Reader review
Anonymous runner · May 8, 2015
5/5
Overall
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
Brooks
Pure Grit 1
Trail
· Neutral
Good (66/100)
- Weight
- 8.7 oz
- Release
- 2025
- Stack Height
- 21mm heel - 16mm toe
- Drop Height
- 5mm
Good (66/100)
overall
Shoe details
- Weight
- 8.7 oz
- Release
- 2025
- Stack Height
- 21mm heel - 16mm toe
- Drop Height
- 5mm
Ratings & Reviews
Good (66/100)
Better than about 21% of shoes
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and runner reviews.
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This score rates worse than 79% of shoes.
Our ratings use detailed reviews from knowledgeable runners, ratings for shoes in the same product line, and reliable product information from trusted retailers.
Rating breakdown
Better Shoes score out of 100. Shading shows the expected rating range.
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Rankings combine runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, direct comparisons to other shoes, related product-line performance, and trusted external ratings.
The darker band shows the central score range. The lighter band shows a wider range of reasonable outcomes. More reviews for this shoe usually narrow both bands.
Overall
Good (66/100)
Overall ranking
We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.
Estimate
Good (66/100)
Rank
Ranks above 21% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the score range we think is most likely.
Cushioning
Above average (86/100)
Cushioning ranking
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Estimate
Above average (86/100)
Rank
Ranks above 71% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the score range we think is most likely.
Durability
Above average (83/100)
Durability ranking
We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.
Estimate
Above average (83/100)
Rank
Ranks above 68% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the score range we think is most likely.
Comfort
Good (68/100)
Comfort ranking
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Estimate
Good (68/100)
Rank
Ranks above 26% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the score range we think is most likely.
Appearance
Good (66/100)
Appearance ranking
We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.
Estimate
Good (66/100)
Rank
Ranks above 20% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the score range we think is most likely.
Value
Below average (59/100)
Value ranking
We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.
Estimate
Below average (59/100)
Rank
Ranks above 8% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the score range we think is most likely.
33%
1/3
Prefer this shoe over another.
Reviewers said this shoe was better than another shoe they ran in.
Comparison set
Rating
All Running Shoes
Worse than 79% of 2,526 running shoes ranked.
Good (66/100)
Trail Shoes
Worse than 86% of 391 trail shoes ranked.
14%
Brooks
Worse than 88% of 220 Brooks shoes ranked.
12%
Compared to other shoes
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Shoe properties
Type
Trail
Trail
Trail
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
8.7 oz M
8.5 oz M
Lightest
8.6 oz M
Stack
21/16mm
21/17mm
37/32mm
Drop
5mm
4mm
5mm
Release
2025
Newest
2013
2024 Q2
MSRP
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$155
Best price
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$108.97
Ratings
Overall
Bottom tier (21%)
Below average (33%)
Excellent (96%)
Best overall
Comfort
Below average (26%)
Below average (29%)
Excellent (91%)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Good (71%)
Above average (65%)
Exceptional (98%)
Best cushioning
Durability
Above average (68%)
Good (76%)
Very good (90%)
Best durability
Appearance
Bottom tier (20%)
Average (52%)
Good (71%)
Best appearance
Value
Bottom tier (8%)
Average (44%)
Very good (86%)
Best value
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Reader Ratings
5 reader ratings
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Reader review
Anonymous runner · Sep 19, 2014
4/5
Overall
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Reader review
bkoster12 · Sep 19, 2014
4/5
Overall
It's a great shoe. Comfortable. Light. Fast.
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 3/5
Reader review
Anonymous runner · Sep 1, 2014
4/5
Overall
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Reader review
Anonymous runner · Aug 27, 2014
4/5
Overall
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5