Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 10.9 oz · 12mm drop · 27/15mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Defyance 6 replaced it
How it ranks
The Brooks Defyance 8 ranks below most daily trainers in our data. Durability and value are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 2 runner reviews and 4 other rated shoes in the Defyance product line. Another 10 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
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 will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
28/100
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 2 runner ratings.
40% 2/5
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Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Each dot is one version of the Defyance, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2017 · 1 review
71 Decent
13 Confidence
Defyance 8 This shoe
2014 · 2 reviews
70 Below average
28 Confidence
2014 · 7 reviews
88 Good
69 Confidence
2014 · 1 review
74 Decent
15 Confidence
2014 · 4 reviews
91 Very good
73 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Dec 11, 2015
25 mpw came from the Brooks Defyance 7
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Apr 4, 2015
35 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Defyance 7
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