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Brooks Trance 12

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 11.4 oz · 29/20mm stack · 9mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.

How it ranks

The Brooks Trance 12’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 3 runner reviews so far, with brand history also informing the score.

Current estimate: Decent

79
Overall
79
Value
91
Durability
83
Comfort
82
Cushioning
76
Appearance
74
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.

Confidence

24 Very low

24

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. Brand rating
  2. Our ratings
  3. External ratings

What runners say

“This shoe seems to fit me perfectly.”
5/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a half marathon
“Good solid shoe.”
5/5 Full review 15 mpw training for a half marathon

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.


Pros

  • All three reviewers so far rate it 5 out of 5 overall.
  • Two reviewers call it a solid, dependable trainer that does the job.
  • One reviewer says it fits them perfectly, and another has stuck with the Trance across versions.

Cons

  • Appearance is the weakest dimension at 4.0 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.

Confidence
50 60 70 80 90 100 25 50 75 100

Better Shoes Rating

Trance 12 rates 79. This shoe has very low confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Runner Ratings

3 ratings
5/5 3
4/5 0
3/5 0
2/5 0
1/5 0

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
11.4 oz
Men's / women's
Men's 12.7 oz · Women's 10.0 oz
Release
2014
Stack
29/20mm
Drop
9mm

Runner reviews

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5/5

Overall

Good solid shoe, not made any more. Stupid Brooks Transcend replaced it.

Anonymous runner · Sep 19, 2014

15 mpw training for a half marathon

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

5/5

Overall

This shoe seems to fit me perfectly. So, of course, Brooks discontinued them.

Anonymous runner · Sep 14, 2014

20 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort
5/5
Durability
5/5
Appearance
5/5
Value
5/5

5/5

Overall

Does the job, all previous versions have worked well so I stick with the same shoe.

dogface · Sep 13, 2014

40 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort
5/5
Durability
5/5
Appearance
4/5
Value
5/5

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
11.4 oz
9.9 oz
8.0 oz Lightest
Stack
29/20mm
40/35mm
38/33mm
Drop
9mm
4mm
5mm
Release
2014
2022 Q3
2023 Q1 Newest
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$165
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$95 Lowest price
$170
Ratings
Overall
79 Decent
99 Exceptional Best overall
98 Exceptional
Comfort
82 Good
99 Exceptional
99 Exceptional
Cushioning
76 Decent
99 Exceptional Best cushioning
98 Exceptional
Durability
83 Good
97 Exceptional Best durability
87 Good
Appearance
74 Decent
75 Decent
86 Good Best appearance
Value
91 Very good Best value rating
77 Decent
83 Good
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