Brooks Glycerin 19

Name: Brooks Glycerin 19
Brand: Brooks

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 9.9 oz · 10mm drop · 38/28mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Glycerin 20 replaced it

How it ranks

The Brooks Glycerin 19 is one of the strongest daily trainers in our data. Comfort and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 4 runner reviews and 12 other rated shoes in the Glycerin product line. Another 8 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Excellent

96/100

Overall

Excellent 96

Comfort

Exceptional 99

Durability

Exceptional 98

Cushioning

Exceptional 98

Value

Good 88

Appearance

Good 83

Confidence

How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

85/100

High 85

Prefer this shoe over another

50% 3/6

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

All four reviewers so far rate comfort 5 out of 5.
One reviewer calls it high cushion that is still firm and responsive, and a good alternative to a HOKA.
Durability averages 4.8 out of 5, and one reviewer is on their fifth pair.

Cons

We don't have enough reviewer information on this shoe to make a judgment of cons.

Glycerin 19 rates 96. This shoe has high certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Brooks Glycerin

Each dot is one version of the Glycerin, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

40 60 80 100

87 2014 93 96 2016 95 89 2017 96 98 2019 79 96 2021 97 97 2023 94 93 2026

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.

Glycerin 23

2026 · 4 reviews

93 Excellent

79 Confidence
Glycerin 22

2025 · 4 reviews

94 Excellent

84 Confidence
Glycerin 21

2023 · 19 reviews

97 Excellent

92 Confidence
Glycerin 20

2022 · 50 reviews

97 Exceptional

97 Confidence
Glycerin 19 This shoe

2021 · 4 reviews

96 Excellent

85 Confidence
Glycerin 18

2020 · 2 reviews

79 Decent

49 Confidence
Glycerin 17

2019 · 21 reviews

98 Exceptional

96 Confidence
Glycerin 16

2018 · 21 reviews

96 Excellent

94 Confidence
Glycerin 15

2017 · 17 reviews

89 Good

91 Confidence
Glycerin 14

2017 · 3 reviews

95 Excellent

85 Confidence
Glycerin 13

2016 · 3 reviews

96 Excellent

82 Confidence
Glycerin 12

2014 · 27 reviews

93 Very good

93 Confidence
Glycerin 11

2014 · 16 reviews

87 Good

86 Confidence

Reader Ratings

4 ratings

5/5 3

4/5 1

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 9.9 oz
Release: 2021 Q1
MSRP: $150
Stack Height: 38mm heel - 28mm toe
Drop Height: 10mm

Runner reviews

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Long time runner and former athletic shoe exec

5/5

Overall

I compete in the sprints and multi events. I look for a shoe that I can wear on my longer training runs, but also for longer intervals on the track. I found the Brooks Glycerin 19 to fit my foot perfectly and provided the right amount of cushioning for me. Being a multi eventer, I am heavier than the average runner (190 lbs). I found that running in the newer super cushioned foam shoes tended to change my gait and feel uncomfortable for me. Even though I worked in the athletic shoe industry for over 40 years, I never worked for Brooks.

Anonymous runner · Jun 10, 2023

12 mpw training for sprints came from the Brooks Ghost 12

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 5/5

Holy grail shoe

5/5

Overall

So bummed the Glycerin 20 is so different — I keep scouring Amazon to find 19s. This shoe is amazing — high cushion while being super firm and responsive. I’m on my fifth pair. A great alternative to Hoka if you’re not into a squishy shoe.

Anonymous runner · Jun 4, 2023

40 mpw training for a marathon came from the HOKA Clifton 8