Runometry Index
57/100
- Cushioning36 mm
- +31.5 pts
- Lightness301 g
- +11.0 pts
- FoamSupercritical EVA
- +11.0 pts
- Lugs4 mm
- +3.8 pts
Brooks Caldera 8
Blue
Shoe profile
Measurements
- Weight
- 301 g
- Reference size not stated by the source
- AverageHeavier than 56% of them
- Weight by size
- Women's US 8 : 264 g
- Drop
- 6 mm
- AverageTypical
- Heel stack
- 39 mm
- Very highHigher than 81% of them
- Forefoot stack
- 33 mm
- HighHigher than 78% of them
Construction
- Midsole foam
- DNA LOFT v3
- Foam material
- Supercritical EVA
- Plate
- None
- Support
- Neutral
- Widths
- standard
- Outsole
- TrailTack Green
- Lug depth
- 4 mm
- Trail use stated by the brand
- Long distance, ultra
Who and what for
- Use
- Trail running
- Category
- Trail running shoes
- Versions
- Unisex
What’s new since the Brooks Caldera 7
Same line, new version: here’s what moved, from the published values. Weights are only compared in the same size.
Weight
- Caldera 8 (2025) · This version
- 301 g
- Caldera 7
- 301 g
- Change
- Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given
Drop
- Caldera 8 (2025) · This version
- 6 mm
- Caldera 7
- 6 mm
- Change
- Unchanged
Midsole foam
- Caldera 8 (2025) · This version
- DNA LOFT v3
- Caldera 7
- DNA LOFT v3
- Change
- Unchanged
| Criterion | Caldera 8 (2025)This version | Caldera 7 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 301 g | 301 g | Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given |
| Drop | 6 mm | 6 mm | Unchanged |
| Midsole foam | DNA LOFT v3 | DNA LOFT v3 | Unchanged |
Model history
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