit too loose. On the Levitate 3 the fabric around the ankle was WAY too tight. Had to return them :(

The back of the shoes were so narrow. I tried these out for about 10 runs of 5 miles and it just kept blistering the back of my heel. I returned these after about 2-3 weeks.

I've been wearing Brooks shoes for years but these shoes are awful!

I've been a loyal Brooks customer for years and am in dire need of a new pair of shoes. Levitates are my favorite, but the sock fit version is awful! If Brooks doesn't release non-sock versions of their shoes again, I'm sad to have to switch brands

Wanted to love these but Brooks changed the design so much they hurt to run in. The shoe is way too tight even when sizing up. I normally went up a half size in these I even tried a whole size and it's too tight. the heel design is so curved it chewed my heels up even on a short run. had to return and switch models.