Saucony Guide 19 vs Brooks Adrenaline GTS 26

For runners who want mild support without a firm medial post, Saucony offers the Guide 19, a stability road trainer for daily miles. It is the gentler of the brand's two road stability shoes: the Hurricane 26 adds a taller incrediLUX stack and more structure, and the Guide TR takes the Guide's broad platform off-road.

Support comes from CenterPath, Saucony's geometry of an extra-wide midsole with raised sidewalls, rather than a post. The midsole is a new, compression-moulded PWRRUN foam, and the rocker has been reshaped with a sharper forefoot rise and a deeper heel curve. XT-900 rubber, now wider under the midfoot, covers the outsole, and a stretchy mesh upper with large toe-box vents replaces that of the Guide 18. Drop is 6 mm, and a wide fitting sits alongside the standard version.

Specs and features from runrepeat.com and our own spec data. A factual overview, not a review.

Structured support with just-right cushioning is how Brooks describes the Adrenaline GTS 26, its everyday road stability shoe for daily runs, long runs and walking. Support comes from GuideRails, which the brand says work with the cushioning to manage excess movement without a traditional medial post. Underfoot is DNA Loft v3, a nitrogen-infused foam that is also used in the neutral Ghost 18.

Replacing the Adrenaline GTS 25, this version keeps the support system, the cushioning and the 10 mm drop, and changes the upper: an engineered double-jacquard air mesh, a soft flat-knit tongue designed to reduce bulk, and a flat-knit collar with a heel loop for easier on and off. It weighs 306 g in a men's UK 8.5, with wide and extra-wide fits alongside the standard width. The Glycerin GTS 23 is the more cushioned GuideRails alternative.

Specs and features from fit2run.com, brooksrunning.com and our own spec data. A factual overview, not a review.