I just got the Glizzy Max 2 and I have Zero issues with the shoe after my first run. I never had V1, but I can't see why someone wouldn't like V2.
I love the upper, no issues there. No issues with the fit. I also have owned Vomero 18 and Plus and its comparable to the Plus but not as bouncy or responsive so your legs have to work harder against the foam at faster paces...but it is a recovery shoe first and foremost so no complaints there.
This is my first Brooks running shoe, and I do find the rocker to be a bit ridiculous...like the toe falls off a cliff. You get used to it pretty quickly and I can see how it keeps you rolling with all that foam underfoot....but its way more drastic than the Plus, and even the 18 which has a more noticeable rocker than the Plus does...I think its done perfectly on the 18 vs the other 2 shoes.
But I'm very happy with the Glizzy Max 2 and would recommend them based on my first impression.
I also have Megablasts as my tempo/long run shoes and my easy/recovery shoe is the Brooks Glycerin Max 2.
I find them firm enough that they don’t feel unstable or too soft but I find that they feel easy to run in. Definitely can’t pick up the pace in them though but I find they feel very comfortable at Zone 2.
Vomero Plus, Superblast 2 or 3 (2 if you like a slightly firmer feel), Glycerin Max (1 not 2 if you can get it on sale), or Mount to Coast C1. All great long distance cruising shoes for bigger runners. I’m 6’3” 235 lbs.
I am having absolute fits trying to develop a new running shoe rotation after my first marathon. Some context: ran first marathon in 4:15 in november, didnt run for many months after that due to hip impingement. I ran in 10 wide's novablasts. However in returning to running I am having a hard time identifying my fit. Fleet feet scan attached. Have been advised I am a wide by one employee then several others in return-visits have said no i don't fit the criteria. the sticking point is the outside of my right foot right below my pinky toe. I do not have metatarsalgia or a bunion, but am feeling pressure in most standard fits that made me believe i would develop a hotspot. I just tried my novablasts on again, and do actually feel the same sensation on right foot, so don't know if I am simply more hyper aware of it or not now that I am a shoe geek. So far i have bought and returned megablasts, evo sl, glycerin max 2, vomero plus, 1080 v15 wide. I currently have rebel v5's sized up half a size, but am thinking about going back to a 10 as the length is too much.
can somebody please tell me i am just too in my head and this contact point is normal? I went on a run in the rebel's and after taking socks off there looks like minor redness but nothing huge. I am just worried about comitting to a shoe and finding out i cant make it 5 miles in it. pictures attached for points of contact in both my shoes. left shoe fits perfectly.
at this point im wondering if im just dumb and don't know what a good fitting shoe feels like and might have to go back to store and try on all those options again if the outside right foot upper contact is just something i have to live with.
thank you! i read about tailors bunion and my left foot looks similar to my right so it's hard for me to say if it's just something i didnt notice before or something i developed. if i did have this, is this something ill make worse by having friction on it? honestly i don't totally know my prefences. I like my rebel's thus far, besides the potential fit issues, and my novablasts i ran over 300 miles in. I am looking to return to marathon training and obtain a 3-4 shoe rotation but right now i just want one comfy fitting shoe. I don't really like firm shoes, that'd be my only preference.
Thank you that’s super helpful! The wides ive tried on relieved the contact point but definitely felt like clown shoes. Whats been frustrating is all the shoes I’ve read about here haven’t worked and then I’m unprepared to try on other shoes that I haven’t read up on. But I suppose I have to live with that.
Think larger fitting medium width is the move based on how wides have looked on my feet (creasing, bunched up, broken nails)
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