Brooks Ravenna 4

Name: Brooks Ravenna 4
Brand: Brooks
Rating: 4.5 (23 reviews)

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

64/100

Overall

Below average 64

Durability

Good 80

Value

Decent 76

Cushioning

Decent 70

Comfort

Decent 72

Appearance

Bottom-tier 59

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.

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Confidence

91/100

High 91

What runners say

“Just the right amount of support without sacrificing a lightweight feel”

5/5 Full review 70 mpw training for a half marathon

“While lightweight, provides enough support for high mileage training”

5/5 Full review 95 mpw training for a half marathon

“Fit my forefoot strike pattern with more fluidity than my last pair”

4/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a half marathon

“Using it for 3 years with a lot of success”

5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a marathon

“Light enough for tempo workouts and stylish enough to wear casually”

5/5 Full review 95 mpw training for a half marathon

“Does tend to wear out a little earlier than some other trainers”

4/5 Full review 50 mpw training for middle distance

“Great shoe for logging a bunch of miles and managing overpronation”

5/5 Full review 95 mpw training for a marathon

“Has helped reduce injury history and given solid stretches of healthy training”

4/5 Full review 50 mpw training for middle distance

“Good weight and feel during toe off”

5/5 Full review 65 mpw 1,412 miles in this shoe training for a half marathon

“Way lighter, more comfortable, and gives a ton of control”

5/5 Full review 95 mpw training for a marathon

Prefer this shoe over another

13% 2/16

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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.

Ravenna 4 rates 64. This shoe has high certainty. See how we rate shoes.

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.

Rating

40 60 80 100

64 2013 73 2014 92 2015 84 2017 67 2017 81 2018 83 2019 55 2020

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.

Ravenna 11

2020 · 4 reviews

55 Bottom-tier

72 Confidence
Ravenna 10

2019 · 16 reviews

83 Good

88 Confidence
Ravenna 9

2018 · 15 reviews

81 Good

92 Confidence
Ravenna 8

2017 · 14 reviews

67 Below average

91 Confidence
Ravenna 7

2017 · 5 reviews

84 Good

82 Confidence
Ravenna 6

2015 · 9 reviews

92 Very good

89 Confidence
Ravenna 5

2014 · 72 reviews

73 Decent

96 Confidence
Ravenna 4 This shoe

2013 · 23 reviews

64 Below average

91 Confidence

Reader Ratings

23 ratings

5/5 12

4/5 11

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 10.8 oz
Release: 2013
MSRP: $110

Runner reviews

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Reader review

4/5

Overall

100 miles so far. I like them, though I had a much more stable shoe of the same brand before (adrenaline 13) and was also recovering from an injury for roughly the first 30 miles in them. Spectacular on trails, and they fit my forefoot strike pattern with more fluidity than my last pair.

Imrunninga · Aug 28, 2014

20 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort: 4/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 4/5

Reader review

5/5

Overall

The Brook's ravenna has always been my shoe of choice. While lightweight, it provides enough support to handle the demands of a high mileage training plan. They're light enough for tempo workouts, and also stylish enough to wear while walking around.

simmin93 · Aug 28, 2014

95 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort: 4/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 4/5

Reader review

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Aug 28, 2014

40 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort: 5/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 5/5

Reader review

4/5

Overall

I had Brooks Ravenna 3's and they discontinued them and so I went with the 4's. I went to a store and looked and some stuff and tried it on, but nothing really impressed me. I try to stay one version behind the current version, as it is cheaper. I also bought a 2nd pair after about 200-300 miles. I probably will upgrade to the Brook's 5 when these ones wear out.

Anonymous runner · Aug 28, 2014

25 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort: 4/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 5/5

Reader review

5/5

Overall

I switched over from Aric's after they rebooted the 2100 series. It's way lighter, more comfortable, and gives me a ton of control. It's a great shoe for anyone who needs to log a bunch of miles and overpronates.

Anonymous runner · Aug 28, 2014

95 mpw training for a marathon