Brooks Adrenaline ASR 7 Review

Running in the Brooks Adrenaline ASR 7 not only makes you look fast and hardcore, but also give you great traction and support.  There are a lot of great trail shoes out there, but not all of them offer enough support for mild to moderate pronation.  For the trail runner that needs a little support, the Adrenaline ASR 7 is a great option.  With a progressive diagonal roll bar, this shoe offers pronation control for those who need it.  We tested these shoes on gravel paths around town, mid distance runs in the foothills, and gnarly distance trail races that have you crying for your mom when your done.  We found them to be a great shoe for all distances as they are fairly lightweight for a trail shoe allowing you to add a little spring to your step when jumping over logs, roots, and rocks. The lug system on the bottom of the Adrenaline ASR 7 was burly enough to tackle everything we were able to throw at them, but in comparison to others on the market, we would give the lug size an 8 out of 10, 1 being the smallest and 10 being the largest.

The upper is comprised of a breathable mesh that is water resistant.  We weren’t aware of this initially, but after having to go through a few creek crossings during a trail race and our feet staying dry, we started to wonder.  Though it is water resistant, it doesn’t get hot at all compared to other waterproof trail runners.  For the earth friendly people like the ones at AGR, you will like to know that the midsole is made of Brooks Bio Mogo, which biodegrades much faster than the typical midsole when you decide to get rid of the shoes.

We have always believed that it’s good to keep an open mind when getting fit for running shoes, but it seems that Brooks is well on its way to taking the guessing game out of shoe quality by continuously making great performing products.