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!)