Altra - Olympus 3

I have been wearing Olympus back to the 3 series. The 5s had some issues with the heel, but other than that they have been a pretty solid shoe.

Probably because not everyone is looking for cushioned shoes in their trail shoes. I have been a fan of the Olympus models for several years, but particularly after I broke my leg a few years ago. They were the only shoes I could wear during my recovery when I was walking on hard surfaces for extended periods of time. I have had LPs, wearing a pair now. I really like them, too, but I prefer more cushion any time I am carrying weight or going on a long distance.

Depends on your feet and your pace/fitness. If you are west of the Cascades and not hiking alpine you probably will not need very much insulation beyond a thicker pair of winter socks. As others have said Danners are fine but only if you have narrow feet b/c their toe boxes are tight. Keens have a larger toe box but still not sufficient for full toe splay. Both have significant drop height from heel to toe which is really not great for your body. If you haven’t already I recommend trying on some Altras, the Olympics series and the Lone Peak series have exceptionally good ergonomics, light weight, super build quality, and also are available in a waterproof style that make great trail runners if that interests you.

Altra Olympus. They will help with the plantar fasciitis as they are quite padded. I swear by them and they're all I wore on my '22 hike.

Good Luck!! I run in provision and paradigm on roads - and honestly, i tihnk either of those would also work on pea gravel. My trail shoes are the Olympus, and I just bought the Experience Wild, but haven't run on them enough to have an opinion. The Olympus is heavy and grippy, but I live in Appalachia.

Once upon a time I was around 200lbs (as a 5’2”ish girlie) and never had any complaints about my Altra Timps. This year I lost 75lbs and found that I like the Altra Olympus for a cushier ride on long runs. 10/10 for both shoes, but Altras do seem to wear faster than my Nike Wildhorse used to (I loved the 5 and every model since has been a flop for me). I get 300-350ish miles on them before the tread starts coming apart. If they change the Timp radically when they update it they will rue the day (and I’ll prob finally try out Mount to Coast).

I used lone peak and loved it, but I found it sucks if you use it for long rocky or stone paths, so I got Olympus, which is very good but has two noticeable disadvantages, takes a lot dries way slower and feet doesn't breath as well. It's because they didn't just add stack height, but added a lot of padding too, which does feel nice but lead to the downsides I mentioned.

I’ve been using Altra Olympus as my daily shoe and hiking shoe for years. Love them.

Altra Olympus are great shoes, but it's worth noting that theyre zero drop, which if you're not used to it will feel really strange and likely give you pain in your calves due to them putting more pressure on your lower legs. If you want that Altra feel but aren't used to zero drop it's worth looking at the Altra Experience Wild which have a 4mm drop Personally, I love my New Balance Hierro v8 and my Nike Pegasus Trail 5, which are very do everything shoes and are really comfortable

Yes, I regret buying the Speedgoat wide because it squished my pinky toe and midfoot. I have switched to Altra Olympus and it was the perfect fit for me, perfect toe box and my midfoot is no longer squished.

it really depends on what your foot type, your running speed, and yoour foot strength, for me, I wear altra Olympics, if it is a wrong spelling, as my speed is slow, comfortable and protection is more important for me, viriam is a must for trail running

altra Olympas would be a good one