This Brooks Trail Shoe Got a Makeover—Yet Still Has Plenty of Grit

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This Brooks Trail Shoe Got a Makeover—Yet Still Has Plenty of Grit
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This shoe’s look is equal parts aesthetic and function.

Test Impressions

Before I actually ran in the PureGrit 8, I couldn’t resist wearing it as an office sneaker. Its earthy color palette—a beige outsole, before-the-storm gray interior, and ocean-blue upper—made it ideal to pair up with a blouse and shorts. When I finally took them on the trail, I kicked up heaps of dirt due to the amount of room in the toe box. Brooks shoes are usually true to size, yet I’d recommend going at least a half size down, or maybe even a full size.

As promised, the thin tongue and heel collar stopped any stray pebbles or even sand from gathering inside my shoe. Traction was satisfactory over cinder, dirt, and pavement. An important piece of advice: If you go for that postrun bev at a local bar, tread carefully if they have a wooden floor. I could gyrate my hips like Elvis the way the pads of my feet slid and swished.Laura Y., tester since 2013“The PureGrit 8 turned out to be my go-to shoe for training and racing.

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