Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 6.9 oz
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Pure Cadence 1 replaced it
How it ranks
The Brooks PureCadence 3 trails most daily trainers in our data. Comfort and looks are its strongest sub-ratings. Durability scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 19 runner reviews and 5 other rated shoes in the PureCadence product line.
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
83/100
“They work for me, but wear out too fast. I only get 300 or so miles out of a pair.”
“It allows me to more comfortably and naturally midfoot strike which has taken a considerable amount of stress off of my achilles.”
“The shoe fits like a glove, snug without being constricting.”
“I was able to run comfortably in them immediately without having to break them in, at all.”
“The second I put my foot in the Pure Cadence 3 it felt like a pillow and I was sold.”
“There is enough padding for comfort on a long run, without being overly thick and heavy.”
“I am maybe 120 miles into the shoe and I can feel a considerable difference in the cushion.”
“Nice, light, stability trainer but doesn't last as long as I would hope in terms of cushioning.”
“This shoe fit like a glove the first time I put it on.”
“My only disappointment is the durability of the foam used for cushioning.”
60% 3/5
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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 PureCadence, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2018 · 6 reviews
67 Below average
56 Confidence
2017 · 4 reviews
75 Decent
53 Confidence
2016 · 5 reviews
86 Good
71 Confidence
PureCadence 3 This shoe
2014 · 19 reviews
64 Below average
83 Confidence
2014 · 14 reviews
55 Bottom-tier
85 Confidence
2014 · 7 reviews
67 Below average
62 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
4/5
Overall
masterpeery · Aug 29, 2014
55 mpw training for a half marathon
5/5
Overall
keeper1866 · Aug 28, 2014
20 mpw training for a half marathon
4/5
Overall
lsanders0611 · Aug 28, 2014
25 mpw training for a half marathon
4/5
Overall
incster · Aug 24, 2014
50 mpw training for a marathon
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