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Brooks Launch 11

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 7.4 oz · 8mm drop

How it ranks

The Brooks Launch 11’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 1 runner review so far, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.

Brooks Launch 11

of 5

Current estimate: Good

87
Overall
87
Value
97
Comfort
86
Durability
77
Cushioning
76
Appearance
75
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 is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

76 Moderate

76

External retailer ratings

We break apart ratings from mass-market retailers and specialty running shops since they serve different audiences.

The middle of the bar marks the typical shoe at each type of retailer. The dot shows where this shoe ranks in comparison.

Based on

The bars show roughly how much each source contributes to this shoe’s rating. Their influence depends on how many reviews we’ve collected, how many earlier versions are in the product line, and the external ratings available.

  1. Product line track record
  2. External ratings
  3. Our ratings

Where to buy

Amazon
30% off
$84 $120
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Price as of Oct 22, 8:34 AM UTC.

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Other retailers
Dick's Sporting Goods Blithe (and 2 others)
$120
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Pros

  • It is much lighter than the typical daily trainer for sale.
  • It costs much less than the typical daily trainer for sale.
  • Our ratings put its value among the best of any daily trainer.

Cons

We don't have enough reviewer information on this shoe to make a judgment of cons.

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

Launch 11 rates 87. This shoe has moderate confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Brooks Launch

Each dot is one version of the Launch, 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.
  • Launch 12

    2026 · 1 review

    87 Good

    77 Confidence

  • Launch 11 This shoe

    2024 · 1 review

    87 Good

    76 Confidence

  • Launch 10

    2023 · 12 reviews

    97 Exceptional

    86 Confidence

  • Launch 9

    2022 · 20 reviews

    76 Decent

    89 Confidence

  • Launch 8

    2020 · 3 reviews

    84 Good

    84 Confidence

  • Launch 7

    2019 · 3 reviews

    81 Good

    85 Confidence

  • Launch 6

    2018 · 29 reviews

    88 Good

    97 Confidence

  • Launch 5

    2017 · 37 reviews

    85 Good

    99 Confidence

  • Launch 4

    2017 · 24 reviews

    78 Decent

    96 Confidence

  • Launch 3

    2017 · 11 reviews

    91 Very good

    94 Confidence

  • Launch 2

    2015 · 25 reviews

    69 Below average

    97 Confidence

  • Launch 1

    2009 · 55 reviews

    95 Excellent

    99 Confidence

Runner Ratings

1 rating
5/5 1
4/5 0
3/5 0
2/5 0
1/5 0

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
7.4 oz
Men's / women's
Men's 7.7 oz · Women's 7.1 oz
Release
2024 Q4
MSRP
$120
Widths
Medium
Drop
8mm

Available sizes

Men's

8, 8.5, 9, 10, 11, 11.5, 12, 12.5, 13

7.5, 8, 8.5, 9.5, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12, 12.5

41, 42, 42.5, 44, 45, 45.5, 46, 47, 47.5

Compared to other shoes

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
7.4 oz Lightest
8.4 oz
9.9 oz
Stack
—
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40/35mm
Drop
8mm
8mm
4mm
Release
2024 Q4
2026 Newest
2022 Q3
MSRP
$120
$120
$165
Best price
$84 Lowest price
$115
$95
Ratings
Overall
87 Good
87 Good
99 Exceptional Best overall
Comfort
86 Good
86 Good
99 Exceptional Best comfort
Cushioning
76 Decent
75 Decent
99 Exceptional Best cushioning
Durability
77 Decent
76 Decent
97 Exceptional Best durability
Appearance
75 Decent
74 Decent
75 Decent
Value
97 Exceptional Best value rating
96 Excellent
77 Decent
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