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Picked these up on discount from Nordstrom. Wanted these because every review on YouTube said they are kind firm and not bouncy pillowy. That is what I need dealing with injured knees. I don’t plan on running in these just “recovery”. I found out for me, the other max cushion shoes (I have all of them) actually make my knee recovery worse being too soft. The cloudsurfer is a perfect balance between stable and cushioned. The only issue with them is the heel collar is not as snug as I would like. I replaced the insoles with Move insoles, and it helped greatly with heel slip. I highly recommended and I never had On sneakers.

Bought these because I have the Glycerin Max 1’s and thought these would be close to the same comfort. I was wrong. I also have Glycerin 22 and 23’s. These Ghost are not on the same level as the pairs mentioned. I have only walked around the house in these and noticed how stiff feeling they are. Thought about returning them but I don’t have any all black running shoes. If I fall in love with them for some reason after a few runs I’ll make another post. I’m only positioning it this way because every other Brooks shoe I’ve tried on for the first time felt magical. These just didn’t have that.

I couldn’t find these anywhere in my size. Ended up going second which I thought I would never do. After looking at the bottom of the shoe, I could tell they didn’t have too many runs in them. I had to hand clean them and threw them in the washer a couple times, but I think they came out pretty good. Has anyone else out there went secondhand for running shoes? Not bad for $68 shipped. First pic is the final product.

Still very new to the Brooks sneaker line. I figured I’d pick up the 23s because they are on sale just like the 22s were (only in this color). I’ve only wore the 22s for one run and a couple walks and I was very impressed so I hope the 23s are just as impressive. Still waiting on my glycerin max one coming from eBay. kind of nervous because they haven’t shipped yet for three days. I will post those if I ever get them. I also appreciate the feedback on my first post. It’s motivating to talk to fellow runners, especially when you just started.

Coming from the Vomero plus I wanted something different like Hoka On or Brooks. I picked Brooks because of Casey Niestat and Jason Bateman. Right out of the box these are phenomenal. Immediately hit the treadmill then for a quick outdoor. Not as bouncy as the Vomero. Has the bounce back but more structured. I wanted to get another pair because this color has the biggest discount from Champs. Instead I ordered the also discounted Glyc 23 and found a pair of the Glyc Max 1’s not the 2’s. I’ll update in other post.