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Brooks Trace 3

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.5 oz · 12mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Trace 4 replaced it

How it ranks

The Brooks Trace 3’s rating is an early estimate. We haven’t collected runner reviews of this shoe yet, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.

Brooks Trace 3

of 5

Current estimate: Decent

79
Overall
79
Confidence

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

55 Low

55

External retailer ratings

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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.

  1. Product line track record
  2. External ratings
  3. Our ratings

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.


We don't have much data on this shoe

No one has reviewed it here yet, so we can't tell you how it runs. Its rating comes from how the rest of its product line has been rated and from outside retailer ratings.

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Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Brooks Trace

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

Rating

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.
  • Trace 4

    2025 · 0 reviews

    85 Good

    19 Confidence

  • Trace 3 This shoe

    2023 · 0 reviews

    79 Decent

    55 Confidence

  • Trace 2

    2023 · 5 reviews

    79 Decent

    69 Confidence

  • Trace

    2021 · 0 reviews

    75 Decent

    44 Confidence

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
8.5 oz
Men's / women's
Men's 9.0 oz · Women's 8.0 oz
Release
2023 Q4
MSRP
$100
Drop
12mm

Compared to other shoes

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
8.5 oz Lightest
8.7 oz
9.9 oz
Stack
—
34/22mm
40/35mm
Drop
12mm
12mm
4mm
Release
2023 Q4
2025 Newest
2022 Q3
MSRP
$100
$100
$165
Best price
—
$85 Lowest price
$95
Ratings
Overall
79 Decent
85 Good
99 Exceptional Best overall
Comfort
78 Decent
78 Decent
99 Exceptional Best comfort
Cushioning
76 Decent
76 Decent
99 Exceptional Best cushioning
Durability
79 Decent
80 Good
97 Exceptional Best durability
Appearance
74 Decent
75 Decent
75 Decent
Value
78 Decent
79 Decent Best value rating
77 Decent
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