4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Sep 9, 2014
10 mpw training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 3/5
Altra Olympus
Trail shoe · Neutral · Trail · 9.6 oz (men's) · 35/35mm stack · zero-drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Altra Olympus 1.0 replaced it
How it ranks
The Altra Olympus’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 1 runner review so far, with brand history also informing the score.
Current estimate: Below average
63
Overall
63
Cushioning
83
Comfort
79
Durability
74
Value
71
Appearance
56
Confidence
2
Confidence
How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
2 Very low
Based on
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- Our ratings
- External ratings
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 29.
Pros
- A 35mm heel stack on a zero-drop platform.
- At 9.6 oz, light for a maximalist trail build.
Cons
- Value and appearance each draw 3 out of 5 in the single review so far.
- Scores across the Olympus line have ranged from 77 to 97.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.
Confidence
Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Altra Olympus
Each dot is one version of the Olympus, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Rating
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63
2014
62
2014
65
2018
73
2020
74
2024
82
2022
69
2024
72
2026
62
2017
73
2019
Release year
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2019 · 2 reviews
73 Decent
2 Confidence
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2017 · 1 review
62 Below average
2 Confidence
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2026 · 0 reviews
72 Decent
10 Confidence
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2024 · 2 reviews
69 Below average
38 Confidence
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2022 · 4 reviews
82 Good
21 Confidence
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2024 · 2 reviews
74 Decent
3 Confidence
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2020 · 4 reviews
73 Decent
4 Confidence
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2018 · 4 reviews
65 Below average
6 Confidence
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2014 · 3 reviews
62 Below average
3 Confidence
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Olympus This shoe
2014 · 1 review
63 Below average
2 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 9.6 oz (men's)
- Release
- 2014
- MSRP
- $185
- Stack
- 35/35mm
- Drop
- 0mm
Runner reviews
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Shoe properties
Type
Trail shoe
Trail shoe
Trail shoe
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
9.6 oz (men's)
11.4 oz (men's)
9.7 oz (men's)
Lightest
Stack
35/35mm
33/33mm
39/33mm
Drop
0mm
0mm
6mm
Release
2014
2026
2026
MSRP
$185
$195
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Best price
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$165
$160
Lowest price
Ratings
Overall
63 Below average
72 Decent
93 Excellent
Best overall
Comfort
79 Decent
79 Decent
79 Decent
Cushioning
83 Good
84 Good
Best cushioning
77 Decent
Durability
74 Decent
73 Decent
80 Good
Best durability
Appearance
56 Bottom-tier
60 Below average
81 Good
Best appearance
Value
71 Decent
74 Decent
77 Decent
Best value rating
Altra Olympus In Context
More on the Altra Olympus
- Altra Olympus 7
- Altra Olympus 4
- Altra Olympus 6
- Altra Olympus 5
- Altra Olympus 4.0
- Altra Olympus 3.5
- Altra Olympus 1.0 next version