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Altra - Superior 6
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"Mountains. Stream crossings. Rock gardens. Took it all like a champ."
"I wore altra superiors with no socks changes (darn tough... good socks) for my 100."
"I did it in Altra Superiors ... You'll be fine"
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"until another company comes out with a wide toe box and no arch support trail runner it’s altra all the way for me. ... I had to immediately return them due to their pronounced arch support. My feet hated them"
"keep a pair of altra zero drop for an occasional form check ... I'll run like a 5k in them to regain more nuanced feel in my form to check myself on making sure my stride length and strike points stay where I want."
"Lone peaks have zero drop, which means when you land on your foot you should be landing more towards the balls of your feet and with your feet below your center of mass. ... This is a more natural running form."
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"The slim and grippy sole makes them extremely safe in scree and rocky terrain."
"Mountains. Stream crossings. Rock gardens. Took it all like a champ."
"Gone through s lot of scree with them."
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"until another company comes out with a wide toe box and no arch support trail runner it’s altra all the way for me. ... I had to immediately return them due to their pronounced arch support. My feet hated them"
"Altra makes trail runners with a wide toe box."
"I wore altra superiors with no socks changes (darn tough... good socks) for my 100."
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"Every blue moon I roll an ankle but that’s because of tough terrain, not boots, and I’ve never injured my ankles in the process."
"I dont want to ride upon a 35mm wave of ankle-rolling fear. For that, I typically now only stick to the Altra Superiors"
"The frequency of my ankle rolling went way down. ... I have been wearing altras as everyday wear for almost 3 years and have maybe rolled my ankles 3 times over that time frame."
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"they begin to fall apart after 200 miles. ... these shoes often don't last a year at the rate I use them. ... I put in a warranty claim regularly because these shoes often don't last a year at the rate I use them."
"I had 3 pairs of superiors shred apart on the upper on both inside and outside just above where it connects to the base of the shoe. ... They all died at under 250km."
"I had 3 pairs of superiors shred apart on the upper on both inside and outside just above where it connects to the base of the shoe."
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"I've mostly used Altra Superiors in the past with pretty light cushioning ... Maybe best for day hikes or shorter trips and not 7-8 day backpacks."
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"the change was very noticeable on trail running. ... Calf and Achilles soreness galore."
"Not 100% on the 3rd, but if its who I think then we were both wearing Altra superiors a couple years ago at a 50k. ... So I ran for 5 year almost exclusively in Altra and other 0 drop/very minimal shoes. Currently in a walking boot for an exploded posterior tibial tendon with surgery scheduled for next month. ... He said I'm the 3rd ultra runner under 45 he's had to fix in the same way. I know one of the others and she's an Altra fan too. Like doesn't wear anything else. ... Seems like a lot of us who joined the cult have started seeing issues and the market is responding. ... From what I understand its the literal stress on the back of the ankle/Achilles area. ... my body mechanics and the milage I was getting in 0 drops was just putting too much stress on the tendon."
"Go with Altras if you dont mind your achilles blowing up ... zero drop shoes work for some ppl for sure but they have blown up far more achilles than theyve helped ppl. The barefoot running crazy that stemmed from Born To Run got many of us. Myself included."
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"The new superiors are way too tight around the mid foot area. ... they are really uncomfortable because of how tight they made them."
"The new superiors are way too tight around the mid foot area. ... they are really uncomfortable because of how tight they made them."
"newer models got narrower"
CuseinFL 1.0Altra has the Superior and King Mtn, both of which have less cushioning and arch support than the Lone Peaks. The Superior 6 is my go-to right now. I train almost exclusively in Xero Prios. I also run in Mesa Trail IIs with a rock plate.
knitcap57 1.0\+1 for the Altra Trail Superior 6. I think the Superior 7 is the latest version, but got a great deal on the 6 :)
ring_tailed_bandit 1.0I know what you mean by the old NB Minimus line. I LOVED my original minimus trail. They were the perfect shoe IMHO. Currently I use the Altra Trail Superior 6. But I think if you wanted to be as minimal as the old NB Minimus then perhaps something from VivoBarefoot like the Primus Trail FG 3.5. Xero shoes has some pretty packable ones as well
Think-Geologist-1244 0.5Same thing happened to my speeds at just over 200 miles, REI took them back. I've been in Altra for a few years but starting the transition to something more durable. I'd get 200 miles out of most pairs and they'd either fall apart or I'd start to get these little injuries.
albino_kenyan 0.2Altra uses 3 different foot shapes, not all their models use the same shape. https://www.altrarunning.com/en-us/about-us/footshape.html. I started off w/ the Altra Lone Peaks then didn't understand why i didn't like their Superiors as much. Turns out i only like their shoes w/ original footshape (LPs, Timp).
EclecticEuTECHtic 0.2Altra Superior and Lone Peak are even lower stack than the Timp.
GodOfManyFaces 0.2I had 3 pairs of superiors shred apart on the upper on both inside and outside just above where it connects to the base of the shoe. Same for 3 pairs of outroads. I've never had a non altra showle do this. They all died at under 250km. I have ~1800 km on a pair of nordas right now, and ~700 and 400 on a couple pairs of Topo mt5s. Ive put over 1000km on each of the last 3 pairs of topo phantoms I have had. I have a pair of timps and they have held up well, and the paradigm 4 was an amazing altra shoe. Altra is absolutely hit and miss and this topic comes up a ton. It isnt and OP thing. Its an altra thing.
Greenwells_Stache 0.2Altra Lone Peak and Superior both feel wider to me than Experience
Jcrrr13 0.2My trail running/hiking shoes that I wear for about any outdoor activity. Currently one of the recent versions of the Altra Superior. Looking at the Topo Terraventure when the Altras wear out. I liked the idea of the Altra Timp 4s because the midsoles have drainage holes, but the stack height/cushion on them is too high for my preference on rough terrain, felt unstable, they ended up being my jogging/gym shoes.
JeffH13 0.2I've also done it in Altra Superiors, the first time I ever wore the v4 shoe was Kearsarge to Piute.