Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Sep 19, 2014
65 mpw 1,412 miles in this shoe training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
Brooks Ravenna 4
Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 10.8 oz
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Ravenna 5 replaced it
How it ranks
The Brooks Ravenna 4 trails most daily trainers in our data. Durability and value are its strongest sub-ratings. Looks scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 23 runner reviews and 7 other rated shoes in the Ravenna product line.
Below average
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
91/100
What runners say
“Just the right amount of support without sacrificing a lightweight feel”
“While lightweight, provides enough support for high mileage training”
“Fit my forefoot strike pattern with more fluidity than my last pair”
“Using it for 3 years with a lot of success”
“Light enough for tempo workouts and stylish enough to wear casually”
“Does tend to wear out a little earlier than some other trainers”
“Great shoe for logging a bunch of miles and managing overpronation”
“Has helped reduce injury history and given solid stretches of healthy training”
“Good weight and feel during toe off”
“Way lighter, more comfortable, and gives a ton of control”
Prefer this shoe over another
13% 2/16
Where to buy
No offers available
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- Six reviewers call it light for a stability shoe.
- Four reviewers log 70 to 95 miles a week in it, two of them using it for tempo work.
- Comfort averages 4.6 out of 5 across twenty-three reviews, and one reviewer trains seventeen weeks for a marathon in a pair.
Cons
- One reviewer finds the ride stiff, rotates another trainer for most distance runs, and sees it wear out earlier than their other shoes.
- Eight of the twenty-three reviewers report an injury while running in it.
- Averaging 9.9 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is heavier than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Brooks Ravenna
Each dot is one version of the Ravenna, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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2020 · 4 reviews
55 Bottom-tier
72 Confidence
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2019 · 16 reviews
83 Good
88 Confidence
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2018 · 15 reviews
81 Good
92 Confidence
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2017 · 14 reviews
67 Below average
91 Confidence
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2017 · 5 reviews
84 Good
82 Confidence
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2015 · 9 reviews
92 Very good
89 Confidence
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2014 · 72 reviews
73 Decent
96 Confidence
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Ravenna 4 This shoe
2013 · 23 reviews
64 Below average
91 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 10.8 oz
- Release
- 2013
- MSRP
- $110
Runner reviews
Reader review
5/5
Overall
Steepler84 · Sep 19, 2014
90 mpw training for a marathon
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 4/5
Reader review
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Sep 19, 2014
70 mpw training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 3/5
Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Sep 18, 2014
50 mpw training for a marathon
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Sep 18, 2014
30 mpw training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 4/5
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