Topo - Magnifly 5

I've had similar complaints about the normal shoes all turning into moon boots. I'm currently using a pair of Topo Flilyte 5s and a pair of Magnifly 5s. The Flilytes are really nice but already showing some early separation of the upper. The Magniflys don't have as many miles on them but seem to be very comfortable.

I have similar preferences and I switched from Altra Escalante to Topo Magnifly and I’ve been very happy

I used to run heel strike and the shoes people said that I pronate and recommended arch support shoes. I hated the shoes because it’s not natural as I feel the lump in the arch of my foot. The only time that I don’t feel anything if I get normal shoes. The weird thing is that I am now supinate because I run with mid to forefoot strike. I don’t see the point of the arch support when I don’t rely on that portion for the mid to forefoot strike. My shoes are now the topo magnifly.

I have like 4 older pairs of shoes collecting dust. All I use now are my Topo magnifly. Zero drop, perfect amount of cushioning. No more weird pains anywhere. Im about to buy a second pair just to rotate between two of the same shoe. For years I tried changing my stride, my pace, and these shoes fixed everything. I am still slow, still not a long distance runner, but it feels good to run now.

Some topos are zero drop. The Magnifly for one.

30 years ago, ryka shoes were claimed to be built on a last built from women's feet, and they were great for me- wide front foot, narrow heel, perfect. Then they changed and they were awful, another narrow toe box again. Now I wear Topos magnifly. Only shoes that seem to fit for toe splay and not slip in the heels.

I’m an Altra fan (Torin and Timps for trails) but I liked Topos just fine. I rotated in a pair because I liked the color. They didn’t seem to last very long. My main complaint about Altra is that they seemed inconsistent after the Torin 4.5. I’m ok with them now but they’re just not as magical.

Topo Magniflys are my daily trainers!

same. Topos are great. I've been running in the Phantom and Atmos (both 5mm drop, if i'm not mistaken) and they are great. I did not like the magnifly which is one of the zero drops. Also Topo has a great return policy if you order directly from them.

part of it is the zero drop, which I can't handle anymore, but also they just don't fit me right. I don't know exactly what I don't like, but I put them on and immediately noped out.

I use Topo Magnifly, but they're not for everyone. Forget about what other people use; as everyone else says, you need to find something that is right for your feet and running style.

Topos over Altras. They aren't zero drop and have better cushion so more like normal run shoes. But much wider toebox.

Did you ever find an answer? I don't like zero drop, but love a wide toe box, topo are my go to.