Customer Reviews Brooks Glycerin 20

I need a half size larger (size 8.5) w/Brookes shoes than other shoes. (Size 8 w/most and 7.5 W Ariats) These shoes were immediately comfortable. Attractive shoe. I have a pair of Glycerin's that are 5 years old and they are a sturdier shoe. This one is all mesh front w/no reinforcement so I wonder how well it will hold up. It was the same price so i expected a sturdier shoe. I miss the round shoe laces. They are the best.. The flat ones are holding though and not needing retying.

I need a super cushioned shoe due to a condition that affects my tendons, ligaments, and joints. These are comfortable and have fantastic cushioning. I ordered an 8M and they fit fine (I wear a 7.5M on the narrow side). I also ordered an 8.5M which felt like an 8W. The 8.5M are only a tiny bit longer than the 8M but much wider. I've tried more than a dozen max cushioned shoes and these felt and fit the best but... I wore them around the house for an hour and awoke in the middle of the night with new severe knee pain and exacerbated pre-existing hip pain. I waited a few days and wore them around the house again only to awake with the same knee pain, so I have to return them :( Research taught me that the high heel to toe drop (10mm) is the probable cause of the pain. If you need a max cushioned shoe and can tolerate a high heel to toe drop, I highly recommend these (just make sure you size up).

I love a wide, roomy toe box, and these have them, especially with the stretchy upper. They felt great just walking around the house, but when i tried walking at a faster pace (like I do for exercise) I felt a lot of rubbing against the top of the toe area--enough to be very annoying. The Ghost 14 seems a teeny bit less wide in the toe box, but it doesn't cause that annoying rubbing.

At first, I was really happy with the width of the toe box and the stretchy fabric that made it very roomy in the toe box, but when I tried walking at a fast pace, I noticed a lot rubbing of shoe fabric against socks in the toe bed. Another review commented on that, saying something like her foot was kind of "sloshing around" in them. If you're mostly just standing all day, they might work. Since I like to walk a mile or two, I'm returning and going back for another pair of Ghost 14.

I loved the shoe, but it felt too wide. I’m returning for a different style.