Launch 12
Launch 12 is a lightweight tempo model that is easy to use for everything from daily running to gym training. It features DNA FLASH v2 cushioning in the forefoot, RoadTack rubber and a double jacquard mesh upper.
- Intended uses:
- Daily
Specs
Among 865 listed shoes, this is a lighter Speed Trainer
- Weight
- 250g
- Of 811 known values: 233 lower, 20 equal, 558 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lighterLower 31.2%, including ties / average -17g
- Drop
- 8mm
- Of 815 known values: 409 lower, 237 equal, 169 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard64.7th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +1.2mm
- Stack height (heel/forefoot)
- 35 / 27mm
- Of 694 known values: 308 lower, 45 equal, 341 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard47.6th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +0.3mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 786 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- DNA FLASH v2
- Outsole
- RoadTack rubber
- Reference price
- $120
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- 250g from Brooks Japan official men's Launch 12 page. Brooks Japan women's Launch 12 page lists 225g, so the men's JP value is used as the representative row weight.
- Plate note
- The exact Brooks Japan and US construction and technology specifications cover DNA FLASH/DNA FLASH v2 cushioning, the rubber outsole, and the mesh upper without identifying any carbon structure, so this model is classified as not carbon-plated.
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for Brooks Launch 11.
In the registered data, weight is 30g heavier at 250g, heel stack is 0.5mm lower at 35mm, and forefoot stack is 0.5mm lower at 27mm.
These are differences between registered values, not a controlled comparison at the same size and measurement conditions. See the notes below the specs for weight conditions.
Compare within the database
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Comparison: All data (865 shoes)
Position map
Weight x stack height
registered average: 265g / 34.7mm (686 shoes)
The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.
Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 250g·registered average 267g (811 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 8mm·registered average 6.8mm (815 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 35mm·registered average 34.7mm (694 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.