Customer Reviews Brooks Adrenaline GTS 21

The only color available in size 12 WW is oyster. There is only one color each year in size 12 WW. I have waited an entire year for the UGLIEST sneaker I have ever owned!!! The picture implied that the teardrops were baby blue but they are not; they are all black. A grey shoe with black spots as a girl's only choice for an entire year! Why in the world would you make a sneaker so UGLY as the only option for tall people?? Now I have to wait an entire year for a new shoe. The one pair available from last year was black and orange, which was also ugly, has a hole in the toe because it is cloth and the toe is not reinforced. I need to find a new brand of sneaker that fits me the way the Adrenaline does, in size 12 WW, that comes in a color a girl wants to wear.

I'm not a runner, more of a multi-sport athlete and would definitely not wear an engineered running sneaker for strength-and-conditioning exercises, but I was asked to take these for a spin, free of charge. I think I'm in love. Running errands and walking hills on the treadmill; pretty sure my feet sighed in relief from comfortability. Squatting heavy weights; sturdy with a wide foot base and roomier, flatter toe box than I expected. Dynamic stretching and some plyo movements; stability galore with no ankle rolling or misbalancing. Overall I think these are a brilliant Fitness sneaker for any woman who wants to dominate multiple platforms. True to size and oh yeah, their colorways are gorgeous too.

I have never run in anything other than Adrenalines. I've had probably near to 12 pairs, dating back to the GTS 11 I think. I've even got my husband wearing them as everyday shoes now and he loves them. While they're almost always the best shoe around, I've noticed that a couple model years were so different that they were unwearable (for me). The GTS16 destroyed my knees and ruined my running momentum for over a year (I must have gotten a bad pair- they were brand new so I thought there was no way my shoes were causing the knee issues). I just purchased a pair of 20s and will be returning them today. The wide width in the size I have always ordered is ridiculously tight across the widest part of my foot, so I haven't even taken them out for a run. I hope the 21s are better because I want to continue to trust Brooks to provide my feet with great support and keep me running. To reflect what others have said- I would love to see more color in the collections. The amount of combinations is excessive, but four or five nice, colorful options would be great. Also, it would be great if those of us with wide/extra wide feet didn't have to settle for the ugliest version (hello, granny shoes!). Overall, I love these shoes and I wish I could afford to stockpile when I find a great model year, because they seem to have peaks and valleys.

This shoe is wonderful. Frankly, I do more walking than running, but running shoes seem to offer more support for my very flat feet. I really wish you offered more options for narrow width in this style. They are truly the only shoes that work for me and I have had at least 6 pairs in the last few years (2 a year on average) mostly because I can't find such a good shoe in narrow. It seems that they are out of stock everywhere by the middle of the year, at least in my size. It would be nice to have at least 2 color choices. Thanks for the great shoe.

Love these. Feel more secure and with support like GTS 19. I Did not like GTS 20, They didn't offer me much lateral or heel support. These hold my heel in place and have right amount of cushion for both working out or long time wear.

I have bought the Adrenaline GTS exclusively for about the last 10 years. Whyyy do you feel the need to alter the sizing?! :( I have always bought a size 9 Narrow width. I tried this latest pair on and when they felt fine I began using them, only to discover during my first use that not only are they too short but the fabric near my right big toe buckles and pushes in on that toe, which is distracting and irritating. Please keep your sizing consistent. And gray. Why did it have to be gray??? Let's get off the gray train already.

I have been running in the brooks adrenaline since 2005 and even worked for a number of years at a running store selling them. However, the last few years the durability of the adrenaline has greatly diminished. The upper part of the shoe around the ankle only stays intact for a few weeks. I've had several pairs in the last 2 years and each pair has fallen apart in the first month. I want to continue to buy them but it makes me nervous knowing that within a few weeks the fabric around the ankle will fray and rip apart leaving the shoes looking like a puppy attacked them. Please make that area more durable I love these shoes and want to continue to spend the money on what should be a quality product.

I've been wearing Adrenaline running shoes for years now and this new 21 edition does not disappoint! My favorite part is that the shoe is so soft in the toe box, that it literally already feels broken in straight out of the box! No pain points or rubs! I love the update to an all mesh toe box because it made even my longest run end without my feet feeling hot. The ventilation in the mesh allowed for better air circulation and no more hot spots. I actually started wearing Adrenaline because of over pronation leading to leg pain (and fractures), and the update with the guide rails is game changing. Super stable. I can tell by the wear on the bottom of the shoe that I have no pattern of pronating showing so far. Just from wearing the right shoe! I love these shoes! I received my first pair of Adrenaline 21's free of charge for me to review with my honest opinion. Terrific update. I'm getting all the colors!

I have had many, many pairs of Adrenaline's but can you PLEASE come up with better colors?! Gray is so boring an ugly. The fast few years of Adrenaline's have been really frumpy. Thank you.

I'm so bummed to be writing this review. After trying the shoes my knees immediately started to hurt. The next day I put on the Adrenaline 20's and felt no knee pain. The extended DNA isn't felt throughout the shoe. I compared the 20's and 21's on each foot and felt more cushion in the 20's. The trimming of the cushion around the ankle is a bummer. I noticed the lack of cushion creates friction and leaves my skin feeling irritated and rough. I noticed the ends of the shoe pucker in during random times of walking. Not a big deal but it does start to create an uncomfortable feeling after a bit of wearing. There is a chance I received a defective pair of shoes. I hope so as I was very much looking forward to the 21's.

Thank you so much for making a comfortable shoe in a narrow. After two knee surgeries, I no longer run but I wear these to walk. I love the Ghost but decided to try these and they are even better for my high arches. Please don't stop making the narrows. A thicker sock is not the answer to keeping my feet from sliding around inside a shoe.

I have both the black and the white pair and I also have a gray pair of the Adrenaline GTS 20. I love these shoes and wear them constantly for comfort. I am a bit disappointed though that a new color, Color: 592 - Hushed Violet/Alloy/Copper only comes in medium width. It would be wonderful if new offerings came in all widths.

I do not like them for walking. My hips actually hurt after wearing them for my long walks. I am not overweight and I have been walking daily for years. The Revels are much more comfortable for walking.