Durability and enough shoe to keep ME from falling apart during 100 mile weeks.
If I could get this durability in a low platform shoe I'd be thrilled. I'm not into clunky high heeled Asics design type wear. (And I am surely not drinking the barefoot Kool-Aid either).
Brooks has always offered me a more in the 'less frills shoes' that I have appreciated. The Glycerin has historically been a bit bulky and not worth the upgrade in price from the Ghost for me. However, putting them on the Glycerin 9 at The Running Company in Morristown, NJ I knew I had to take them out for a 20 miler. They felt that good...
...and after a long run right out of the box...
Brooks got everything right (in my humble opinion) with the Glycerin 9 and it surely merits a close look at if you are a Ghost 4 fan.
This is not a racer by any means. For that I will always stand by my Green Silence by Brooks. However, for a high mileage show it's hard to believe how light the Glycerine 9 feels even if at 12.1 ounces. It's a smooth shoe.
A luxury shoe without 'too much' shoe.
I have a connection with the road with this shoe. I'm not being coddled -- I'm being respected as a runner. No one is smooth enough to not need some cushion when running 30+ miles at a time and over 100 miles a week. I need a shoe that offers the basics of injury prevention without completely removing me from the sensation of impact. This keeps you honest in form and ultimately keeps you from abusing yourself.
The Glycerin is the heaviest of a shoe I will go...and they gave me maximum protection with it. Worth every ounce.
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