Ghost 18
Ghost 18 is a neutral daily trainer for road miles and walking. It preserves the Ghost 17's 10 mm drop and balanced, nitrogen-infused DNA LOFT v3 ride, then refines comfort with a new OrthoLite X-60 sockliner. A soft flat-knit tongue and breathable triple-jacquard engineered air mesh create a more secure upper fit, while the RoadTack rubber outsole supplies pavement traction and durability for routine mileage.
- Intended uses:
- Jog, Daily, Walking
Specs
Among 865 listed shoes, this is a heavier Daily Trainer
- Weight
- 289.2g
- Of 811 known values: 546 lower, 2 equal, 263 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- heavierUpper 32.7%, including ties / average +22g
- Drop
- 10mm
- Of 815 known values: 665 lower, 110 equal, 40 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- higherUpper 18.4%, including ties / average +3.2mm
- Stack height (heel/forefoot)
- 36 / 26mm
- Of 694 known values: 365 lower, 43 equal, 286 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard55.7th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +1.3mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 786 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- DNA LOFT v3
- Outsole
- RoadTack rubber
- Reference price
- $150
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- Brooks Japan official product page lists 290g at 27cm, while the Brooks US official men's Ghost 18 page lists 10.2oz / 289.2g.
- Plate note
- The exact Brooks Japan and Brooks US Ghost 18 pages detail DNA LOFT v3, an OrthoLite X-60 sockliner, flat-knit tongue, engineered air mesh, and RoadTack rubber without identifying a carbon structure. REI's exact product specifications corroborate the same construction, supporting the existing false carbon-plate classification.
Related video
Shoe overview by Running Warehouse.
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for Brooks Ghost 17.
In the registered data, weight is 2.9g heavier at 289.2g, heel stack is 1mm lower at 36mm, and forefoot stack is 1mm lower at 26mm.
These are differences between registered values, not a controlled comparison at the same size and measurement conditions. See the notes below the specs for weight conditions.
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Comparison: All data (865 shoes)
Position map
Weight x stack height
registered average: 265g / 34.7mm (686 shoes)
The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.
Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 289.2g·registered average 267g (811 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 10mm·registered average 6.8mm (815 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 36mm·registered average 34.7mm (694 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.