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Brooks Hyperion Elite 6 vs Brooks Hyperion Elite 5

What changed from the Brooks Hyperion Elite 5: stack higher, toe tip over ground higher, toe rocker longer. Each cell carries a provenance badge; open a shoe for sources.

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heel boneBrooks Hyperion Elite 6: heel 40 mm, forefoot 33 mm (drop 7 mm); toe rocker 40 % of length, radius 48 % of length; heel bevel 14 % of length, 38 mm high at the back, ending about under the heel bone.Brooks Hyperion Elite 6: toe rocker 40 % of lengthBrooks Hyperion Elite 5: heel 38 mm, forefoot 30 mm (drop 8 mm); toe rocker 36 % of length, radius 51 % of length; heel bevel 10 % of length, 27 mm high at the back, ending about under the heel bone.Brooks Hyperion Elite 5: toe rocker 36 % of length
  • Brooks Hyperion Elite 640/33 mm · toe rocker 40 % · heel bevel 14 %
  • Brooks Hyperion Elite 538/30 mm · toe rocker 36 % · heel bevel 10 %
Illustrative profiles, not photographs: drawn from published stack heights and photo estimates of the unloaded shoes on a common length (300 mm), heels aligned, toe to the left; dots mark where each toe rocker starts; the dotted vertical line is under the heel bone (12 % of length), so a heel curve reaching past it is a bevel in front of the heel bone. Dotted lines use typical values where a shoe has no measurement. Exact values are in the table below.

What changed

MeasureBrooks Hyperion Elite 5Brooks Hyperion Elite 6Change
Heel stack38 mm40 mmhigher (+2 mm)
Forefoot stack30 mm33 mmhigher (+3 mm)
Drop8 mm7 mmless (−1 mm)
Weight201 g193 glighter (−8 g)
Toe rocker36.5% of length39.7% of lengthlonger (+3.2 %)
Toe tip over ground42.1 mm50 mmhigher (+7.9 mm)
Rocker rise angle26.4°28.7°about the same

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

Which suits you

If you wantPickBecause
A smoother roll at toe-offBrooks Hyperion Elite 639.7 vs 36.5 % toe rocker
More cushioning under the heelBrooks Hyperion Elite 640 vs 38 mm heel stack
More under the forefootBrooks Hyperion Elite 633 vs 30 mm forefoot stack
A lower dropBrooks Hyperion Elite 67 vs 8 mm drop
Less weightBrooks Hyperion Elite 6193 vs 201 g

From the values below, with differences inside measurement noise shown as about the same. This describes the shoes, not what is right for your feet; comfort in the first few runs decides.

MetricBrooks Hyperion Elite 6
Racing · Road
Brooks Hyperion Elite 5
Racing · Road
Heel-to-toe drop7 mmStated8 mmStated
Heel stack40 mmStated38 mmStated
Forefoot stack33 mmStated30 mmStated
Weight193 gStated201 gStated
Toe rocker40 %est.36 %*est.
Rocker radius48 %est.51 %est.
Rocker rise angle29 degest.26 degest.
Rocker angle at toe54 degest.55 degest.
Toe tip over ground50 mmest.42 mmest.
Visible rocker lift onset72 %est.73.2 %est.
Toe spring (relative)21.7 %est.18.4 %est.
Heel bevel length13.9 %est.10.5 %est.
Heel bevel height38 mmest.27 mmest.
Midsole width (forefoot)—110.9 mmMeasured
Midsole width (heel)—84.5 mmMeasured
Toe box shape—72 %est.
Interior forefoot width—92.7 mmMeasured
Toebox width—71.5 mmMeasured
Longitudinal stiffness—64Derived
Midsole firmness—27Derived
PlateCarbon plateCarbon plate
Primary foamDNA Gold (PEBA)DNA Gold (PEBA)
List price$275$275

Key differences

  • Brooks Hyperion Elite 6's heel-to-toe drop is 7 mm, 1 mm lower than Brooks Hyperion Elite 5's 8 mm.
  • Brooks Hyperion Elite 6's heel stack is 40 mm, 2 mm thicker than Brooks Hyperion Elite 5's 38 mm.
  • Brooks Hyperion Elite 6's forefoot stack is 33 mm, 3 mm thicker than Brooks Hyperion Elite 5's 30 mm.
  • Brooks Hyperion Elite 6's weight is 193 g, 8 g lighter than Brooks Hyperion Elite 5's 201 g.
  • Brooks Hyperion Elite 6's toe rocker is 40 % of length, 3 % of length longer than Brooks Hyperion Elite 5's 36 % of length.

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Brooks Hyperion Elite 6

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