A solid lightweight shoe
4/5
Overall
GiocoGiacobbe · Dec 28, 2019
35 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Ravenna 10
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 3/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Brooks Ravenna 9
Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 8.8 oz · 26/16mm stack · 10mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Ravenna 10 replaced it
How it ranks
The Brooks Ravenna 9 ranks above most daily trainers in our data. Value and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. Looks scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 15 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
96 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
“Wore out much sooner than more supportive shoes. At just 250 miles”
“Turns it from a clunky shoe to something you shouldn't be afraid to use on any type of run”
“They start to feel dead around 500 miles”
“The light weight feel was great, but with that comes less support with each step”
“The spring that I got out of the shoe for the first week was quickly gone”
“All-mesh top fixes the hot spots that the older versions used to cause”
“Feel fast enough to do a tempo run and have plenty of cushioning for long marathon training runs”
“Had to tie laces all the way up high to stay on, and tongue slips to the side all the time”
“Liked how these fit my narrow feet well”
“Treads are quickly wearing out on the forefoot”
“They last for a long time and the upper never wears out”
“Not great for people with low volume feet”
“The back of the shoe is very firm and provides support that is much needed”
“Dialed in the fit with larger toe box”
“Great mix of cushioning, weight, and support”
“Fits great in this Brooks shoe”
“Perfect for up-tempo and longer track workouts”
“It just doesn't last that long”
Prefer this shoe over another
48% 14/29
Where to buy
No offers available
Affiliate links included. They never affect our ratings.
Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.
Pros
- Reviewers use it for tempo runs and long training miles alike.
- Two reviewers who disliked the Ravenna 8 call this version lighter and quicker.
- Reviewers praise the all-mesh upper for fixing the hot spots of earlier versions.
Cons
- Two reviewers report the forefoot tread wearing out quickly, one at 150 miles.
- One reviewer says it is not great for low-volume feet.
- Durability draws the lowest ratings of any dimension, at 4.1 out of 5.
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
-
2020 · 4 reviews
68 Below average
73 Confidence
-
2019 · 16 reviews
79 Decent
95 Confidence
-
Ravenna 9 This shoe
2018 · 15 reviews
77 Decent
96 Confidence
-
2017 · 14 reviews
70 Decent
95 Confidence
-
2017 · 5 reviews
79 Decent
88 Confidence
-
2015 · 9 reviews
82 Good
92 Confidence
-
2014 · 72 reviews
69 Below average
99 Confidence
-
2013 · 23 reviews
63 Below average
94 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 8.8 oz
- Men's / women's
- Men's 9.3 oz · Women's 8.2 oz
- Release
- 2018 Q1
- MSRP
- $110
- Stack
- 26/16mm
- Drop
- 10mm
Runner reviews
Solid Trainers
4/5
Overall
hobby jogger^tm · Jul 29, 2019
35 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 34
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 21, 2019
30 mpw training for middle distance came from the Brooks Ghost 12
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
Good shoe
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 8, 2019
45 mpw training for middle distance came from the Brooks Ravenna 8
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
Awesome
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 6, 2019
5 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Nimbus 20
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Alternatives
Other shoes worth considering.
More from Brooks
Compared to other shoes
See how this shoe compares to others like it.
Brooks Ravenna 9 In Context
More on the Brooks Ravenna
- Brooks Ravenna 11
- Brooks Ravenna 10 next version
- Brooks Ravenna 7
- Brooks Ravenna 8 previous version
- Brooks Ravenna 6
- Brooks Ravenna 5
Reviewers Also Ran In
- Brooks Ravenna 8 6 runners
- Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 34 2 runners
- Saucony Freedom ISO 1 runner