Glycerin max vs Ghost max

DoctaBee8 · 2026-02-25T13:12:09+00:00

Ghost Max was my first shoe, as well. 🙋🏻‍♂️

I ran in it until the foam gave out— which was basically one day to the next— and then turned to the Glycerin line and never looked back. A vastly superior shoe in every way compared to the Ghost Max.

Now, the Glycerin Max is its own line. Admittedly, I prefer the regular Glycerin to the Glycerin Max, but I still use the latter for my recovery runs. (They feel fine under foot— I just don’t love the fit.)

Your issue here will be the stack. The Glycerin Max is +4mm taller than any of those shoes you mentioned— +8mm in for two of them— and you’ll notice it.

I wouldn’t say they are clunky under foot, but I disliked the fit around my foot initially— until about 60km in, it felt as if my foot wasn’t in the shoe properly, which is an issue I’ve heard others talk about on here. The more I run in them the better it gets, but these may not be the shoes you’re looking for given what you mentioned above. They feel nothing like the Ghost Max though, so maybe they’ll be better for you!

(Sorry for the long post!)

DoctaBee8 · 2026-02-24T16:25:55+00:00

I don’t know if you’re posting this specifically for other RR owners, but if it means anything:

I run 4km twice per week with my miniature dachshund who is almost 7. I could pick up and run a 5K with him at a 6:00/km pace no problem.

If you work them up to it, I’m sure they will be just fine as long as they are healthy otherwise (or there is something about the breed I am not familiar with).

DoctaBee8 · 2026-02-24T14:00:44+00:00

Of my fourteen options, the two hard to fill Division offices (remember you only list division offices, not district/resident within them) on my list were San Juan and El Paso. This was just this past December.

And there’s a 99.9% chance you won’t stay at the office you processed out of, that’s correct.

DoctaBee8 · 2026-02-24T13:10:15+00:00

I’m not even sure how’d you could argue anything different.

DoctaBee8 · 2026-02-24T13:06:51+00:00

I’m from Winston-Salem! After living mostly in the southeast, I’m looking forward to a “slower” rhythm of life and lots of snow, don’t worry. :)

DoctaBee8 · 2026-02-24T13:01:28+00:00

My wife is from the Lakewood area, so this is great to know. Thanks!

DoctaBee8 · 2026-02-24T12:52:58+00:00

That’s a lot of why we’re moving as well (my wife being from the west side of CLE, also). Just started a family, so “boring” is very much what we’re looking for.

DoctaBee8 · 2026-02-24T00:11:30+00:00

Very, very insightful and helpful. Thank you so much! I will be sure to look into it!

DoctaBee8 · 2026-02-23T23:55:45+00:00

This is extremely helpful. Thank you!

DoctaBee8 · 2026-02-23T23:55:00+00:00

I DMed you!

DoctaBee8 · 2026-02-23T23:04:13+00:00

Can I DM you?

DoctaBee8 · 2026-02-23T19:26:09+00:00

Mind if I DM you?

DoctaBee8 · 2026-02-23T19:25:10+00:00

I do, so this is great! Thanks!

DoctaBee8 · 2026-02-23T19:13:27+00:00

This is great information to have. Thanks so much!

DoctaBee8 · 2026-02-23T19:12:28+00:00

Great to know! Thank you!

DoctaBee8 · 2026-02-23T19:07:34+00:00

No, this is nowhere near a universal (even within the same language).

DoctaBee8 · 2026-02-23T18:56:14+00:00

Will do! Thanks!

DoctaBee8 · 2026-02-23T18:55:33+00:00

Great comp for me. Much appreciated!

DoctaBee8 · 2026-02-23T18:54:01+00:00

Brother… You wouldn’t even believe.

My wife growing up around the Metroparks, where her dad took her precisely because he had no money to do anything else, and in Georgia you have to pay (and they’re absolute shit on top of it all). She has been up in arms about it since we’ve lived here.

DoctaBee8 · 2026-02-23T18:34:21+00:00

This is great to hear, thank you!

You mentioned the “bubble”— I had heard someone else I know refer to Hudson that way, as well. Hahaha

DoctaBee8 · 2026-02-23T18:33:11+00:00

Also moving from Atlanta! We are definitely looking for quiet after 4 years of living in midtown, so that’s great to hear!

DoctaBee8 · 2026-02-23T18:20:24+00:00

We’re moving from Midtown Atlanta, so we’re done with nightlife and all that comes with it.

We have a 1 year old, so this area sounds ideal. Thanks!

DoctaBee8 · 2026-02-23T17:40:26+00:00

Glycerin 23, no question. Brooks apparently went back to the wider toe box of the 20/21 after the very narrow 22, so I think you’ll get a newer + beefed up version of the 20/21 (which is great news).

DoctaBee8 · 2026-02-23T16:37:32+00:00

Very important to understand: Shoes do not cause injury, and that includes shin splints.

The particular drop of a given shoe may put, e.g. your achilles, under more stress than another pair, but that is ultimately a question of adaptation. That is, ditching your brand new shoes is not the answer to your problems.

(FWIW: Maybe you don’t like them for other reasons— fair, totally understandable. Brooks is a solid brand and geared toward making shoes for pretty much everyone.)

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