Reader review
2/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Apr 20, 2015
22 mpw
- Comfort
- 3/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 3/5
Brooks PureFlow 2
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 7.2 oz · 4mm drop · 22/18mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Pure Flow 4 replaced it
How it ranks
The Brooks PureFlow 2 trails most daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and value are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 39 runner reviews and 5 other rated shoes in the PureFlow product line.
Bottom-tier
49/100
Overall
49
Cushioning
65
Value
61
Durability
54
Appearance
50
Comfort
50
Confidence
95
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
95/100
What runners say
“Comfy toe box, small drop, no pinch-points”
“Upper allows toe-box movement for foot swelling on long runs”
“Shin splints went away after switching to these”
“Low heel-to-toe drop puts slight strain on achilles”
“Only lasts about 300 miles”
“Fits like a glove, holds foot in all the right spots”
“Well cushioned; wide forefoot with snug ankle and heel”
“Not good on trails; rocks jam into foam and spike forefoot”
“Low heel-to-toe drop and spacious toe box”
“Lots of forefoot cushioning, durable, big toe box”
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- At 7.2 oz it is well under the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale, and reviewers use it for tempo and long runs.
- Three reviewers praise the wide forefoot and the fit through the heel, though one finds the forefoot too narrow.
- Three reviewers describe a smooth, flexible ride with cushioning under the forefoot.
Cons
- Reviewers rate durability 3.9 out of 5, and three say it breaks down by about 300 miles.
- Nine of thirty-eight reviewers who answered report an injury, and two link Achilles trouble to coming off a higher drop.
- Three reviewers dislike the lacing, calling the laces short or the system awkward.
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
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25
50
75
100
Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Brooks PureFlow
Each dot is one version of the PureFlow, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Rating
40
60
80
100
49
2014
64
2014
58
2015
56
2017
61
2017
49
2018
Release year
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2018 · 9 reviews
49 Bottom-tier
89 Confidence
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2017 · 4 reviews
61 Below average
75 Confidence
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2017 · 2 reviews
56 Bottom-tier
65 Confidence
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2015 · 11 reviews
58 Bottom-tier
89 Confidence
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2014 · 45 reviews
64 Below average
94 Confidence
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PureFlow 2 This shoe
2014 · 39 reviews
49 Bottom-tier
95 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 7.2 oz
- Release
- 2014
- MSRP
- $100
- Stack Height
- 22mm heel - 18mm toe
- Drop Height
- 4mm
Runner reviews
Reader review
5/5
Overall
Nice, light low drop shoe. I alternate it with 2 other pair of shoes, so I've been running with it for about a year. It's reaching the end of it's life (it's at about 500 miles), but it has been quite durable for road training. I run about 30 miles/week and use this about 1/3 of those miles.
Anonymous runner · Apr 13, 2015
10 mpw came from the ASICS GT-2000 2
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
Reader review
4/5
Overall
Very good, just wish it was not black. Too hot. Kinda ugly. And they break down family quickly.
Anonymous runner · Apr 3, 2015
55 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Launch 1
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 5/5
Reader review
4/5
Overall
Comfortable but encouraged improper heel strike, durable and sturdy with lots of support
McCurdykidIV · Mar 22, 2015
17 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Flex Run 2013
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Reader review
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Mar 21, 2015
60 mpw
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
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Shoe properties
Type
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Pronation
Neutral
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Weight
7.2 oz M
Lightest
8.9 oz M
8.5 oz M
Stack
22/18mm
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Drop
4mm
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$149.99
Ratings
Overall
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Comfort
Bottom-tier (50)
Below average (61)
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Cushioning
Below average (65)
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Durability
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Appearance
Bottom-tier (50)
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Value
Below average (61)
Below average (68)
Good (88)
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Brooks PureFlow 2 In Context
More on the Brooks PureFlow
- Brooks PureFlow 7
- Brooks Pureflow 5
- Brooks PureFlow 6
- Brooks Pure Flow
- Brooks Pure Flow 4 next version
- Brooks Pure Flow 3 previous version
Reviewers Also Ran In
- ASICS GT-2000 2 1 runner
- Brooks Launch 1 1 runner