Brooks Ravenna 9

Name: Brooks Ravenna 9
Brand: Brooks
Rating: 4.6 (15 reviews)

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

Overall

Decent 77

Value

Good 81

Comfort

Decent 78

Durability

Decent 73

Appearance

Below average 69

Cushioning

Below average 67

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

96 Very high

Very high 96

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”

4/5 Full review 12 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 15

“Turns it from a clunky shoe to something you shouldn't be afraid to use on any type of run”

5/5 Full review 48 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Ravenna 8

“They start to feel dead around 500 miles”

4/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 34

“The light weight feel was great, but with that comes less support with each step”

4/5 Full review 12 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 15

“The spring that I got out of the shoe for the first week was quickly gone”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Freedom ISO

“All-mesh top fixes the hot spots that the older versions used to cause”

5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Ravenna 8

“Feel fast enough to do a tempo run and have plenty of cushioning for long marathon training runs”

5/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a marathon came from the HOKA Clifton 3

“Had to tie laces all the way up high to stay on, and tongue slips to the side all the time”

4/5 Full review 12 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 15

“Liked how these fit my narrow feet well”

4/5 Full review 12 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 15

“Treads are quickly wearing out on the forefoot”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Freedom ISO

“They last for a long time and the upper never wears out”

4/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 34

“Not great for people with low volume feet”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Freedom ISO

“The back of the shoe is very firm and provides support that is much needed”

4/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Ravenna 8

“Dialed in the fit with larger toe box”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Ravenna 8

“Great mix of cushioning, weight, and support”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 34

“Fits great in this Brooks shoe”

4/5 Full review 12 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 15

“Perfect for up-tempo and longer track workouts”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Ravenna 8

“It just doesn't last that long”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 34

Prefer this shoe over another

48% 14/29

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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.

Ravenna 9 rates 77. This shoe has very high confidence. See how we rate shoes.

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.

Rating

40 60 80 100

63 2013 69 2014 82 2015 79 2017 70 2017 77 2018 79 2019 68 2020

Release year

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

Ravenna 11

2020 · 4 reviews

68 Below average

73 Confidence
Ravenna 10

2019 · 16 reviews

79 Decent

95 Confidence
Ravenna 9 This shoe

2018 · 15 reviews

77 Decent

96 Confidence
Ravenna 8

2017 · 14 reviews

70 Decent

95 Confidence
Ravenna 7

2017 · 5 reviews

79 Decent

88 Confidence
Ravenna 6

2015 · 9 reviews

82 Good

92 Confidence
Ravenna 5

2014 · 72 reviews

69 Below average

99 Confidence
Ravenna 4

2013 · 23 reviews

63 Below average

94 Confidence

Runner Ratings

15 ratings

5/5 9

4/5 6

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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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

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Good lightweight support shoe

4/5

Overall

This shoe is good if you want moderate pronation support and light weight. I switched Brooks from Nike when their shoes stopped fitting well with my custom orthotic which fits great in this Brooks shoe. I liked how these fit my narrow feet well and had cushioning in the right places. The light weight feel was great, but with that comes less support with each step. I feel like my feet have to do more work to stabilize in these compared to the Adrenaline. It's nice these are light weight, but they also wore out much sooner than the more supportive shoes. At just 250 miles these feel like I might need to replace them soon. The one down side of these was I had to tie the laces all the way up high to get them to stay on and that makes the tongue slip to the side all the time and also the laces are a little short for that. If they fixed the tongue and made it easier/more comfortable to lace up so my foot stays in, I would like these a little better. Right now this is my go to shoe, but it's not so good that I will buy it again without trying other options again first for my next shoe. I do like the grey and bright pink design it offers which is a plus.

Anonymous runner · Jul 2, 2019

12 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 15

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

Ravenna 9 review

4/5

Overall

The shoe has held up decently through the first 150 miles but the treads are quickly wearing out on the forefoot. Not great for people with low volume feet, I have to triple knot the laces they came with to make it so I don't trip over them on a run. The spring that I got out of the shoe for the first week was quickly gone and seems to negate any gains from less cushioning on the forefoot

Anonymous runner · Jan 27, 2019

40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Freedom ISO

Comfort: 4/5
Cushioning: 3/5
Durability: 3/5
Appearance: 2/5
Value: 4/5

My Favorite trainer yet.

5/5

Overall

A really great responsive all around trainer.

Anonymous runner · Oct 16, 2018

65 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 18

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

Good shoe

5/5

Overall

I got this shoe and have been running around 45 mpw for a month, and they have been doing great. Everything is holding up really good besides some minor pilling in the heel of the shoe. The difference between the 8th model and 9th model turns it from a clunky shoe to something you shouldn't be afraid to use on any type of run you will encounter

Anonymous runner · Oct 2, 2018

48 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Ravenna 8

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

Comfortable trainer

4/5

Overall

These Ravenna 9’s are a well cushioned shoe and make for comfortable shoes to train in. I like these very much while running on roads and other hard surfaces because they are cushioned well at the bottom. The back of the shoe is very firm and provides support that is much needed for me. Although firm, it is not “hard” or uncomfortable as it is padded. The shoe is overall very soft and i would recommend it even as your single shoe if you mainly run on road and your races are road races.

Anonymous runner · Aug 21, 2018

20 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Ravenna 8