Brooks Glycerin Max

Name: Brooks Glycerin Max
Brand: Brooks

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 11.2 oz · Men's 47/41mm · women's 45/39mm stack · 6mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Glycerin Max 2 replaced it

How it ranks

The Brooks Glycerin Max is one of the strongest daily trainers in our data. Comfort and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. Value scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 10 runner reviews and 1 other rated shoe in the Glycerin Max product line.

Good

Overall

Good 87

Comfort

Excellent 94

Cushioning

Excellent 94

Durability

Very good 91

Appearance

Good 81

Value

Below average 63

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 is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

75 Moderate

Moderate 75

External retailer ratings

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The middle of the bar marks the typical shoe at each type of retailer. The dot shows where this shoe ranks in comparison.

Based on

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Our ratings

What runners say

“A ton of cush and still can hit a decent pace.”

5/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the HOKA Clifton 9

“They are holding up great with only minor wear and tear on the bottom.”

4/5 Full review training for a marathon came from the Saucony Kinvara 15

“The Glycerin seem to persevere on that material very well.”

4/5 Full review training for a marathon came from the Saucony Kinvara 15

Prefer this shoe over another

67% 2/3

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

All ten reviewers so far rate cushioning and comfort 5 out of 5, and they use it for easy and recovery days.
A 47mm heel stack at 9.3 oz for the men's shoe.
Durability averages 4.5 out of 5 across the ten reviews so far.

Cons

It lists at $200, above the $150 median for daily trainers for sale, and value is much the weakest dimension at 3.5 out of 5.
One reviewer wants more than the single colorway.

Glycerin Max rates 87. This shoe has moderate confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Brooks Glycerin Max

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

Rating

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87 2024 91 2025

Release year

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

Glycerin Max 2

2025 · 3 reviews

91 Very good

50 Confidence
Glycerin Max This shoe

2024 · 10 reviews

87 Good

75 Confidence

Runner Ratings

10 ratings

5/5 8

4/5 2

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 11.2 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 9.3 oz · Women's 13.0 oz
Release: 2024 Q3
MSRP: $200
Stack: Men's 47/41mm · women's 45/39mm
Drop: 6mm

Runner reviews

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Brooks Glycerin - Amazing shoe and very durable + great support

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.

Anonymous runner · Dec 9, 2024

training for a marathon came from the Saucony Kinvara 15

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

Best max shoe, a little pricey

5/5

Overall

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

Anonymous runner · Dec 6, 2024

40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the HOKA Clifton 9

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

4/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Dec 6, 2024

training for 5K and 10K came from the HOKA Skyward X

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

Actually amazing. Clifton-esque, durable

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

Anonymous runner · Oct 29, 2024

70 mpw training for 5K and 10K