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Brooks Launch 11

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 7.7 oz (men's) · 8mm drop

How it ranks

The Brooks Launch 11’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 2 runner reviews so far, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.

Brooks Launch 11

of 5

Current estimate: Good

88
Overall
88
Value
95
Comfort
88
Durability
79
Appearance
76
Cushioning
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

54 High

54

External retailer ratings

We break apart ratings from mass-market retailers and specialty running shops since they serve different audiences.

The middle of the bar marks the typical shoe at each type of retailer. The dot shows where this shoe ranks in comparison.

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
30% off
$84 $120
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Price as of Oct 29, 8:34 AM UTC.

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Other retailers
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$120
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Pros

  • It is much lighter than the typical daily trainer for sale.
  • It costs much less than the typical daily trainer for sale.

Cons

We don't have enough reviewer information on this shoe to make a judgment of cons.

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

Launch 11 rates 88. This shoe has high confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Brooks Launch

Each dot is one version of the Launch, 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.
  • Launch 12

    2026 · 1 review

    88 Good

    66 Confidence

  • Launch 11 This shoe

    2024 · 2 reviews

    88 Good

    54 Confidence

  • Launch 10

    2023 · 12 reviews

    95 Excellent

    54 Confidence

  • Launch 9

    2022 · 20 reviews

    76 Decent

    69 Confidence

  • Launch 8

    2020 · 3 reviews

    84 Good

    58 Confidence

  • Launch 7

    2019 · 3 reviews

    81 Good

    44 Confidence

  • Launch 6

    2018 · 29 reviews

    88 Good

    85 Confidence

  • Launch 5

    2017 · 37 reviews

    85 Good

    95 Confidence

  • Launch 4

    2017 · 24 reviews

    78 Decent

    84 Confidence

  • Launch 3

    2017 · 11 reviews

    92 Very good

    78 Confidence

  • Launch 2

    2015 · 25 reviews

    69 Below average

    86 Confidence

  • Launch 1

    2009 · 55 reviews

    94 Excellent

    93 Confidence

Runner Ratings

2 ratings
5/5 2
4/5 0
3/5 0
2/5 0
1/5 0

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
7.7 oz (men's)
Release
2024 Q4
MSRP
$120
Widths
Medium
Drop
8mm

Available sizes

Men's

8, 8.5, 9, 10, 11, 11.5, 12, 12.5, 13

7.5, 8, 8.5, 9.5, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12, 12.5

41, 42, 42.5, 44, 45, 45.5, 46, 47, 47.5

Runner reviews

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Showing 1–1 of 1 written review

Responsive and Efficient Trainer

5/5

Overall

Responsive and efficient trainer on easy runs and workouts alike. Neutral, lighter shoe that can be worn out if the box. The Launch has been my go-to shoe for over a decade.

Anonymous runner · Oct 28, 2026

35 mpw 350 miles in this shoe training for ultramarathons would buy again

Comfort
5/5
Cushioning
4/5
Durability
5/5
Appearance
5/5
Value
5/5

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
7.7 oz (men's) Lightest
8.8 oz (men's)
10.9 oz (men's)
Stack
—
—
40/35mm
Drop
8mm
8mm
4mm
Release
2024 Q4
2026 Newest
2022 Q3
MSRP
$120
$120
$165
Best price
$84 Lowest price
$113
$95
Ratings
Overall
88 Good
88 Good
97 Exceptional Best overall
Comfort
88 Good
86 Good
99 Exceptional Best comfort
Cushioning
75 Decent
75 Decent
99 Exceptional Best cushioning
Durability
79 Decent
77 Decent
96 Excellent Best durability
Appearance
76 Decent Best appearance
74 Decent
75 Decent
Value
95 Excellent
95 Excellent
77 Decent
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