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Brooks Cascadia 20 vs Brooks Cascadia 19

What changed from the Brooks Cascadia 19: stack higher, toe tip over ground higher, rocker apex starts earlier. Each cell carries a provenance badge; open a shoe for sources.

Brooks Cascadia 20: heel 38 mm, forefoot 33 mm (drop 5 mm); rocker apex 63 % of length, radius 44 % of length.Brooks Cascadia 20: rocker apex at 63 % of lengthBrooks Cascadia 19: heel 35 mm, forefoot 28 mm (drop 7 mm); rocker apex 71 % of length, radius 38 % of length.Brooks Cascadia 19: rocker apex at 71 % of length
  • Brooks Cascadia 2038/33 mm · apex 63 %
  • Brooks Cascadia 1935/28 mm · apex 71 %
Midsoles drawn from measured values on a common length (290 mm), heels aligned, toe to the left; dots mark the rocker apex. Dotted lines use typical values where a shoe has no measurement. Exact values are in the table below.

What changed

MeasureBrooks Cascadia 19Brooks Cascadia 20Change
Heel stack35 mm38 mmhigher (+3 mm)
Forefoot stack28 mm33 mmhigher (+5 mm)
Drop6 mm6 mmabout the same
Weight298 g306 gheavier (+8 g)
Rocker apex71% of length63.3% of lengthstarts earlier (−7.7 %)
Toe tip over ground27.7 mm42.7 mmhigher (+14.9 mm)
Rocker rise angle26.8°28.4°about the same
Stiffness40/10053/100stiffer (+13)
Firmness66/10074/100about the same
Forefoot base width121.5 mm117.7 mmnarrower (−3.8 mm)
FoamDNA Loft v3DNA Flash v2changed

Compared with the previous version in this catalogue. Differences within measurement noise are shown as about the same. All version changes

MetricBrooks Cascadia 20
Trail · Trail
Brooks Cascadia 19
Trail · Trail
Heel-to-toe drop6 mmDerived6 mmStated
Heel stack38 mmStated35 mmStated
Forefoot stack33 mmStated28 mmStated
Weight306 gStated298 gStated
Rocker apex63.3 %est.71 %est.
Rocker radius44 %est.38 %est.
Rocker rise angle28 degest.27 degest.
Toe tip over ground43 mmest.28 mmest.
Rocker angle at toe60 degest.61 degest.
Visible rocker lift onset76.3 %est.80.3 %est.
Toe spring (relative)18.8 %est.15.7 %est.
Midsole width (forefoot)117.7 mmMeasured121.5 mmMeasured
Midsole width (heel)98.5 mmMeasured101.3 mmMeasured
Interior forefoot width93.7 mmMeasured95.7 mmMeasured
Toebox width70.6 mmMeasured72.5 mmMeasured
Longitudinal stiffness53Derived40Derived
Midsole firmness74Derived66Derived
PlateRock plateRock plate
Primary foamDNA Flash v2DNA Loft v3
List price$160$150

Key differences

  • Heel-to-toe drop is about the same: 6 mm for Brooks Cascadia 20, 6 mm for Brooks Cascadia 19.
  • Brooks Cascadia 20's heel stack is 38 mm, 3 mm thicker than Brooks Cascadia 19's 35 mm.
  • Brooks Cascadia 20's forefoot stack is 33 mm, 5 mm thicker than Brooks Cascadia 19's 28 mm.
  • Brooks Cascadia 20's weight is 306 g, 8 g heavier than Brooks Cascadia 19's 298 g.
  • Brooks Cascadia 20's rocker onset is 76 % of length, 4 % of length earlier than Brooks Cascadia 19's 80 % of length.

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