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
62
Overall
62
Cushioning
83
Comfort
78
Durability
73
Value
71
Appearance
57
Confidence
64
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
64 Low
Based on
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- Our ratings
- External ratings
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.
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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62
2014
61
2014
64
2018
73
2020
73
2024
81
2022
65
2024
72
2026
61
2017
72
2019
Release year
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2019 · 2 reviews
72 Decent
73 Confidence
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2017 · 1 review
61 Below average
70 Confidence
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2026 · 0 reviews
72 Decent
65 Confidence
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2024 · 2 reviews
65 Below average
57 Confidence
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2022 · 4 reviews
81 Good
61 Confidence
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2024 · 2 reviews
73 Decent
63 Confidence
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2020 · 4 reviews
73 Decent
73 Confidence
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2018 · 4 reviews
64 Below average
78 Confidence
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2014 · 3 reviews
61 Below average
68 Confidence
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Olympus This shoe
2014 · 1 review
62 Below average
64 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)
Lightest
10.6 oz
9.7 oz
Stack
35/35mm
33/33mm
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Drop
0mm
0mm
8mm
Release
2014
2026
2026 Q2
Newest
MSRP
$185
$195
$155
Best price
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$179
$93
Lowest price
Ratings
Overall
62 Below average
72 Decent
92 Very good
Best overall
Comfort
78 Decent
79 Decent
79 Decent
Cushioning
83 Good
83 Good
77 Decent
Durability
73 Decent
74 Decent
85 Good
Best durability
Appearance
57 Bottom-tier
59 Bottom-tier
95 Excellent
Best appearance
Value
71 Decent
74 Decent
84 Good
Best value rating
Altra Olympus In Context
More on the Altra Olympus
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- Altra Olympus 4
- Altra Olympus 6
- Altra Olympus 5
- Altra Olympus 4.0
- Altra Olympus 3.5
- Altra Olympus 1.0 next version