u/butitactuallyisme

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Bad experience with Ghost Max 3, which should I try next?

I walk around 6-8 miles every day, a mile each way to and from work and several at work. I got my Ghost Max 3 in January and at this point they're already starting to tear off from the base, and if there's any sort of rain at all (sometimes even wet grass) they seem to soak up water and my socks will get wet almost immediately

Before that pair I had the original Ghost Max for around 2 years, replaced because they started to wear down, and before that I had Glycerin 18 which lasted for about 4 years. No issues with either of these

When I started to get too irritated by my Max 3s I decided to try out some Hokas (Bondi Sr) but these were surprisingly uncomfortable, most likely just not a good match for my feet and not a problem with the shoes themselves, but they made me miss having Brooks again

Using the shoe finder on their site pointed me to Ghost 18 Glycerin 23 and Ghost Max 3 again, but not sure how much of this is based on what's good for me and what's just marketing.

I wear US 10 2E and as far as I know no special support or anything needed, I just want to walk around with relatively dry feet that aren't in pain

I know the ideal would be to go to a physical shop but any guidance is appreciated

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