Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.8 oz · 10mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Launch 8 replaced it
How it ranks
The Brooks Launch 7’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 3 runner reviews so far, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.
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.
Confidence
85 High
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.
“Fits my narrow heeled feet well yet with a roomy toe box.”
“Kinda heavy but you adjust to them very quickly.”
“Light weight, comfortable, medium heel to toe drop that helps me stay on a forefoot strike.”
“Super light and affordable.”
38% 3/8
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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.
Better Shoes Rating
Each dot is one version of the Launch, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2026 · 1 review
87 Good
77 Confidence
2024 · 1 review
87 Good
76 Confidence
2023 · 12 reviews
97 Exceptional
86 Confidence
2022 · 20 reviews
76 Decent
89 Confidence
2020 · 3 reviews
84 Good
84 Confidence
Launch 7 This shoe
2019 · 3 reviews
81 Good
85 Confidence
2018 · 29 reviews
88 Good
97 Confidence
2017 · 37 reviews
85 Good
99 Confidence
2017 · 24 reviews
78 Decent
96 Confidence
2017 · 11 reviews
91 Very good
94 Confidence
2015 · 25 reviews
69 Below average
97 Confidence
2009 · 55 reviews
95 Excellent
99 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
5/5
Overall
Light weight, comfortable, medium heel to toe drop that helps me stay on a forefoot strike. Fits my narrow heeled feet well yet with a roomy toe box. Love the Launch. Have had multiples of each version (except 5) since the shoe's inception.
Floyd Wellborn · Jun 12, 2023
30 mpw training for 5K and 10K
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Dec 30, 2019
8 mpw training for a half marathon
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Dec 28, 2019
45 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Ghost 12
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