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Altra Olympus 4 Trail Running Shoes

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At first glance, the Olympus 5 seems to be a mild update to the very impressive Olympus 4 that debuted in summer 2020 - can it knock it out of the park like it did two years ago? The extra room afforded by Altra’s Original last also became more advantageous the farther I ran, granting space for my feet to swell, but the gusseted tongue, restructured heel collar, and engineered mesh upper still guaranteed a more or less locked-down fit through the midfoot / hindfoot when I needed it.

But for folks experienced with (or interested in) Altra’s ZeroDrop geometry and FootShape Fit looking for a long-range maximal trail shoe that really starts to shine as the miles pile up, I’d wager you won’t find a better option than the Olympus 5. The Timp 4, which we reviewed here, received a similar update to its heel collar, a welcomed sign that Altra is taking more seriously the demands that zero-drop shoes place on the muscles and tendons of the lower leg.I ran close to 500 miles in the previous version of the Olympus, and it was one of my favorite trail shoes to date. This is a great choice for someone using the shoe as a recovery running shoe or someone who is coming back from an injury. It isn't the greatest for technical terrain, but it handles mixed stuff okay, and while it is a really high stack, it's also a really wide platform, and your foot sits in it like a bucket seat, so there's a lot of inherent stability.

While that may read like a backhanded compliment, so many great shoes ship with bad laces, and in this case, they’re perfectly solid.Thankfully, the shoe isn’t terribly heavy, which was a pleasant surprise to me given the amount of cushion and the sturdy heel cup/toe cap that the Olympus 4. Overall, the heel platform is noticeably wider on the Altra, as the Hoka ends right where the perimeter rubber on one side of the Altra starts. Somewhat reminiscent of the Nike Vaporfly, the notch fits perfectly for the tendon or ligament at the top of the foot.

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