Great fit, quality material and design, comfortable for walking all day on all surfaces
Perfect fit, size 12, and great for walking on any surface
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HealthCareProfessional
November 26, 2025
Well made, good for back
Hurt my feet at first, but that’s my fault for wearing poor shoes for a long time. Recommended by my podiatrist, many compliments on the blue color. Seem to be holding up well. Back pain is mostly gone. Usually spend 8-10 hours a day standing at work.
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Comfort and traction
I decided on the Olympus 6 instead of the Lone Peak 9 for the added confort for long hikes. Every time I put these shoes on, I'm glad I bought them. The traction design on the bottom is great for steep dirt trails. Every time where I'd expect to slide, the shoes don't lose traction.My only con is I wish the heel loop was a smidge bigger, I striggle to put my finger in the loop to help put the shoes on.
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Kevin Pereira
September 09, 2025
Immediate Heel Blister.
This is the first Altra shoe I had to return. The shoe itself looks very well put together with high quality materials, although it is pretty heavy.There's a big cushioned bump on the inside of the shoe where your heal is. This gave me the first blister from an Altra shoe ever, within not even 2 miles of walking, and I was wearing wool socks. That's a first.The shoe is tighter, feels like I should have gotten an 11.5 instead of an 11 which usually fits me great with Lone Peaks.The laces are too short.Going back to Lone Peaks.
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Great shoes for the long haul
I have run over 100 miles in both the Altra Olympus 6 as well as the Altra Lone Peak 7 and while both are great shoes, I think they serve different purposes.The Lone Peak is great for that ground contact feel on more technical trails where if you do roll an ankle, there’s less distance to travel to the ground and you might absorb it better and pop back up. The lesser stack height lets you feel trails a bit better and I think find your footing a bit better. However, with that lower stack height, it can sometimes be a bit tiring on your feet after more than 15-20 or so miles in my experience.The Olympus on the other hand is an ultra marathon beast that has a very grippy sole that is comfortable for a very long haul. If you’re doing longer and less technical routes like gravel, then it’s a great shoe that is comfy for a long time. However, in my experience, the Olympus is too tall of a shoe for more technical trails and actually led me to spraining my ankle multiple times during a race when I should’ve worn the Lone Peaks because of wet and technical trails.Both good shoes, I just think you have to know what trails you’re running and which shoe in your rotation makes the most sense. The star off is because Altra cannot figure out their own sizing and I had to size up a half size in the Olympus because the toe-box was too short otherwise. I am a 10.5 in Lone Peaks and 11 in Olympus for reference.
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Awesome shoes
Love the shoes.Sizing: altra sizing is weird. I got lonepeak 9 and 11 is a bit roomy for my feet, but I use it mostly for walking so it’s perfect. This pair is too tight at 11, and at 11.5 it fits nicely but not roomy.I was concerned about the “achilles pillow”, many reported getting blister from it. I got blister easily but happy to report it didn’t happen to me. But just fyi.The cushion is maxed out, really helps w my bad knees for running. And still loving the zero drop feature.Some on reddit mentioned the terribly short laces. Sad to report they’re indeed almost a bit too short. Altra, why?I don’t know how good the shoes are going to hold, I have only used them for a few times. Will update!
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Upstate NY
November 02, 2025
Sizing is accurate - excellent width room
Awesome footwear. Fit my wide toe box and have the most secure heal capture I've ever seen
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