Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 9.6 oz
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Launch 8 replaced it
How it ranks
The Brooks Launch 7 ranks above most daily trainers in our data. Value and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 3 runner reviews and 11 other rated shoes in the Launch product line. Another 9 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
77/100
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 3 runner ratings.
“Fits my narrow heeled feet well yet with a roomy toe box.”
“Kinda heavy but you adjust to them very quickly.”
“Light weight, comfortable, medium heel to toe drop that helps me stay on a forefoot strike.”
“Super light and affordable.”
38% 3/8
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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 Launch, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2026 · 1 review
85 Good
58 Confidence
2024 · 1 review
90 Very good
75 Confidence
2023 · 12 reviews
99 Exceptional
95 Confidence
2022 · 20 reviews
71 Decent
86 Confidence
2020 · 3 reviews
86 Good
70 Confidence
Launch 7 This shoe
2019 · 3 reviews
85 Good
77 Confidence
2018 · 29 reviews
96 Excellent
95 Confidence
2017 · 37 reviews
93 Excellent
96 Confidence
2017 · 24 reviews
86 Good
92 Confidence
2017 · 11 reviews
98 Exceptional
94 Confidence
2015 · 25 reviews
70 Decent
93 Confidence
2009 · 55 reviews
98 Exceptional
99 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
5/5
Overall
Light weight, comfortable, medium heel to toe drop that helps me stay on a forefoot strike. Fits my narrow heeled feet well yet with a roomy toe box. Love the Launch. Have had multiples of each version (except 5) since the shoe's inception.
Floyd Wellborn · Jun 12, 2023
30 mpw training for 5K and 10K
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Dec 30, 2019
8 mpw training for a half marathon
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Dec 28, 2019
45 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Ghost 12
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