Brooks Men's Beast '18

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I started wearing Brooks Beast when I was gearing up for the 2004 LA Marathon and a sports shoe salesman recommended it for me (Im a big guy). Since then, Ive been buying nothing but. The Brooks Beast 18 lives up to my expectation, fitting and feeling great. For what its worth, Im a plain vanilla 11D so its not like its hit n miss. I dont run marathons anymore, but I power-walk 5.5 miles/day (as well as wear them for work/play) and my 16s lasted from June 2018 til the end of January 2019. Im just noticing a deterioration in support now, hence the 18s. My two cents!

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I got these shoes for my son who is in middle school and he love the support they provide for this flat feet, Plantar Fasciitis issue, however, he got teased by one student saying that they look weird, but thats because of the thickness at the the bottom of the shoe, they slightly look like orthopedic shoes, but my son loves them so much that he still wears them and he says its just that one student that makes comments on how they look different from other sporty shoes, but I am looking into getting him something similar, but hopefully a little more sportier looking, but he loves these shoes so much that he wants to use them all the time he has other shoes, but he says that they are more comfortable than being barefoot, hes wearing them out so soon, but I am very happy with the this purchase, he blackens the bottom portion of the shoes every other day or so with black shoe polish because he doesnt like the lighter shade at the bottom part of the shoe, he likes it to look more uniform as they are all black.

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Look good and feel good, but part of it is already coming apart VERY disappointing for a $160 pair of shoes that I’ve run in 3 times. This is my 6th or 7th pair of Brooks and I’ve never had an issue...

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These shoes were recommended by my podiatrist after my feet surgery. I had 2 plantar fibromas removed, one from each foot. He recommended these exact shoes to wear from now on at work or for any amount of long standing or walking. He says the stiffness of the shoe itself at the arch leading to the back, is what makes these shoes great. They are very comfortable and I am in them nearly 13 hours a day and I love mine. I will be buying more when needed. I’ve always said shoes and mattresses are the 2 things you will be in most of your life so don’t buy cheap. You get what you pay for.

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Ive been wearing the Brooks Beast for many years, being a big guy with flat feet this was really my only choice. Brooks messed with success about 3 generations ago, and the shoes have never been as good as they were then. Since they are about the only athletic shoe I can wear (according to my podiatrist and running shoe experts Ive consulted) I am stuck with them. They arent bad shoes, they just arent as good as they were in 2014 or so.These fit a little larger than expected, which is a problem with Brooks...some generations they run a little large, and this in one of those years. They dont do half sizes above 12, and that is too small for me (even with these slightly larger 13s). They look good though. Some years they look like disco lighting vomited all over them, this year they are nice and subdued. I appreciate that. I expect these to last around 6 months...well see how durable they are come summer.

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