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Altra Solstice

Name: Altra Solstice
Brand: Altra
Rating: 4.4 (7 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 7.5 oz · 23/23mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.

How it ranks

The Altra Solstice rates in the 84th percentile overall among daily trainers. It rates highest on comfort. Of 6 runners who came to it from another shoe, 4 preferred it to what they ran before.

Based on 7 runner reviews.

Very good

89/100

Overall

Very good 89

Comfort

Comfort rating

We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.

Better Shoes Rating

Very good (88/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 83% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.

Very good 88

Cushioning

Cushioning rating

Better Shoes Rating

Good (75/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 51% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

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Good 75

Appearance

Appearance rating

Better Shoes Rating

Good (73/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 42% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

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Good 73

Value

Value rating

Better Shoes Rating

Average (70/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 33% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

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Average 70

Durability

Durability rating

Better Shoes Rating

Below average (54/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 2% of shoes

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Below average 54

What runners say

“As responsive as a racing flat, and light as one too”

5/5 Full review

“Outsole durability—all blown rubber which does not last long”

5/5 Full review

“They just feel squishy not responsive at all”

4/5 Full review

“Despite the wider toebox, toenail cut another toe more than once”

stunzyyy 5/5 Full review

“Fabric upper while light and airy does not give the shoe any structure”

4/5 Full review

“Isn't something I can wear for more than 8-9 miles”

3/5 Full review

“When running in them they feel too loose”

4/5 Full review

“Too much movement of your foot in the shoe”

4/5 Full review

“Not comfortable for easy running”

3/5 Full review

“Fits like a glove”

5/5 Full review

Prefer this shoe over another

50% 4/8

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Pros & Cons

Pros

Most reviewers like this shoe more than their last shoe.
Popular shoe among LetsRun.com readers.
Rated above average overall.

Cons

Rated below average on comfort.
Rated among the bottom 10% of shoes on cushioning.
Rated among the bottom 10% of shoes on durability.

Reader Ratings

7 reader ratings

5/5

4/5

3/5

2/5

1/5

Runner reviews

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Altra Solstice

Anonymous runner · Jul 12, 2018

3/5

Overall

The shoe is responsive and light. Feels good but it certainly isn't something I can wear for more than 8-9 miles. They are not comfortable for easy running. But faster speed stuff they feel great. I plan on racing half marathon's in them, but I think they are too light for more than that. The Altra Ones were the same weight and much more cushion for the weight. You could do day-to-day runs in the Ones, but not these solstices. Anyways, I like them for what they are, but Altra still doesn't have a good shoe for light weight trainers/Marathon racing (unless you're like 5'7" and sub 125 pounds. (aka: Elite marathoner size)) The forefoot layout and the zero drop is why I love your shoes. It's great. But the durability and the lack of the light weight trainer is a bummer. That said...I have four different models of your shoes and wear them all.

Comfort: 4/5
Cushioning: 1/5
Durability: 2/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 4/5

Good shoe for workouts in training

stunzyyy · May 6, 2018

5/5

Overall

I largely bought this shoe just to have a lower drop shoe to rotate out, just to be more well rounded overall. Being relatively light, I have found its best use is generally as a workout shoe. I enjoy the shoe, and even ran a couple of track races in it successfully this past track season. Oddly enough, despite the wider toebox, I did end up with a toenail cutting another toe more than once in these shoes. It even happened once more after I cut the toenails, which was quite puzzling. However, that could just be a problem for me personally. I have some concerns about the durability but there aren't any real signs of wear at around 60 miles, so it is too early to tell.

Comfort: 4/5
Cushioning: 4/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 5/5