Mont Blanc

Sadly the Timp is too narrow for me. The Topo Pursuit 2 is on the list and I will try it as soon as I get my hands on a pair. I tried several Altras (Timp 6, Olympus 6, Mont Blanc, Olympus 275), but none was a match.

I thru hike in non waterproof Altras - pct, ct, JMT, etc. and used them on the O and was fine. If you’re used to them youll be fine.

Terrain is what determines shoe.  What course?  Also this is a WILD time to consider fresh shoes. When is the race? For Rocky and technical (courses like Broken Arrow 46k in Tahoe or most of trail stuff you see in places like PA): I wear things like LaSportiva Mutants or Lycans (RIP).  Its a trade off with the slimmer last they are built on for the control in heavily rocky terrain, definitely keeping it under 50 miles for my feet in those models. For buffed out west coast trails: something like the altra mount blanc  Road component?: anything over 5 miles on road and I am going for a mixed terrain shoe or the Mount to Coast H1. Logging roads (gravel): mount to coast H1 or altra olympus with gaiters. Road: altra via olympus 2 Winter/cold water?: LaSportiva Cyclin GTx

Never understood what you people do to your shoes to make them break so fast. My 300 km Mont blancs look brand new except the rubber ligs, and the latest three pairs of Altra that I retired all have more than 1000 km on them and none of them have torn uppers. For reference my only shoes that have tore in the upper are the Torin 6 after 600 km and the Topo Cyclone after 700 km, and some Mizuno and Hoka shoes I don't remember the names of. 

Yup. I wouldn’t have made it to 5 busted pair if I didn’t love Altra at first. Did the CT and PNT in Altras exclusively but have moved on.

What's wrong with the Mont Blanc's for this terrain? The MB series don't have aggressive lugs at all. If you're looking for comfort over speed, you could look for the Experience Wild 3 as well. I wore the original for the final 30 miles of Vermont 100 which was mostly country road with a bit of trail mixed in.

I love my Altra Olympus 275 and the Altra Mont Blancs. The Olympus’s are heavier but great. The Mont Blanc are awesome.

Ive been running Altra Lone Peaks for years. I bought Altra Olympus 275 and Altra Carbon Mont Bloc. Those two shoes are game changers. The 275s are awesome. The Mont Blocs are noticeably lighter than the 275. But the 275 just feel perfect