This is probably the 10th pair of Brooks I've ordered and the only ones I've ever returned. Received the same size I've always bought .And they appeared to be too small life size.my toes stuck out of them.After wearing them for about an hour I developed a very sharp pain in the upper part of the foot between the tarsi.I'm not sure they are different/poorly made due to lack of covid,fake or something else.But they are awful.