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I just got the torin 7s and first thing I thought is they look like dad shoes.

Much firmer than olympus 3.

Hey, thanks for your content. Couple of questions if I wanted a multi purpose gym (for strength work) everyday casual wear and then shorter 5-10k would you buy the racer 2 or the 4 ? I’m thinking maybe the racer? Also have you heard any info about the new ego flo midsole ? Be good to know if they plan to roll it out across all the FWD / 4mm range - can you get any info?

Do they squeak like 2s?

Picked up a pair. Will be doing a lot of hiking and walking with them. Though I won't be in the mountains, I will be in a foothill area. Will they hold up to about 40 plus hiking miles a week? Or do I go for another shoe, what do you think?

There are quite a lot negative posts about the Lone Peak 8 on YT. I didn't watch them before but now I have ordered the LP 8's and ran on them today I get a bit insecure and a little bit scared because I Want to run on them in the Czech hills next week. I understand the LP 8 do not perform that well in wet conditions, I also experience my toes (narrow feet) swimming in the front of the shoes (and that gave you inbalance at going down hill?), and last there is this durability issue. Can't send them back now, while I ran on them. In my country (Netherlands) you can't buy them in a shop, as far as I know. Didn't you speak Dutch, by the way? These are my first pair of trailrunning shoes. I normally walk in barefoot shoes.

Hey there, would you recommend the Altra Timp 5 for hiking as well?

I was running with the loan peaks. Just a good shoe for short trails. Love it.

Thanks for the review! Would you choose this or the Timp 5 (or even the Olympus 6) for road-running but on snow? Looking for a new winter running shoe, I used the Timp 4 last year.

Similar to Lone peak? Only a few mm stack diff. More narrow i suppose?

I'm in no way a hardcore runner but this is my exp w/ the shoes so far. ~900km w/ OG racer(retired) - heel slip when doing tempo/threshold - more ground feel, sometimes too harsh when doing long runs in pure concrete. My feet definitely feel the discomfort after the ~18-20km mark - lighter than the racer 2 ~65km w/ racer 2(used in all my runs) - surprisingly, I have yet to experience heel slip on any of my tempo/thresholds so far - definitely more forgiving than the OG racer. I don't know why. While the ground feel is still there, the impact to the ground is more softer than the OG. - tighter/slimmer toe box? This I'm not sure why since someone in reddit compared both racers and both have the same insole sizes/shapes. So, could be the upper knit of the shoe(?) Hopefully they'll address the difference of weight in the next update or at least for their new pairs, and for the next version, they'll take the - sole(they're the same based on altra's website so idk why the different ground feel), ok w/ either tho I prefer the OG racer's - heel area of racer 2 - the mid and toe area of the OG racer. - less tight upper of the OG racer

I was wondering if you use this shoe on road surface, don't the lugs wear off quickly? Cause the contact surface is small due to the lugs and you do point out the heel lugs are indeed wearing off quite noticably for 70 km.

How is fit compared to altra fwrd experience? More narrow ?

hi, how is the length compaired to the outroad 1? my outroad 1s were too short. keep up the good work cheers.

Interesting......... My experience of the Vanish Carbon 2 has been completely different.......... I absolutely love the unstructured heel, also love the fact that the toebox height is greater than normal and does not cause blisters on the top of my toes. The foam and stack height makes for a super comfy shoe, ran a 3h17 marathon as my 2nd use of the carbons with absolutely no comfort or blister issues. For me, this is the best shoe made by Altra since the Torin4's (Torin4's also had an unstructured heel box). By contrast I've had to cut away parts of the heel or ankle areas of my Torin 6's and my Vanish Tempo's as their hard/stiff ankle boxes dig into my ankle bones. Other than that the Vanish Tempo's are a great shoe (which would be better with an unstructured heel)....pity that you say they are not going to release a new Vanish Tempo, as I was hoping the tempo would become my replacement for the Torins going forward. Torin7 heel and ankle structure is so heavy and rigid they hurt my feet even to walk in them in the shop, so I'm not buying the Torin7's. On the Vanish Tempo's my other mod, was to punch laceholes into the lacing tabs and lace like a conventional shoe, which made the shoe MUCH more comfortable and easier to lace up. The lace loops built into the tempo uppers just did not work for me. Back to the Vanish Carbon2 .........absolutely awesome shoe. I ran the 90km Comrades Marathon in the Vanish Tempo's after above mentioned mods, and they were great except for very slight blisters on top of small toes. The Vanish Carbon 2's are easily my shoe of choice for Comrades 2025. I just hope that Altra keep on making shoes like this.

I am a bit amazed (and somewhat delighted) by the fact that you are a heavy pronator (like me) and you wear the Escalante (as do I).... have you ever tried any ultras with more pronation and stability control?

Totally deserved TD!!!!

Lynch Burg

Been wearing Hykes Escapes barefoot shoes and love them, will never go back to regular shoes.

Would you say the cushion is enough for anybody who wants to use it as a daily shoe for walking ?

pyramid steps, gimped traction lugs that's been on hoka etc for some yrs by now.....same as gimped vmegagrip aka maxtrac lol.

front sew is terrible. i don't know why most models do it. lone peak is clearly way better even tho the overlay still kinda soft limits it. i don't know why my right feet start to swell or grow fatter overall or in the front half after spraying the ankle last summer both on bondi 2 s and mafate 3 from 11 yrs ago....

they call it gore tex on the low cus the oly gets the invisfit, but on the high it gets the fancy GTX strip on back

so late comment but the sw x altr was indeed the 4 not 3. full wool upper nothing special since allbirds been around for yrs by now..dark blue with bit of yellow accents. idon't like the sw strip colors. looking for a bigger overallaround spaced timp 6 with wool upper and oly/wild lugs that would be endgame (among other things..()

shoes are meant to wear on feet not in hands

Got rid of mine quite quickly. The comfort is nowhere near the previous version, mainly because of the badly designed toe bumper-it flexes _into_ my big toe joint. Additionally, it feels heavier on the foot (maybe that's the result of increased stiffness). A major disappointment. Got another pair of Timp 4s instead.

Thoughts on using a Timp 5 as a hybrid, or should i say, general purpose shoe. No running on pavement, just occasional hikes. I heard Vibrams will wear on wear on pavement, but would this still be a concern if you're just walking? Thanks

After SIX rejected pairs of the Olympus 6 in store I ordered a different colour online which I received tonight and have had to reject that too. My new Escalante Racer 2s are fine and I like them better than Escalante Racer 1 including for the reason that my heel doesn't slam to the ground even when walking, but the quality issues with the Olympus 6 are beyond a joke. What can't Altra make shoes of consistently acceptable quality?

That increased flexibility in the 3 looks good. I like training in my Outroad but they are dead compared to Hokas. Comfortable but order a size or even two larger.

Have been recently trying out Topo pursuits . My arches are fatigued , never had this with my Altra 6 . If this doesn’t work itself out going back to Altra….

Hey TD! Do you have any recommendations for an Altra shoe suitable for hard surface? All daily training, leading into some big mileage ultras, all on concrete. Probably need some cushioning for such a hard surface (think multiday events)... I grabbed the Torin 5 a couple years back thanks to one of your videos, really liked it, but then it was discontinued. Tried the Torin 6 and didn't like it.

I’m 61. 1.90 and 85kg. I started with a pair of Riviera 2 and, the first time I ran, it was like I couldn’t stop running. Now, I have a pair of Escalante 3 (orange) since last year and I love these shoes. Light and very precise. No more lower back numbness ever since… I’m French and I live in Malaysia (very hot and humid country). I reached 400km and I’ve ordered another pair of Escalante 3 as one cannot find this brand here. There is one shop selling Altra but they don’t have stock. Thank you for your review TD Miller! Straight to the point…

I don't give a damn if some people see them as clown shoes wide tie box is how shoes should be

Any weird padding along the heel counter? Altra seem to be putting some very obtrusive stuff there...Experience Wild was just too much for me.