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Glycerin Max

Glycerin Max
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road
Excellent (95/100)

Shoe details

Weight
9.3 oz
Release
2024 Q3
MSRP
$200
Stack Height
47mm heel - 41mm toe
Drop Height
6mm

Ratings & Reviews

Excellent (95/100)

Better than about 92% of shoes

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and runner reviews.
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This score rates better than 92% of shoes.

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Rating breakdown

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The darker band shows the central score range. The lighter band shows a wider range of reasonable outcomes. More reviews for this shoe usually narrow both bands.

Overall

Excellent (95/100)

Overall ranking

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Excellent (95/100)

Rank

Ranks above 92% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

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Comfort

Exceptional (98/100)

Comfort ranking

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Exceptional (98/100)

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Ranks above 97% of shoes

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Cushioning

Exceptional (98/100)

Cushioning ranking

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Exceptional (98/100)

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Durability

Exceptional (97/100)

Durability ranking

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Exceptional (97/100)

Rank

Ranks above 96% of shoes

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Appearance

Good (80/100)

Appearance ranking

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Good (80/100)

Rank

Ranks above 60% of shoes

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Value

Below average (57/100)

Value ranking

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Below average (57/100)

Rank

Ranks above 5% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

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67%

2/3

Prefer this shoe over another.

Reviewers said this shoe was better than another shoe they ran in.

All Running Shoes

Better than 92% of 2,541 running shoes ranked.

Excellent (95/100)

Daily Trainers

Better than 92% of 1,841 daily trainers ranked.

92%

Brooks

Better than 75% of 220 Brooks shoes ranked.

75%

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Popular shoe among LetsRun.com readers.
  • Rated among the top 25% of shoes overall.
  • Rated among the top 5% of shoes on comfort.
  • Rated among the top 5% of shoes on cushioning.
  • Rated among the top 25% of shoes on durability.

Compared to other shoes

See how this shoe compares to others like it.

Brooks Glycerin Max
Brooks Glycerin Max 2
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Glycerin Max
Glycerin Max 2
SUPERBLAST 2
Current shoe
Reference shoe
Newest
Lowest price / Best overall / Best comfort
Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
9.3 oz M
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Stack
47/41mm
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—
Drop
6mm
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7mm
Release
2024 Q3
2025 Newest
2024 Q2
MSRP
$200
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$200
Best price
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$199.95
$149.99 Lowest price
Ratings
Overall
Excellent (92%)
Average (54%)
Exceptional (>99%) Best overall
Comfort
Exceptional (97%)
Above average (65%)
Exceptional (99%) Best comfort
Cushioning
Exceptional (97%)
Good (76%)
Exceptional (99%) Best cushioning
Durability
Excellent (96%)
Very good (88%)
Exceptional (99%) Best durability
Appearance
Average (60%)
Bottom tier (17%)
Excellent (96%) Best appearance
Value
Bottom tier (5%)
Bottom tier (16%)
Very good (85%) Best value
Specific shoe

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Reader Ratings

9 reader ratings

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Brooks Glycerin - Amazing shoe and very durable + great support

Anonymous runner · Dec 9, 2024

4/5

Overall

This shoe has been fantastic for me so far and I'm 400 miles in on the shoes, so a pretty trial so far! They are holding up great with only minor wear and tear on the bottom. I mostly run on pavement/asphalt, and the Glycerin seem to persevere on that material very well. They cost $160 , which is expensive to me but also pretty standard for running shoes nowadays. I like these Brooks Glycerin 21 better than my previous Hoka Rincon 3's - in which I wore for 3 pairs and over 1000k miles before switching to Brooks.

Comfort
5/5
Cushioning
5/5
Durability
4/5
Appearance
3/5
Value
3/5

Best max shoe, a little pricey

Anonymous runner · Dec 6, 2024

5/5

Overall

Love this shoe. A ton of cush and still can hit a decent pace (for me).

Comfort
5/5
Cushioning
5/5
Durability
5/5
Appearance
4/5
Value
3/5

Reader review

Anonymous runner · Dec 6, 2024

4/5

Overall

Comfort
5/5
Cushioning
5/5
Durability
4/5
Appearance
5/5
Value
3/5

Actually amazing. Clifton-esque, durable

Anonymous runner · Oct 29, 2024

5/5

Overall

Brooks absolutely nailed this. I like max cushion for easy days to help the joints recover and this is the perfect shoe for it. Brooks shoes are extremely durable so I expect this'll last a long time as usual. Wish there was more than 1 color so I could get 2 to rotate between without forgetting which is which. Bit expensive, maybe it'll get cheaper over time

Comfort
5/5
Cushioning
5/5
Durability
5/5
Appearance
5/5
Value
4/5