What we don’t like about the Brooks Hyperion Max 3
ROBBE: If I had to give a gripe, it’s that the shoe feels a little bit clunky to me. I asked for Max and I got it, but maybe that’s not what I wanted. I think it’s what most people want, though.
This is a true super trainer, which means it’s nothing like the Hyperion Max 2, which was just an accelerated trainer with some slight modifications that elevated it above the Hyperion by just a bit. So if you absolutely loved that shoe for longer tempo intervals or everyday training, then this may be too much shoe for you.
As I mentioned before, this shoe takes on almost an extra ounce of weight. That’s the thing that pulls it out of the tempo category and drops it into the trainer bucket. Not saying that’s a bad thing, but it is a thing. It’s still relatively light for such a high stack shoe, coming in at just under 10 ounces, which is kind of the standard for trainers.Â
Lastly, why couldn’t you just keep the same damn upper? That last version was so light and breathable and just absolutely perfect. I get it, there’s more stack in the Hyperion Max 3, so you need some more support, which the knit upper kind of provides. It works, but I want that other upper back. Also, they got rid of the best laces ever for kind of sucky ones.
Lastly – yeah, another $200 shoe. And that’s before the tariffs.
