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OUR BRAND
Altra Running was founded on an innovative approach to running shoes. An approach that took us from the back room of a specialty running store to the front of the pack on roads and trails across the world. With innovation at our forefront, our founders created our first shoe with the help of a toaster oven. This was the start of our signature shoe construction to help you move naturally and has kept our brand going for a decade while aiming to keep you running for a lifetime.
OUR PURPOSE
Unleashing human potential by inspiring the world to move naturally is what Altra Running is all about. Our purpose is built around discovery, joy, responsibility, natural movement, and finding your potential.
OUR INNOVATION
Our wide-lacing system inspired our signature FootShape design to encourage natural movement. While a household toaster oven inspired our founders, FootShape and Balanced Cushioning has inspired thousands of people to unleash their human potential. That’s the foundation of Altra Running: innovative, disruptive thinking.
ISTJ Guy
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2025
This is an amazingly comfortable and supportive running shoe. I have long suffered from chronic metatarsitis pain in my feet, due to an ill-advised fling with barefoot running years ago, so good footwear is a big deal for me now to avoid having that pain come back. This shoe is expensive but, to me, is worth every penny!I love that it is zero-drop, which is good for my aging knees and lets me land on my midfoot or forefoot while running. I also appreciate that it is very thickly padded. It's rare to find a zero-drop shoe with this degree of padding; most zero-drop shoes tend to go light on the padding or else have no padding at all, in keeping with the whole "barefoot" philosophy of running. But that does not work for me with my foot issues.I don't do trail running, I just use it on the road, and I am not a long-distance runner by any means, just a few miles. This shoe is perfect for what I do and it's great for walking too.
Mark Frye
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2025
My son talked me into these, they are great. Comfortable and great for the outdoors.
Danny Pruitt
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2025
Not comfortable would not buy again
Luigi
Reviewed in Italy on February 4, 2025
Il prodotto è esattamente corrispondente alle aspettative ed il venditore è stato ultra rapido (è arrivato tre giorni prima del previsto!).... grazie
JK
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2025
Have other ALTRA’s, but these had a weird fit. Not for me
Martin R.
Reviewed in Germany on January 16, 2025
Great shoe, feels even better than the 5. My heel is perfectly locked in and the material looks to be more resistant than the 5 which was an issue for me where after about 300km the heel would get holes. Great improvement.
Tom Tomato
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2024
I'm a longtime Altra Olympus wearer since the 1.5. My wife called the 1.5's my "clown shoes" but I loved them and still wear them on the beach. I have foot problems (neuroma) and the Olympus, when it works, is pretty much the only shoe I find comfortable. This is because of the zero drop, padding, and roomy natural foot shape.Unfortunately, all Olympus models are not the same because Altra tweaks them with every revision. For me, Olympus 4 was the pinnacle of comfort. So much so that I own eight of them. I though I'd give Olympus 6 a try to get a new color. What a huge disappointment.There are three main problems with the Olympus 6:1) Too tight. The same size 11 is now too tight across. I can't wear them. The natural foot shape seems to have been reduced compared to the Olympus 4. The shoe is too tight.2) Heel slips off. I just read this in other reviews, but the heel slips off and feels lower. Not enough material holding the shoe onto my foot at the back. The shoe feels stiffer overall, which contributes to this problem.3) The shoelaces are too short. WTF? Why? I read this happened with Olympus 5, but the laces are too damn short. The problem is even worse because the shoe is so tight I have to loosen the laces more. Why did Altra decide to save a fraction of a penny and ship shoes with too-short laces?Taking these back to Whole Foods for a return. My only hope is that since Altra jerks around so much with changes to the Olympus model with each revision, maybe the Olympus 7 will be better. In the meantime, I have my stockpile of Olympus 4's.
Mike Amado
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2024
Great item, buy with confidence, AAA+++
ukarine
Reviewed in Japan on November 17, 2024
オリンパス5を使用しててとても良かったので、更に買い足しました。4Eくらいの私の足幅にピッタリの幅広サイズで！履き心地がとても良く、安定のビブラムソールは高いグリップ力で濡れた岩稜もしっかり走れます。
Cliente de Kindle
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2024
My in-law was complaining about his feet being too wide, having issues with the traditional brands, and being unable to find something comfortable. I evangelized him into Altra. He is not a runner, but he needed something comfy to wear daily. He loves it, at first, he found it a little backward the amount of cushion when going up and down the stairs, but eventually, he built the muscle memory.
Ammo
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 14, 2024
I really like the Olympus 5 and Altras in general, so thought opting for the newest version of the Olympus would be the right decision...wrong! These were instant blister machines out of the box. The new heel design feels insecure and was extremely irritating as soon as I put them on. Way too tight in the heel->mid foot. I also found the new overlays too restricting in and around the toe box. Unfortunately had to return.
wolfy
Reviewed in Japan on November 10, 2024
足が幅広の私にはドンピシャの靴でした。軽い登山用に購入したが軽いうえに疲れ方が今までとは全く違う。個人差あるでしょうが強くおすすめします。街中ウォーキング用に別のアルトラシリーズを買う予定です。(全て黒のが無いので迷い中)
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2024
These shoes are life savers. My feet hurt all the time, even tried custom made orthotics to no avail. I love the wide toe box, great support and stability, with good level of cushion.They are reasonably durable. This is my 2nd pair. The only thing I don't like is the heel loop is now too small for my fingers. Overall great pair of shoes..
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