HOKA

Tracer

Tracer
Neutral · Road
Good (68/100)

Shoe details

Weight
7 oz
Release
2017 Q3
MSRP
$130
Drop Height
4mm

Ratings & Reviews

Good (68/100)

Better than about 25% of shoes

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and runner reviews.
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This score rates worse than 75% of shoes.

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Rating breakdown

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Overall

Good (68/100)

Overall ranking

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Good (68/100)

Rank

Ranks above 25% of shoes

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Cushioning

Excellent (92/100)

Cushioning ranking

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Excellent (92/100)

Rank

Ranks above 88% of shoes

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Comfort

Good (75/100)

Comfort ranking

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Good (75/100)

Rank

Ranks above 47% of shoes

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Value

Good (70/100)

Value ranking

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Good (70/100)

Rank

Ranks above 31% of shoes

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Appearance

Good (67/100)

Appearance ranking

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Good (67/100)

Rank

Ranks above 23% of shoes

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Durability

Below average (65/100)

Durability ranking

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Below average (65/100)

Rank

Ranks above 18% of shoes

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50%

3/6

Prefer this shoe over another.

Reviewers said this shoe was better than another shoe they ran in.

All Running Shoes

Worse than 75% of 2,532 running shoes ranked.

Good (68/100)

Racing Shoes

Worse than 85% of 256 racing shoes ranked.

15%

HOKA

Worse than 85% of 134 HOKA shoes ranked.

15%

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Most reviewers like this shoe more than their last shoe.

Compared to other shoes

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Shoe properties
Type
Racing
Racing
Supershoe
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
7 oz M Lightest
7.6 oz M
Stack
Drop
4mm
4mm
7mm
Release
2017 Q3
2017 Q3
2024 Q2 Newest
MSRP
$130
$130
$200
Best price
$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Below average (25%)
Below average (25%)
Exceptional (>99%) Best overall
Comfort
Average (47%)
Above average (68%)
Exceptional (99%) Best comfort
Cushioning
Very good (88%)
Excellent (90%)
Exceptional (99%) Best cushioning
Durability
Bottom tier (19%)
Bottom tier (11%)
Exceptional (99%) Best durability
Appearance
Below average (23%)
Bottom tier (10%)
Excellent (96%) Best appearance
Value
Below average (31%)
Bottom tier (7%)
Very good (85%) Best value
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Reader Ratings

6 reader ratings

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Showing 1–5 of 6 written reviews

Running on marshmallows

Anonymous runner · Jul 16, 2018

4/5

Overall

The hoka tracer feels like one is running on marshmallows. Except they are responsive marshmallows. The fit is slightly narrow. However the upper is quite stretchy.
Comfort
5/5
Cushioning
5/5
Durability
3/5
Appearance
3/5
Value
3/5

Tracer

pepesport2003 · Jul 12, 2018

5/5

Overall

Great shoe lasted about a year didn't give me blisters, great for marathons.
Comfort
5/5
Cushioning
5/5
Durability
4/5
Appearance
5/5
Value
5/5

Great shoe for workouts!

RandallRuns · Feb 6, 2018

5/5

Overall

This shoe is absolutely great for running workouts and longer road races. I love this shoe, if you need a shoe for faster days and racing look no further.
Comfort
3/5
Cushioning
3/5
Durability
5/5
Appearance
4/5
Value
5/5

Hoka's first racing flat

Anonymous runner · Jan 3, 2018

4/5

Overall

The fit, feel and ride of this shoe are all good. A bit disappointed by how quickly the tread on the bottom of the shoe wore out.
Comfort
4/5
Durability
3/5
Appearance
3/5
Value
4/5

Reader review

Anonymous runner · Jan 3, 2018

4/5

Overall

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