Brooks Pure Connect 3

Name: Brooks Pure Connect 3
Brand: Brooks
Rating: 4.5 (8 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.2 oz · 4mm drop · 20/16mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks PureConnect 2 replaced it

How it ranks

The Brooks Pure Connect 3 sits about average for daily trainers in our data. Comfort and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. Looks scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 8 runner reviews and 6 other rated shoes in the PureConnect product line. Another 4 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Decent

78/100

Overall

Decent 78

Cushioning

Good 80

Comfort

Good 81

Value

Decent 77

Durability

Below average 64

Appearance

Below average 64

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.

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Confidence

71/100

Moderate 71

What runners say

“Light enough to use for speed work and feel fast but just enough cushion to do long runs as well.”

5/5 Full review 70 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Ghost 7

“Material started separating and holes developed along the top.”

3/5 Full review 20 mpw 1,043 miles in this shoe training for a marathon

“Small and light enough for speed work but also has enough cushion for long runs.”

5/5 Full review 80 mpw training for a marathon

“Most of the running I do is on the road now, so I need something with a little more cushion.”

4/5 Full review 15 mpw came from the ASICS GT-2170

“Fixed fit issues from the first edition.”

5/5 Full review 8 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Skechers GOrun Ride 3

“Considerable difference in support and cushion between these two.”

4/5 Full review 15 mpw came from the ASICS GT-2170

Prefer this shoe over another

50% 4/8

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Reviewers race it from the 5k to the marathon and still log long runs in it.
At 8.2 oz on a 4mm drop it feels fast to reviewers doing speed work.

Cons

Durability draws the lowest ratings of any dimension at 3.4 out of 5, and one reviewer had the material separate and holes develop.
One reviewer moving to more road running wanted more cushioning than it offers.

Pure Connect 3 rates 78. This shoe has moderate certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Brooks PureConnect

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

82 2012 73 2013 81 2014 78 2014 96 2015 74 2016 76 2018

Release year

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

PureConnect

2018 · 1 review

76 Decent

28 Confidence
PureConnect 4

2016 · 1 review

74 Decent

21 Confidence
Pure Connect 4

2015 · 4 reviews

96 Excellent

85 Confidence
Pure Connect 3 This shoe

2014 · 8 reviews

78 Decent

71 Confidence
PureConnect 2

2014 · 1 review

81 Good

22 Confidence
Pure Connect 2

2013 · 4 reviews

73 Decent

42 Confidence
PureConnect 1

2012 · 2 reviews

82 Good

41 Confidence

Reader Ratings

8 ratings

5/5 5

4/5 2

3/5 1

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 8.2 oz
Release: 2014
MSRP: $100
Stack Height: 20mm heel - 16mm toe
Drop Height: 4mm

Runner reviews

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Reader review

4/5

Overall

runner_m · Mar 24, 2015

30 mpw came from the Saucony ProGrid Guide 5

Comfort: 4/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 3/5
Value: 4/5

Reader review

5/5

Overall

Love this shoe, light enough to use for speed work and feel fast but just enough cushion to do long runs as well. I used this shoe to race from 5k to the marathon on the roads.

markglandman · Mar 24, 2015

70 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Ghost 7

Comfort: 5/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 5/5

Reader review

5/5

Overall

Love this shoe, is small and light enough for speed work but also has enough cushion for long runs. It became my road racing shoe last year and I ran everything from 5k to marathon in it.

markglandman · Aug 29, 2014

80 mpw training for a marathon