Brooks Pure Connect 3

Name: Brooks Pure Connect 3
Brand: Brooks
Rating: 4.5 (8 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.2 oz (men's) · 20/16mm stack · 4mm drop

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

How it ranks

The Brooks Pure Connect 3 sits about average for daily trainers in our data. Comfort and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. Looks scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 8 runner reviews and 6 other rated shoes in the PureConnect product line.

Decent

Overall

Decent 74

Value

Decent 76

Comfort

Decent 76

Cushioning

Decent 75

Appearance

Below average 66

Durability

Below average 66

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

77 Moderate

Moderate 77

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.

Product line track record
Our ratings
External ratings

What runners say

“Light enough to use for speed work and feel fast but just enough cushion to do long runs as well.”

5/5 Full review 70 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Ghost 7

“Fixed fit issues from the first edition.”

5/5 Full review 8 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Skechers GOrun Ride 3

“Material started separating and holes developed along the top.”

3/5 Full review 20 mpw 1,043 miles in this shoe training for a marathon

“Most of the running I do is on the road now, so I need something with a little more cushion.”

4/5 Full review 15 mpw came from the ASICS GT-2170

“Small and light enough for speed work but also has enough cushion for long runs.”

5/5 Full review 80 mpw training for a marathon

“Considerable difference in support and cushion between these two.”

4/5 Full review 15 mpw came from the ASICS GT-2170

Prefer this shoe over another

50% 4/8

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

Reviewers race it from the 5k to the marathon and still log long runs in it.
At 8.2 oz on a 4mm drop it feels fast to reviewers doing speed work.

Cons

Durability draws the lowest ratings of any dimension at 3.4 out of 5, and one reviewer had the material separate and holes develop.
One reviewer moving to more road running wanted more cushioning than it offers.

Pure Connect 3 rates 74. This shoe has moderate confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Brooks PureConnect

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

73 2012 72 2013 76 2014 74 2014 88 2015 78 2016 81 2018

Release year

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

PureConnect

2018 · 1 review

81 Good

61 Confidence
PureConnect 4

2016 · 1 review

78 Decent

56 Confidence
Pure Connect 4

2015 · 4 reviews

88 Good

77 Confidence
Pure Connect 3 This shoe

2014 · 8 reviews

74 Decent

77 Confidence
PureConnect 2

2014 · 1 review

76 Decent

35 Confidence
Pure Connect 2

2013 · 4 reviews

72 Decent

71 Confidence
PureConnect 1

2012 · 2 reviews

73 Decent

53 Confidence

Runner Ratings

8 ratings

5/5 5

4/5 2

3/5 1

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 8.2 oz (men's)
Release: 2014
MSRP: $100
Stack: 20/16mm
Drop: 4mm

Runner reviews

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5/5

Overall

elkameno · Jul 20, 2015

25 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Ravenna 4

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

3/5

Overall

Shoes seemed fragile. Material started separating and holes developed along the top.

sewussow · Jun 12, 2015

20 mpw 1,043 miles in this shoe training for a marathon

Comfort: 4/5
Durability: 2/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 4/5

5/5

Overall

This shoe was purchased primarily for racing and training for a half marathon last February. Used it in workouts that were mainly race pace, and one or two long runs. Performed amazingly on race day and helped me set a new PR. Fixed fit issues from the first edition which is the last one I wore.

captaintropes · May 8, 2015

8 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Skechers GOrun Ride 3

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

4/5

Overall

It's a good shoe, but most of the running I do is on the road now, so I need something with a little more cushion. Before, I was running on some well established trails so I didn't need a grippy trail shoe. My previous shoe was the GT-2170, so there was considerable difference in support and cushion between these two. I'm gonna keep this show in rotation with my next shoe, the Ravenna.

RamboRun · Apr 6, 2015

15 mpw came from the ASICS GT-2170