The Brooks Glycerin Max was designed to feel like you’re running on the moon

They feel like a cartoon on my feet. Like if I look down, I won’t see a pair of shoes from the U.S.’s most popular running shoe brand, Brooks, but some Wile E. Coyote contraption of springs and duct tape. This is the Glycerin Max ($200, out on October 5th), the tallest-stacked sneaker that Brooks has ever made. And what is certainly the softest shoe my knees have ever met. “I originally told the team, it’s like running on the moon,” says Carson Caprara, SVP of footwear at...