Altra Torin 1.5

Name: Altra Torin 1.5
Brand: Altra
Rating: 4.7 (6 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Altra Torin 2.0 replaced it

How it ranks

The Altra Torin 1.5 ranks above most daily trainers in our data. Comfort and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 6 runner reviews and 10 other rated shoes in the Torin product line. Another 6 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Good

84/100

Overall

Good 84

Comfort

Very good 92

Cushioning

Good 80

Value

Below average 61

Durability

Bottom-tier 58

Appearance

Bottom-tier 50

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

69/100

Moderate 69

What runners say

“The shoe absorbs an inordinate amount of sweat and takes forever to dry out resulting in terrible odor.”

4/5 Full review 20 mpw 87 miles in this shoe training for a half marathon

“The bottom wears out too fast and the insole wears down too fast.”

5/5 Full review 33 mpw training for a marathon

“The zero drop has helped resolve ankle issues and improved my running form.”

5/5 Full review 33 mpw training for a marathon

“The zero drop and wide toe box have helped.”

5/5 Full review 15 mpw came from the Brooks Ghost 6

“The wide toe box makes my toes so happy.”

5/5 Full review 33 mpw training for a marathon

“I can no longer wear narrow shoes.”

5/5 Full review 33 mpw training for a marathon

Prefer this shoe over another

67% 2/3

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Reviewers praise the wide toe box and the zero-drop fit.
Two reviewers say the zero drop helped with ankle trouble and running form after a back injury.

Cons

One reviewer says the outsole and the insole both wear down too fast.
One reviewer says it soaks up sweat, takes a long time to dry and smells.
Appearance draws the lowest ratings of any dimension, at 3.0 out of 5.

Torin 1.5 rates 84. 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

40 60 80 100

71 2014 87 2017 68 2019 72 2021 60 2022 71 2023 70 2025 72 2026 84 2014 69 2017 87 2018

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 This shoe

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

2014 · 8 reviews

71 Decent

72 Confidence

Reader Ratings

6 ratings

5/5 4

4/5 2

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Release: 2014

Runner reviews

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Reader review

5/5

Overall

Started running in Altra Torin after a bad back injury. The zero drop and wide toe box have helped. Also found success in Mizuno's wave evo series (all three models) and Topo RT, ST and MT.

riley · Jun 12, 2015

15 mpw came from the Brooks Ghost 6

Comfort: 5/5
Durability: 3/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 5/5

Reader review

5/5

Overall

Very comfortable and durable shoe

Anonymous runner · Apr 4, 2015

50 mpw came from the Nike Air Pegasus+ 30

Comfort: 5/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 1/5
Value: 3/5

Reader review

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Sep 19, 2014

50 mpw training for a marathon

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

Reader review

4/5

Overall

The shoe absorbs an inordinate amount of sweat and takes forever to dry out resulting in terrible odor.

jwesmc · Sep 14, 2014

20 mpw 87 miles in this shoe training for a half marathon

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

Reader review

5/5

Overall

The Zero drop has helped resolve ankle issues and has helped me with my running form. The wide toe box makes my toes so happy. I can no longer wear narrow shoes. I think the bottom wears out too fast and the insole wears down too fast but other than that, they are great. thanks for doing this survey.

dmassary · Sep 12, 2014

33 mpw training for a marathon