Runometry Index
64/100
No. 6 of 25
Value for money: Excellent
- Cushioning36 mm
- +39.4 pts
- Lightness301 g
- +13.3 pts
- FoamSupercritical EVA
- +11.0 pts
Brooks Caldera 8 Women's
WomenBlue
Shoe profile
Measurements
- Weight
- 301 g
- Reference size not stated by the source
- HeavyHeavier than 63% of them
- Drop
- 6 mm
- AverageTypical
- Heel stack
- 39 mm
- HighHigher than 75% of them
- Forefoot stack
- 33 mm
- HighHigher than 71% of them
Construction
- Midsole foam
- DNA LOFT v3
- Foam material
- Supercritical EVA
- Outsole
- TrailTack Green
- 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 6
Same line, new version: here’s what moved, from the published values. Weights are only compared in the same size.
| Criterion | Caldera 8 (2025)This version | Caldera 6 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 301 g | 278 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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