Good shoe,off road
4/5
Overall
Good shoe, good cushioning, good traction off road
Anonymous runner · Oct 29, 2024
35 mpw training for a half marathon came from the HOKA Bondi 4
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 4/5
HOKA Challenger ATR 7
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.3 oz · 31/26mm stack · 5mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.
How it ranks
The HOKA Challenger ATR 7 sits about average for daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. Value scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 9 runner reviews and 5 other rated shoes in the Challenger ATR 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
75 Moderate
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
“Good cushioning, good traction off road”
Prefer this shoe over another
33% 1/3
Where to buy
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Pros
- Reviewers report reliable traction off road and rate cushioning 3.9 out of 5.
Cons
- Appearance draws 3.7 out of 5 across nine reviewers, the lowest mark of any dimension, and comfort 4.0.
- The Challenger ATR 6 before it scores 86 on six reviews against its 70.
- Value draws 3.9 out of 5, low for a shoe reviewers otherwise describe in mild terms.
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 HOKA Challenger ATR
Each dot is one version of the Challenger ATR, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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Challenger ATR 7 This shoe
2025 · 9 reviews
75 Decent
75 Confidence
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2020 · 6 reviews
80 Good
81 Confidence
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2019 · 6 reviews
75 Decent
83 Confidence
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2017 · 4 reviews
67 Below average
74 Confidence
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2017 · 2 reviews
73 Decent
76 Confidence
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2017 · 1 review
69 Below average
66 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 8.3 oz
- Men's / women's
- Men's 8.8 oz · Women's 7.7 oz
- Release
- 2025
- Stack
- 31/26mm
- Drop
- 5mm
Runner reviews
3/5
Overall
Very good
Anonymous runner · Jun 21, 2024
30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Altra Timp 5
- Comfort
- 3/5
- Cushioning
- 3/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 3/5
Great trail trainer
4/5
Overall
It has been a solid shoe for me.
Anonymous runner · Jun 19, 2024
20 mpw training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
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HOKA Challenger ATR 7 In Context
More on the HOKA Challenger ATR
- HOKA Challenger ATR 6 previous version
- HOKA Challenger ATR 5
- HOKA Challenger ATR 2
- HOKA Challenger ATR 3
- HOKA Challenger ATR 4
Reviewers Also Ran In
- HOKA Bondi 4 1 runner
- Altra Timp 5 1 runner