Reader review
4/5
Overall
HihiApples · Jul 20, 2026
50 mpw training for middle distance would buy again
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Brooks Glycerin 23
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · Medium/Narrow/Wide
Variants of this shoe
- Glycerin 23 Pittsburgh Marathon Special edition
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How it ranks
The Brooks Glycerin 23 is one of the strongest daily trainers in our data. Comfort and cushioning 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
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.
Confidence
79/100
Would buy again
100% 3/3
Where to buy
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BuyPros
- All four reviewers so far rate comfort 5 out of 5.
- One of four reviewers describes good cushioning without as much as max-cushion trainers carry.
- Ten of the last twelve Glycerin versions score 90 or better.
Cons
- It lists at $175, ten dollars above the Glycerin 22 it follows.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
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.
Release year
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Glycerin 23 This shoe
2026 · 4 reviews
93 Excellent
79 Confidence
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2025 · 4 reviews
94 Excellent
84 Confidence
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2023 · 19 reviews
97 Excellent
92 Confidence
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2022 · 50 reviews
97 Exceptional
97 Confidence
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2021 · 4 reviews
96 Excellent
85 Confidence
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2020 · 2 reviews
79 Decent
49 Confidence
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2019 · 21 reviews
98 Exceptional
96 Confidence
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2018 · 21 reviews
96 Excellent
94 Confidence
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2017 · 17 reviews
89 Good
91 Confidence
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2017 · 3 reviews
95 Excellent
85 Confidence
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2016 · 3 reviews
96 Excellent
82 Confidence
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2014 · 27 reviews
93 Very good
93 Confidence
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2014 · 16 reviews
87 Good
86 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Release
- 2026
- MSRP
- $175
- Widths
- Medium, Narrow, Wide
Available sizes
Men's sizes
8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12, 12.5, 13
Women's sizes
6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10
Runner reviews
Best shoe for me
5/5
Overall
Steve · Jun 22, 2026
would buy again
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jun 10, 2026
avg pace 6:40 500 miles in this shoe training for a marathon would buy again came from the Nike Vomero 18
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
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Brooks Glycerin 23 In Context
Where It Ranks
More on the Brooks Glycerin
- Brooks Glycerin 22 previous version
- Brooks Glycerin 21
- Brooks Glycerin 20
- Brooks Glycerin 19
- Brooks Glycerin 18
- Brooks Glycerin 17