Runometry Index
68/100
No. 20 of 87
Value for money: Excellent
- Cushioning31 mm
- +34.2 pts
- Lightness250 g
- +33.5 pts
- Foam
Shoe profile
Measurements
- Weight
- 250 g
- Reference size not stated by the source
- LightLighter than 76% of them
- Heel stack
- 35 mm
- AverageTypical
- Forefoot stack
- 27 mm
- AverageTypical
Construction
- Midsole foam
- DNA FLASH v2
- Outsole
- RoadTack rubber
Who and what for
- Use
- Daily training
- Category
- Daily trainers
- Versions
- Unisex
What’s new since the Brooks Launch 11
Same line, new version: here’s what moved, from the published values. Weights are only compared in the same size.
| Criterion | Launch 12 (2026)This version | Launch 11 (2025) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 250 g | 220 g | Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given |
| Drop | 8 mm | 8 mm | Unchanged |
| Heel stack | 35 mm | 35.5 mm | −0.5 mm |
| Forefoot stack | 27 mm | 27.5 mm | −0.5 mm |
| Midsole foam | DNA FLASH v2 | DNA FLASH / DNA FLASH v2 | New |
| Catalogue price | USD 120 | USD 120 | Unchanged |
| Runometry Index | 68/100 | 80/100 | −12 pts |
Model history
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