Good shoe,off road
Anonymous runner · Oct 29, 2024
4/5
Overall
Good shoe, good cushioning, good traction off road
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 4/5
HOKA
Challenger ATR 7
Daily trainer
· Neutral
· Road
Good (65/100)
- Release
- 2025
Good (65/100)
overall
Shoe details
- Release
- 2025
Ratings & Reviews
Good (65/100)
Better than about 19% of shoes
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and runner reviews.
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This score rates worse than 81% of shoes.
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Rating breakdown
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The darker band shows the central score range. The lighter band shows a wider range of reasonable outcomes. More reviews for this shoe usually narrow both bands.
Overall
Good (65/100)
Overall ranking
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Estimate
Good (65/100)
Rank
Ranks above 19% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the score range we think is most likely.
Cushioning
Above average (86/100)
Cushioning ranking
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Estimate
Above average (86/100)
Rank
Ranks above 76% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the score range we think is most likely.
Comfort
Good (68/100)
Comfort ranking
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Estimate
Good (68/100)
Rank
Ranks above 26% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Durability
Good (66/100)
Durability ranking
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Estimate
Good (66/100)
Rank
Ranks above 20% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Appearance
Below average (62/100)
Appearance ranking
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Estimate
Below average (62/100)
Rank
Ranks above 13% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Value
Below average (59/100)
Value ranking
We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.
Estimate
Below average (59/100)
Rank
Ranks above 8% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the score range we think is most likely.
33%
1/3
Prefer this shoe over another.
Reviewers said this shoe was better than another shoe they ran in.
Comparison set
Rating
All Running Shoes
Worse than 81% of 2,532 running shoes ranked.
Good (65/100)
Daily Trainers
Worse than 79% of 1,849 daily trainers ranked.
21%
HOKA
Worse than 90% of 134 HOKA shoes ranked.
10%
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Popular shoe among LetsRun.com readers.
Cons
- Rated below average overall.
- Rated among the bottom 10% of shoes on comfort.
- Rated below average on cushioning.
- Rated below average on durability.
Compared to other shoes
See how this shoe compares to others like it.
Current shoe
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Trail
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
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9.8 oz M
8.5 oz M
Lightest
Stack
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37/32mm
40/35mm
Drop
—
5mm
5mm
Release
2025
Newest
2020 Q4
2023 Q1
MSRP
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$165
Best price
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$164.99
Ratings
Overall
Bottom tier (19%)
Good (70%)
Exceptional (>99%)
Best overall
Comfort
Below average (26%)
Very good (85%)
Exceptional (>99%)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Good (76%)
Excellent (93%)
Exceptional (>99%)
Best cushioning
Durability
Bottom tier (20%)
Good (78%)
Very good (80%)
Best durability
Appearance
Bottom tier (13%)
Good (76%)
Very good (82%)
Best appearance
Value
Bottom tier (8%)
Below average (29%)
Good (74%)
Best value
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Reader Ratings
9 reader ratings
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Reader review
Anonymous runner · Jun 21, 2024
3/5
Overall
Very good
- Comfort
- 3/5
- Cushioning
- 3/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 3/5
Great trail trainer
Anonymous runner · Jun 19, 2024
4/5
Overall
It has been a solid shoe for me.
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5