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Brooks Catamount 3

Trail shoe · Neutral · Trail · 9.4 oz (men's) · 6mm drop

How it ranks

The Brooks Catamount 3’s rating is an early estimate. We haven’t collected runner reviews of this shoe yet, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.

Brooks Catamount 3

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Current estimate: Decent

75
Overall
75
Confidence

Confidence

How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

44 Moderate

44

External retailer ratings

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Based on

The bars show roughly how much each source contributes to this shoe’s rating. Their influence depends on how many reviews we’ve collected, how many earlier versions are in the product line, and the external ratings available.

  1. Product line track record
  2. External ratings
  3. Our ratings

Where to buy

Amazon
36% off
$109 $170
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Price as of Oct 29, 8:38 AM UTC.

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Dick's Sporting Goods Grey / Yellow
$170
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Pros

  • At 8.4 oz the women's build is lighter than the 8.9 oz median for trail shoes for sale.
  • It is lighter than the typical trail shoe for sale.

Cons

  • At 9.4 oz the men's build is heavier than the 8.9 oz median for trail shoes for sale.
  • Two newer versions have followed it, and the Catamount 4 is for sale now.

Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale

Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.

Confidence
50 60 70 80 90 100 25 50 75 100

Better Shoes Rating

Catamount 3 rates 75. This shoe has moderate confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Brooks Catamount

Each dot is one version of the Catamount, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.
  • Catamount Agil

    2024 · 0 reviews

    75 Decent

    4 Confidence

  • Catamount 4

    2024 · 0 reviews

    75 Decent

    5 Confidence

  • Catamount 3 This shoe

    2023 · 0 reviews

    75 Decent

    44 Confidence

  • Catamount 2

    2022 · 2 reviews

    73 Decent

    3 Confidence

  • Catamount

    2020 · 0 reviews

    59 Bottom-tier

    0 Confidence

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
9.4 oz (men's)
Release
2023 Q4
MSRP
$170
Widths
Medium
Drop
6mm

Available sizes

Men's

9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12, 12.5, 13

8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12, 12.5

42.5, 43, 44, 44.5, 45, 45.5, 46, 47, 47.5

Women's

7, 9.5

5, 7.5

38, 41

Compared to other shoes

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Shoe properties
Type
Trail shoe
Trail shoe
Trail shoe
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
9.4 oz (men's)
7.7 oz (men's) Lightest
9.7 oz (men's)
Stack
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39/33mm
Drop
6mm
6mm
6mm
Release
2023 Q4
2024 Q1
2026 Newest
MSRP
$170
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Best price
$109 Lowest price
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$160
Ratings
Overall
75 Decent
75 Decent
93 Excellent Best overall
Comfort
78 Decent
77 Decent
79 Decent Best comfort
Cushioning
76 Decent
76 Decent
77 Decent Best cushioning
Durability
81 Good Best durability
80 Good
80 Good
Appearance
72 Decent
71 Decent
81 Good Best appearance
Value
78 Decent
78 Decent
77 Decent
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