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Brooks Trace 4

Runometry Index 49 out of 100 · Train · VersatileRoadTrainingVersatileReleased 2025
Brooks Trace 4, side view, Blue

Shoe profile

Runometry Index

49/100

Complete index

No. 60 of 96 among the current models of its profile

Value for money: Very good

Cushioning28 mm
+19.7 pts
Lightness264 g
+21.4 pts
FoamEVA
+8.0 pts

Measurements

Compared with the current models of its profile

Weight
264 g
Reference size not stated by the source
LightLighter than 59% of them
Drop
12 mm
Very highHigher than 98% of them
High drop shoes (≥ 10 mm)
Heel stack
34 mm
AverageLower than 57% of them
Forefoot stack
22 mm
Very lowLower than 85% of them

Construction

Midsole foam
DNA LOFT v2
Foam material
EVA
Plate
None
Outsole
RoadTack rubber

Who and what for

Category
Daily trainers
Versions
Unisex

Sources: brooksrunning.co.jp (manufacturer), brooksrunning.com (manufacturer), roadrunnersports.com (retailer), brooksrunning.com (manufacturer)

Method

What’s new since the Brooks Trace 3

Same line, new version: here’s what moved, from the published values. Weights are only compared in the same size.

  • Weight

    Trace 4 (2025) · This version
    264 g
    Trace 3
    227 g
    Change
    Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given
  • Drop

    Trace 4 (2025) · This version
    12 mm
    Trace 3
    12 mm
    Change
    Unchanged
  • Midsole foam

    Trace 4 (2025) · This version
    DNA LOFT v2
    Trace 3
    DNA LOFT
    Change
    New
CriterionTrace 4 (2025)This versionTrace 3Change
Weight 264 g 227 g Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given
Drop 12 mm 12 mm Unchanged
Midsole foam DNA LOFT v2 DNA LOFT New

Model history

2025 This version

Brooks Trace 4, side view, Blue

Brooks

Trace 4

  • Weight 264 g
  • Drop 12 mm

Brooks Trace 3, side view, Black

Brooks

Trace 3

  • Weight 227 g
  • Drop 12 mm

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