Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 4, 2023
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Altra Olympus 4.0
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 11.2 oz · 33/33mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Altra Olympus 5 replaced it
How it ranks
The Altra Olympus 4.0 ranks among the stronger daily trainers in our data. Comfort and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 4 runner reviews and 10 other rated shoes in the Olympus product line. Another 8 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Very good
90/100
Overall
90
Comfort
97
Cushioning
97
Value
93
Durability
87
Appearance
60
Confidence
58
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 will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
58/100
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- All four reviewers rate comfort and cushioning 5 out of 5.
- Zero drop with a 33mm stack.
- The Olympus line has rated well across most of its versions.
Cons
- Averaging 10.7 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is well above the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale.
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
50
60
70
80
90
100
25
50
75
100
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
40
60
80
100
81
2014
76
2014
78
2018
90
2020
90
2024
97
2022
81
2024
84
2026
78
2017
91
2019
84
2025
Release year
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2025 · 0 reviews
84 Good
20 Confidence
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2019 · 2 reviews
91 Very good
49 Confidence
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2017 · 1 review
78 Decent
39 Confidence
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2026 · 0 reviews
84 Good
22 Confidence
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2024 · 2 reviews
81 Good
49 Confidence
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2022 · 4 reviews
97 Excellent
78 Confidence
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2024 · 2 reviews
90 Very good
54 Confidence
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Olympus 4.0 This shoe
2020 · 4 reviews
90 Very good
58 Confidence
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2018 · 4 reviews
78 Decent
44 Confidence
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2014 · 3 reviews
76 Decent
13 Confidence
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2014 · 1 review
81 Good
26 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 11.2 oz
- Release
- 2020 Q2
- Stack Height
- 33mm heel - 33mm toe
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Trail
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
11.2 oz M
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8.5 oz M
Lightest
Stack
33/33mm
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40/35mm
Drop
—
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5mm
Release
2020 Q2
2026
Newest
2023 Q1
MSRP
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$195
$145
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$194.95
$149.99
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Ratings
Overall
Very good (90)
Good (84)
Exceptional (99)
Best overall
Comfort
Exceptional (97)
Good (88)
Exceptional (99)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Exceptional (97)
Excellent (93)
Exceptional (99)
Best cushioning
Durability
Good (87)
Decent (78)
Very good (92)
Best durability
Appearance
Below average (60)
Bottom-tier (57)
Very good (91)
Best appearance
Value
Very good (93)
Best value
Decent (77)
Good (88)
Altra Olympus 4.0 In Context
More on the Altra Olympus
- Altra Olympus 7
- Altra Olympus 275
- Altra Olympus 4
- Altra Olympus 6
- Altra Olympus 5 next version
- Altra Olympus 3.5 previous version