Customer Reviews Brooks Glycerin 17

I love the Glycerins, but very disappointed in the colors offered for the women. Not every woman likes pastels, pinks and purples, and lately so much black and grey! Please, offer some primary color choices.

I've owned Glycerin 12s-16, and now 17s . While I love Glycerins, they seem to have declined over time. For example, comparing an older pair of Glycerin 15s to my new Glycerin 17s, the heel cushioning in the 15s is noticeably softer. The change is subtle from 15 to 16 and 16 to 17, but my 17s felt harsh when I got them so I compared them to my old shoes to make sure it wasn't me. Also, brooks has somehow changed the footbed or the lower side of the shoe where the footbed ends because there is now a pressure point on the middle of the outside of my right foot in the 17s that's not there with the 16s or the 15s. Finally, brooks has gone from round, cord-like laces to flat laces which I've always found to be less durable. Hoping the 17 is just an aberration.

Great feeling shoe but they need to come in better colors. These old dull colors are tired. Please Brooks!!

Really good trainer. However, I needed to replace them after only about 230 miles. Would have expected closer to 300 out of them but hey they're super soft and more of a "plush and delicate shoe", in my opinion. I run on side walks and roads a lot so that definitely takes a toll on shoes but my last pair (Brooks Launches) held up a bit better.

Good shoe. My old school 11's were built much tougher. These shoes are very narrow and it leaves blisters on my feet if I run more than 3 miles a day.

I tried two different sizes - both just didn't fit right. I find the toebox a bit too narrow and not high enough to allow the forefoot needed space - and so the shoe just feels to tight. I like the contour/mocassin-like fit, I like the smooth, cushiony feel of the shoe, and I like how the heel fits, but the shoe just fits too snugly and I end up with multiple hot spots under my feet and toes.

The shoe is very comfortable. However, it pushes my feet forward when I land, And I keep getting a blister. Maybe with more usage, it will get better.

I bought Glycerin thinking it was an upgraded Ghost(which I love). But Glycerin is a different shoe, and does not justify the $20 extra one pays for it. For one, it has a narrower heel than the Ghost, and also felt stiffer then the Ghost. Sorry, didn't work for me.

Brooks Ghost been my Go To with my marathon training, but seeing HOKA craze, loyal to Brooks, tried Glycerin. Heaviness with heel strike, stiif upper mesh, crowded toe box. Rain amplified heaviness. Just not responsive, cushion ride as I expected. Like to have an alternative to my Ghosts f ultra distance runs, but either stay w my Ghosts or Wade into that HOKA crowd. Stay true and cushion Brooks