This week on How Was Your Run? we talked about the Brooks Hyperion 2. The shoe is the third iteration of We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back, which was released four years ago with the Hyperion Elite, Brooks’s premier super shoe.
Because the Hyperion came out three years after the Tempo, the second shoe felt old-tech, with a DNA Flash midsole (the brand’s most responsive nitrogen-infused foam). Plainly stated: It felt dated. The Hyperion 2 (the third shoe—confused yet?) rectifies that issue with an all-new midsole, DNA Flash v2. The update feels springier and faster.
We sent RW+ member Matt Sherwood the shoe for testing. A devout Brooks Adrenaline GTS-runner, Sherwood, who runs in Albuquerque, New Mexico, found the Hyperion 2 felt “indescribably good” on his feet—even though he usually wears the more cushioned Adrenaline with an orthotic! Hear why Sherwood made the switch to the Hyperion 2 by watching the entire episode.
If you missed last week—you running goblins and ghouls—we costumed up with RW+ member Frances Moretto to talk about the Mount to Coast P1.
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Amanda is a test editor at Runner’s World who has run the Boston Marathon every year since 2013; she's a former professional baker with a master’s in gastronomy and she carb-loads on snickerdoodles.
