Customer Reviews Brooks Ravenna 9

Not as comfy was my old Brooks (different style) for long walks. But they work well at the gym.

Normally love Brooks because of the wide widths they offer, however these shoes fall short for me. The width is good, although it took awhile to break them in. My issue is with the arch in these shoes, they hurt one of my feet and make it impossible to run.

Great arch support, and comfortable from first wearing. Slightly narrow through the arch, however.

Ravenna is a good stability running shoe, had to return because placing my orthodics into the shoe made the heel feel 'looser' as higher than the inserts the shoe comes with. Used to buy them for several years until my feet started being more of a problem with bunion etc. Ended up with a Honka style stability shoe as shoe box wider/roomier and ok with orthodics. But for normal feet this shoe is very good.

I’ve always worn Ravenna but this was very narrow. Only one color came in wide! Disappointed!

I ordered a 10 Wide and it seems to give me good support however I feel like it could be a tiny bit wider. I'm usually a 9 Wide in regular shoes. Also, I ordered new balance in 10 wide and they fit better than brooks. But the brooks had better arch support. I am keeping the brooks and hoping I will break them in.

i have a narrow foot and this shoe fits very well. I think this style is more narrow than other styles by this brand.

Fits great and super comfortable. I started with the Ravenna 7’s last year and they helped my feet and knees. These are the same!

Very good cushioning. A little longer the pan other 7-1/2 sneakers I have based on inserts I use. Will accommodate orthotic. Light. Not ggreat for over pronation without orthotic.

I held off on last year's model and was happy to see the changes made tp the Ravenna. This model is much narrower, which was a change. They run small, but all models have. Heel padding is really nice. Do not notice a big different in front support. Very happy with this purchase.

I love Brooks sneakers, but they all seem to run too narrow for my extra wide feet, so I can't buy them. I do give them high marks for comfort, style and color choices, though, and they have removable inner soles which I need for my orthotics...And, the footbed is deep enough to accommodate the orthotics, and still feel very comfortable to wear.

Really cute sneaker. Overall seems quite comfortable, but the 9W is a bit too short and a bit too narrow. Not sure but I think the 9 1/2 would be too big. Darn!

Not enough overall support. It is a "minimal" stability shoe and apparently I now need maximum stability. Did not know there were differences in stability as I am just getting used to this level of support in a shoe. Bought the Adrenaline instead which hasmuch better support for me.

These shoes are really narrow. I have small feet (size 6) - not super wide or anything, but I like some room in the toe box. I wanted to like these shoes - everything else was great. My toes were just squished.

I was disappointed in these. I have Ravenna 8s which I really like but on these Ravenna 9s, the toe box felt really narrow and tight. The 9s seem a little more 'cheaply' built - the logo is painted on, the front of the toe doesn't have the small rubber band just above the top of the sole which (for me anyway) seems to help keep the mesh from fraying/snagging. Less reflector tape too. Am returning.

These are very cute and a good price, but are basically a sock with a sole. There is no structure to the upper part of the shoe at all and the only support comes from the sole of the shoe, which is not enough for me. The whole top of the shoe is just nylon with big holes in it, so if you have hot feet that don't really need support, this is the shoe for you. I will be returning it.

I usually wear a wide because of my bunions, but this ran really narrow--the front of my foot was kind of hanging over the sides!

I liked the look of this shoe, but returned it. The forefoot area felt as if it was pushing my foot to the outside while the heel stayed put. It was a weird sensation, especially for a shoe that is made for overpronation and stability. Disappointed.

I really loved the look of the blue Ravenna 9. I so wanted this to work but the first day when I tried them on I wore them while sitting in a recliner with my feet up. My toes started going numb. I took them off thinking this isn't going to work. However, I really loved the look so I tried them again the next day in the house. I thought I should at least try adjusting how it was laced. I used a clothes pin to pin the tag to the laces and walked around the house in them. I had reasoned that I needed them for walking--not sitting in the recliner--so if they were fine walking... Well, after a while I started getting pain on the top of my foot under the laces. I readjusted them and wore them a while longer. It didn't help. The top of my foot had a big impression and a lot of redness when I took them off. I inspected the laces to see if there was a way to adjust more but there didn't seem to be. I also found that my orthotic insole that I wear slid forward under my foot so that it wasn't matching my foot in this shoe. I certainly couldn't tie them tighter with the impression and pain I was having. Sadly this didn't work for me. I have a lot of problems with my feet which the shoe didn't bother but somehow it caused new problems. It is a very attractive shoe and seemed very comfortable in other ways.... I would recommend trying it but just be very cautious and don't take the tags off and wear them outside for at least a day.

my orthotics would not fit well in these shoes

I felt it important to let others know that this sneaker ran very small for the size and more narrow than other brands of the same width. I have and love Brooks Ghost sneaker in Men's Size 8.5, which is comparable to this women's size 9.5 which was so small.

This shoe felt more like a medium for width, so I wasn't able to really check how good the arch support was.

I've been a big fan of the Ravenna, especially the 7, but the 8 & 9 had such major design changes that I haven't been able to wear either models. If you need some stability, pronation control, and cushion in the sole, especially the fore-foot, don't expect to find these features in the 9. I also found the toe area to be shallower causing the top of my big toe to slightly rub the shoe. As for width, I wear a 10W and this shoe is wider than the 8 was.....yet still not as much toe room as the 7. Yes, it was soft with no arch support but I need a good walking shoe, not a house shoe.

Ordered a 7W in this Brooks Ghost and another brand of running sneaker. This was by far the narrowest and the wide felt more narrow than a regular width in other shoes. My foot is wide but not so wide that I wear width in my everyday shoes.

I was recommended by rush running this was what type of shoe I needed. Once received, I walked/jogged in these for two days. The first day they really hurt my shins and my right foots arch. So I gave it a second chance and tried a 2nd day. I only made it a mile before coming back. Once again my arch and shins hurt. I have a very flat foot and was not impressed by the arch support by this shoe. People who don’t may really love it. It just wasn’t the right style for me.