A solid lightweight shoe
4/5
Overall
GiocoGiacobbe · Dec 28, 2019
35 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Ravenna 10
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 3/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Brooks Ravenna 9
Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 9.3 oz · 10mm drop · 26/16mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Ravenna 10 replaced it
How it ranks
The Brooks Ravenna 9 ranks above most daily trainers in our data. Value and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. Looks scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 15 runner reviews and 7 other rated shoes in the Ravenna product line.
Good
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
92/100
What runners say
“Wore out much sooner than more supportive shoes. At just 250 miles”
“Turns it from a clunky shoe to something you shouldn't be afraid to use on any type of run”
“The light weight feel was great, but with that comes less support with each step”
“They start to feel dead around 500 miles”
“Had to tie laces all the way up high to stay on, and tongue slips to the side all the time”
“All-mesh top fixes the hot spots that the older versions used to cause”
“Feel fast enough to do a tempo run and have plenty of cushioning for long marathon training runs”
“The spring that I got out of the shoe for the first week was quickly gone”
“Liked how these fit my narrow feet well”
“Treads are quickly wearing out on the forefoot”
Prefer this shoe over another
48% 14/29
Where to buy
No offers available
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- Reviewers use it for tempo runs and long training miles alike.
- Two reviewers who disliked the Ravenna 8 call this version lighter and quicker.
- Reviewers praise the all-mesh upper for fixing the hot spots of earlier versions.
Cons
- Two reviewers report the forefoot tread wearing out quickly, one at 150 miles.
- One reviewer says it is not great for low-volume feet.
- Durability draws the lowest ratings of any dimension, at 4.1 out of 5.
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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Ravenna 9 This shoe
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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2013 · 23 reviews
64 Below average
91 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 9.3 oz
- Release
- 2018 Q1
- MSRP
- $110
- Stack Height
- 26mm heel - 16mm toe
- Drop Height
- 10mm
Runner reviews
Solid Trainers
4/5
Overall
hobby jogger^tm · Jul 29, 2019
35 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 34
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 21, 2019
30 mpw training for middle distance came from the Brooks Ghost 12
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
Good shoe
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 8, 2019
45 mpw training for middle distance came from the Brooks Ravenna 8
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
Awesome
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 6, 2019
5 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Nimbus 20
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
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Brooks Ravenna 9 In Context
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