Adrenaline GTS 25 vs Hurricane 25

The Adrenaline GTS 25 is Brooks doing what Brooks does best: a dependable stability running shoe built to log miles, week in and week out, without any drama. This is the shoe you reach for when you want support that stays out of the way. The GuideRails system only steps in when your stride starts to collapse inward, so if you run neutral it barely registers, and if you overpronate it gently keeps you honest. With a 10mm drop and a 37mm heel it sits squarely in the traditional daily training shoe camp, aimed at runners who want structure and a familiar, protective ride rather than bounce or speed. At 301g it is not light, and it never pretends to be a tempo shoe. What you get instead is consistency. In our view this is one of the safest first-stability-shoe picks in the UK, and a reliable rotation workhorse for the runner who just wants to get out the door and train.

Heavy and bulky it may be, but the Hurricane 25 scored higher with independent reviewers than most stability shoes we track. RunRepeat's lab review put it in its top band, and the other two reviews we read liked the ride just as much. It's Saucony's most cushioned support shoe: 38mm of stack under the heel, a 6mm drop and a wide base that keeps an inward-rolling foot in line without a hard medial post. At 283g it isn't built for intervals, and nobody we read tried to use it that way. It earns its £160 RRP on slow miles, recovery days and the back half of long runs, when your form starts to fade. Reviewers disagree on how much it moved on from the 24. Believe in the Run found it bouncier and less plodding, while a UK panel called it a mild update to a similar shoe. Neutral runners who like a big, planted shoe get on with it too.