Good alternative to the Saucony Guide
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 24, 2018
20 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Guide 10
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 4/5
Brooks Ravenna 8
Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 9.4 oz · 10mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Ravenna 9 replaced it
How it ranks
The Brooks Ravenna 8 trails most daily trainers in our data. Durability and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. Looks scores well below its other sub-ratings. Most runners who compared it with another shoe preferred the other shoe. The rating is based on 14 runner reviews and 7 other rated shoes in the Ravenna product line.
Decent
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
95 Very 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.
- Product line track record
- Our ratings
- External ratings
What runners say
“While running it felt pretty responsive, feeling like I had a good bounce to my stride.”
“Durable shoe. Fairly rigid and seems like it can take a while to break in, but that makes it hold up to the miles.”
“This shoe transitions well and feels smooth right away, not much breaking in required.”
“Had to go down half a size because they run so long.”
“There's enough support and cushion for road running, but they never feel too heavy.”
“It feels like it gives a lot of return for every stride.”
“They are not overly cushioned, but they are perfectly comfortable, and I wanted something with less cushion.”
“This shoe has nice amount of cushioning that is not too soft or firm for a stability shoe.”
“A little narrow in the toe box and a little stiff but nothing too bad.”
“Smoother ride and feel a bit more springy.”
“A support shoe that isn't quite as bulky as some of the higher priced ones.”
“When my legs were beat up, the shoe seemed too stiff.”
“The Ravenna feels like what I remember the Guide feeling like 4-5 years ago.”
“Upper ripped really fast.”
“This shoe versatile enough for long runs down to tempo paces.”
“I don't feel like I'm running in a neutral shoe.”
“I believe they may have been too heavy for my form.”
“I do wish they looked slightly more interesting, though.”
Prefer this shoe over another
32% 9/28
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.
Pros
- Reviewers find the support noticeable without the bulk of a heavier stability shoe.
- Its fourteen reviewers rate durability 4.3 out of 5, and one calls it a durable shoe that holds up to the miles.
- It lists at $110, below the $150 median for daily trainers for sale.
Cons
- Appearance is its lowest-rated dimension at 3.9 out of 5, and two reviewers call the looks sub par or dull.
- Two reviewers find it stiff, one saying it takes a while to break in and one that it felt too stiff on days their legs were beaten up.
- Averaging 9.3 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is heavier than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers for sale.
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
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Brooks Ravenna
Each dot is one version of the Ravenna, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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2020 · 4 reviews
68 Below average
73 Confidence
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2019 · 16 reviews
79 Decent
95 Confidence
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2018 · 15 reviews
77 Decent
96 Confidence
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Ravenna 8 This shoe
2017 · 14 reviews
70 Decent
95 Confidence
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2017 · 5 reviews
79 Decent
88 Confidence
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2015 · 9 reviews
82 Good
92 Confidence
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2014 · 72 reviews
69 Below average
99 Confidence
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2013 · 23 reviews
63 Below average
94 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 9.4 oz
- Men's / women's
- Men's 10.5 oz · Women's 8.2 oz
- Release
- 2017 Q3
- MSRP
- $110
- Drop
- 10mm
Runner reviews
Solid Shoe
4/5
Overall
stwrnn · Jul 14, 2018
90 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Structure 19
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 3/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
3/5
Overall
aurelius · Apr 26, 2018
25 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Ravenna 7
- Comfort
- 3/5
- Cushioning
- 3/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Solid But Nothing Spectacular
4/5
Overall
Cromeromes · Apr 14, 2018
40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas Supernova ST
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 3/5
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Feb 15, 2018
65 mpw training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
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Reviewers Also Ran In
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- adidas Supernova ST 2 runners
- Nike Air Zoom Structure 19 1 runner