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Brooks Revel

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 10.5 oz · 11mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Revel 2 replaced it

How it ranks

The Brooks Revel trails most daily trainers in our data. Value and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. Comfort scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 8 runner reviews and 8 other rated shoes in the Revel product line. Another 4 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Brooks Revel

of 5

Bottom-tier

49/100
Overall
49
Value
88
Durability
75
Appearance
68
Cushioning
63
Comfort
58
Confidence

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

88/100

88

What runners say

“After training for half marathon and 50K, still have plenty of miles left.”
5/5 Full review 18 mpw training for ultramarathons came from the ASICS GEL-Nimbus 18
“Outsole wears down before midsole is used up.”
4/5 Full review 45 mpw training for a marathon came from the Nike LunarGlide 8
“Fits small feet with wide toe box and narrow heel properly and comfortably.”
5/5 Full review 18 mpw training for ultramarathons came from the ASICS GEL-Nimbus 18
“Actually holds heel in place.”
4/5 Full review training for sprints came from the ASICS GEL-Cumulus 19
“A bit clunky when doing faster workouts and tempos.”
4/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 34
“Supportive without affecting stride.”
5/5 Full review 18 mpw training for ultramarathons came from the ASICS GEL-Nimbus 18
“Heel can rub blisters without a sock with heel tab.”
5/5 Full review 18 mpw training for ultramarathons came from the ASICS GEL-Nimbus 18
“Cushioning is some of the best.”
4/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 34
“Feels kind of heavy and stiff.”
4/5 Full review 22 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Launch 4
“Good arch support.”
4/5 Full review training for sprints came from the ASICS GEL-Cumulus 19

Prefer this shoe over another

38% 3/8

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.


Pros

  • Reviewers rate value 4.6 out of 5, its highest dimension, and it lists at $100, below the $150 median for daily trainers on sale.
  • Reviewers rate durability 4.3 out of 5, and one says it holds up to lots of training.
  • One of eight reviewers so far says it is the only shoe that holds their heel in place.

Cons

  • Averaging 9.6 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is heavier than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale, and two reviewers find it heavy and stiff at pace.
  • One of eight reviewers so far keeps it to runs under eight miles.

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 60 70 80 90 100 25 50 75 100

Better Shoes Rating

Revel rates 49. This shoe has high certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Brooks Revel

Each dot is one version of the Revel, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.
  • Revel 9

    2026 · 0 reviews

    60 Bottom-tier

    19 Confidence

  • Revel 8

    2025 · 0 reviews

    63 Below average

    53 Confidence

  • Revel 7

    2024 · 2 reviews

    58 Bottom-tier

    69 Confidence

  • Revel 6

    2022 · 3 reviews

    60 Bottom-tier

    40 Confidence

  • Revel 5

    2021 · 1 review

    53 Bottom-tier

    65 Confidence

  • Revel 4

    2020 · 1 review

    64 Below average

    34 Confidence

  • Revel 3

    2019 · 1 review

    65 Below average

    27 Confidence

  • Revel 2

    2018 · 2 reviews

    63 Below average

    41 Confidence

  • Revel This shoe

    2017 · 8 reviews

    49 Bottom-tier

    88 Confidence

Reader Ratings

8 ratings
5/5 2
4/5 5
3/5 1
2/5 0
1/5 0

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
10.5 oz
Release
2017 Q3
MSRP
$100
Drop Height
11mm

Runner reviews

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Showing 6–8 of 8 written reviews

Generally Good

4/5

Overall

Good shoe for running and going to the gym in. Only shoe I've had that actually holds my heal in place. Arch support is good too.

Malc · Apr 15, 2018

training for sprints came from the ASICS GEL-Cumulus 19

Comfort
4/5
Cushioning
4/5
Durability
5/5
Appearance
4/5
Value
4/5

Brooks revel review

4/5

Overall

These are a great show for those who do a lot of running on the roads, and the cushioning is some of the best I've felt (I have mostly been a Nike guy in the past). I pretty much do all of my mileage in these, but they are a bit clunky when I am doing faster stuff (even tempos etc.). I would recommend these shoes to any casual runner and more serious runners (on a team, or someone that does faster workouts.),I would recommend that you get a different pair of shoes for workout days if you want to run your mileage in these.

Anonymous runner · Feb 6, 2018

50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 34

Comfort
5/5
Cushioning
5/5
Durability
4/5
Appearance
5/5
Value
4/5

Reader review

3/5

Overall

A good value shoe for short doubles

Anonymous runner · Dec 27, 2017

30 mpw

Comfort
4/5
Durability
3/5
Appearance
4/5
Value
5/5

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
10.5 oz M
8.5 oz M Lightest
Stack
40/35mm
Drop
11mm
5mm
Release
2017 Q3
2026 Newest
2023 Q1
MSRP
$100
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Ratings
Overall
Bottom-tier (49)
Below average (60)
Exceptional (99) Best overall
Comfort
Bottom-tier (58)
Below average (67)
Exceptional (99) Best comfort
Cushioning
Below average (63)
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Durability
Decent (75)
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Value
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