Altra Vanish Carbon

Name: Altra Vanish Carbon
Brand: Altra

Racing · Neutral · Road · 6.5 oz · 0mm drop · 34/34mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Altra Vanish Carbon 2 replaced it

How it ranks

The Altra Vanish Carbon sits about average for racing shoes in our data. Comfort and value are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 3 runner reviews and 2 other rated shoes in the Vanish Carbon product line. Another 9 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Decent

76/100

Overall

Decent 76

Comfort

Good 84

Value

Decent 71

Durability

Decent 71

Cushioning

Below average 69

Appearance

Below average 62

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

38/100

Very low 38

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 3 runner ratings.

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

6.5 oz with a 34mm stack, zero drop and a carbon plate.
One reviewer likes the wider but not too wide toe box.
One reviewer calls the cushion nice and the ride fast and smooth with the partial carbon plate.

Cons

One reviewer would not pay full price, buying at half off and waiting for the next sale.
Durability is its lowest-rated dimension, at 4.0 out of 5.

Vanish Carbon rates 76. This shoe has very low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Altra Vanish Carbon

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

76 2022 74 2024 75 2026

Release year

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

Vanish Carbon 3

2026 · 0 reviews

75 Decent

6 Confidence
Vanish Carbon 2

2024 · 0 reviews

74 Decent

35 Confidence
Vanish Carbon This shoe

2022 · 3 reviews

76 Decent

38 Confidence

Reader Ratings

3 ratings

5/5 2

4/5 1

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 6.5 oz
Release: 2022 Q1
MSRP: $240
Stack Height: 34mm heel - 34mm toe
Drop Height: 0mm

Runner reviews

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Love the cushion and the response

5/5

Overall

Fit is great, especially in the wider but not too wide toe box.

Cushion is really nice, and combined with the partial carbon plate makes for a fast and smooth ride. It's a zero drop shoe but feels similar to the drop in my Kinvaras. I guess 4mm isn't really much to notice.

I really like this shoe. I got it half off on Amazon. I wouldn't pay $250 for it, but I'll certainly look to get another pair when they go on sale again

Anonymous runner · Jun 21, 2024

training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Kinvara 14