I was a Brooks girl for several years (well a couple of decades actually), but I picked up a pair of Asics two years ago and haven't turned back. Brooks are great shoes, just increasingly harder to find outside specialty stores.  Asics are in my mind equally great (if not more so) and easy to find.  The shoe is very comfortable and attractive.  I have not had any trouble with my feet, knees or back using this shoe.  I ran several races this year and this shoe is amongst the most comfortable for running that I have ever owned.  Love it.  A friend of mine, who does a couple of marathons each year, told me that runners prefer Asics.  I know that I do.