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.
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
“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”
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Each dot is one version of the PureFlow, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2018 · 9 reviews
49 Bottom-tier
89 Confidence
2017 · 4 reviews
61 Below average
75 Confidence
2017 · 2 reviews
56 Bottom-tier
65 Confidence
2015 · 11 reviews
58 Bottom-tier
89 Confidence
2014 · 45 reviews
64 Below average
94 Confidence
PureFlow 2 This shoe
2014 · 39 reviews
49 Bottom-tier
95 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
4/5
Overall
gingerbreadm3n · Sep 2, 2014
42 mpw training for a half marathon
4/5
Overall
claytonruns · Sep 1, 2014
60 mpw 782 miles in this shoe training for a half marathon
3/5
Overall
vgras · Sep 1, 2014
training for a half marathon
4/5
Overall
rederringer · Aug 31, 2014
20 mpw training for a half marathon
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 30, 2014
12 mpw training for a half marathon
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