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Altra Torin 1.0

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.9 oz · 24/24mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Altra Torin 1.5 replaced it

How it ranks

The Altra Torin 1.0 ranks below most daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. Looks scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 8 runner reviews and 10 other rated shoes in the Torin product line. Another 4 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Decent

71/100
Overall
71
Cushioning
77
Comfort
75
Value
64
Durability
60
Appearance
51
Confidence

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.

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Confidence

72/100

72

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

  • Reviewers praise the combination of a wide toe box, zero drop and flexibility, one calling it the best he has tried.
  • At 8.9 oz some reviewers race in it, and one reports 600 miles without noticeable loss of support.

Cons

  • Durability and appearance each draw 3.8 out of 5 across eight reviewers, the lowest marks of any dimension.
  • Reviewers say it runs about half a size small.
  • The Torin 3.0 and 3.5 both score 87 against its 72.

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

Torin 1.0 rates 71. This shoe has moderate certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Altra Torin

Each dot is one version of the Torin, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.

  • Torin 3.5

    2018 · 4 reviews

    87 Good

    71 Confidence

  • Torin 2.5

    2017 · 4 reviews

    69 Below average

    46 Confidence

  • Torin 1.5

    2014 · 6 reviews

    84 Good

    69 Confidence

  • Torin 9

    2026 · 0 reviews

    72 Decent

    20 Confidence

  • Torin 8

    2025 · 1 review

    70 Below average

    58 Confidence

  • Torin 7

    2023 · 27 reviews

    71 Decent

    86 Confidence

  • Torin 6

    2022 · 14 reviews

    60 Below average

    77 Confidence

  • Torin 5

    2021 · 3 reviews

    72 Decent

    42 Confidence

  • Torin 4

    2019 · 9 reviews

    68 Below average

    81 Confidence

  • Torin 3.0

    2017 · 9 reviews

    87 Good

    82 Confidence

  • Torin 1.0 This shoe

    2014 · 8 reviews

    71 Decent

    72 Confidence

Reader Ratings

8 ratings
5/5 4
4/5 4
3/5 0
2/5 0
1/5 0
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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
8.9 oz
Release
2014
MSRP
$1
Stack Height
24mm heel - 24mm toe

Runner reviews

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Showing 1–5 of 8 written reviews

Reader review

4/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · May 9, 2015

25 mpw

Comfort
4/5
Durability
3/5
Appearance
2/5
Value
3/5

Reader review

4/5

Overall

Prozac666 · Apr 5, 2015

50 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort
4/5
Durability
3/5
Appearance
4/5
Value
5/5

Reader review

4/5

Overall

Prozac666 · Sep 19, 2014

50 mpw 652 miles in this shoe training for a marathon

Comfort
5/5
Durability
3/5
Appearance
4/5
Value
4/5

Reader review

5/5

Overall

iPound · Sep 19, 2014

22 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort
4/5
Durability
2/5
Appearance
3/5
Value
4/5

Reader review

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Sep 19, 2014

20 mpw

Comfort
5/5
Durability
5/5
Appearance
5/5
Value
4/5

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Compared to other shoes

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Altra Torin 9
HOKA Clifton 9
Torin 1.0
Torin 9
Clifton 9
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
8.9 oz M
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8.5 oz M Lightest
Stack
24/24mm
—
40/35mm
Drop
—
—
5mm
Release
2014
2026 Newest
2023 Q1
MSRP
$1.25
$160
$145
Best price
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$145 Lowest price
$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Decent (71)
Decent (72)
Exceptional (99) Best overall
Comfort
Decent (75)
Good (87)
Exceptional (99) Best comfort
Cushioning
Decent (77)
Decent (78)
Exceptional (99) Best cushioning
Durability
Bottom-tier (60)
Below average (60)
Very good (92) Best durability
Appearance
Bottom-tier (51)
Bottom-tier (55)
Very good (91) Best appearance
Value
Below average (64)
Below average (67)
Good (88) Best value
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