Brooks PureFlow 7

Name: Brooks PureFlow 7
Brand: Brooks
Rating: 4.2 (9 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.4 oz · 24/20mm stack · 4mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.

How it ranks

The Brooks PureFlow 7 trails most daily trainers in our data. Value and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating is based on 9 runner reviews and 5 other rated shoes in the PureFlow product line.

Bottom-tier

Overall

Bottom-tier 54

Value

Below average 68

Comfort

Bottom-tier 59

Durability

Bottom-tier 59

Cushioning

Bottom-tier 58

Appearance

Bottom-tier 50

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

89 High

High 89

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.

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Our ratings
External ratings

What runners say

“This shoe is just too firm for me and even after 150 miles hasn't softened at all.”

2/5 Full review 90 mpw training for ultramarathons came from the Saucony Kinvara 9

“My pairs get pretty beat up but I still get plenty of miles out of them.”

5/5 Full review 45 mpw training for a half marathon came from the New Balance Fresh Foam Vongo v3

“They feel amazing on the road and paths of dirt or cinder.”

5/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks PureFlow 6

“Love the low drop and big toe box.”

5/5 Full review 45 mpw training for a half marathon came from the New Balance Fresh Foam Vongo v3

“After some arduous runs the toe box fabric has broken down.”

4/5 Full review 25 mpw came from the Brooks Cascadia 13

“Rocks and mulch were constantly getting stuck in the treads.”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks PureFlow 6

“A pebble occasionally might get caught in the space in the bottom of shoe—a slight design flaw.”

5/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks PureFlow 6

“The upper had no panels and was almost stretchy.”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks PureFlow 6

“Not enough cushioning or road feel.”

2/5 Full review 90 mpw training for ultramarathons came from the Saucony Kinvara 9

“The shoe wore down quickly and became uncomfortable.”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks PureFlow 6

“Lightweight, comfortable but hard to find.”

4/5 Full review 65 mpw came from the Brooks PureFlow 6

Prefer this shoe over another

33% 4/12

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

Averaging 8.3 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is lighter than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers for sale, and reviewers call it lightweight and comfortable.
It has a 4mm drop, and two reviewers find it smooth on roads and dirt paths.

Cons

Reviewers rate durability 3.8 out of 5, and two report the upper breaking down after hard miles.
Two reviewers say pebbles and mulch lodge in the outsole grooves.
The Pure Flow 3 scores 64 on forty-five reviews and the PureFlow 6 scores 61 on four, against this version's 49.