4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · May 9, 2015
25 mpw
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 2/5
- Value
- 3/5
Altra Torin 1.0
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.9 oz (men's) · 24/24mm stack · zero-drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Altra Torin 1.5 replaced it
How it ranks
The Altra Torin 1.0 trails most daily trainers in our data. Comfort and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. Looks scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 8 runner reviews and 11 other rated shoes in the Torin product line.
Bottom-tier
59
Overall
59
Comfort
72
Cushioning
68
Value
65
Durability
61
Appearance
54
Confidence
81
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
81 Moderate
Based on
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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
Better Shoes Rating
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
59
2014
69
2017
63
2019
60
2021
60
2022
69
2023
68
2025
67
2026
65
2014
58
2017
68
2018
62
2023
Release year
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2023 · 0 reviews
62 Below average
61 Confidence
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2018 · 4 reviews
68 Below average
76 Confidence
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2017 · 4 reviews
58 Bottom-tier
71 Confidence
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2014 · 6 reviews
65 Below average
78 Confidence
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2026 · 0 reviews
67 Below average
53 Confidence
-
2025 · 1 review
68 Below average
75 Confidence
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2023 · 27 reviews
69 Below average
91 Confidence
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2022 · 14 reviews
60 Below average
86 Confidence
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2021 · 3 reviews
60 Below average
76 Confidence
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2019 · 9 reviews
63 Below average
86 Confidence
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2017 · 9 reviews
69 Below average
89 Confidence
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Torin 1.0 This shoe
2014 · 8 reviews
59 Bottom-tier
81 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 8.9 oz (men's)
- Release
- 2014
- MSRP
- $125
- Stack
- 24/24mm
- Drop
- 0mm
Runner reviews
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
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
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
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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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
8.9 oz (men's)
Lightest
9.0 oz
9.9 oz
Stack
24/24mm
28/28mm
40/35mm
Drop
0mm
0mm
4mm
Release
2014
2026
Newest
2022 Q3
MSRP
$125
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Best price
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$157
$95
Lowest price
Ratings
Overall
59 Bottom-tier
67 Below average
99 Exceptional
Best overall
Comfort
72 Decent
76 Decent
99 Exceptional
Best comfort
Cushioning
68 Below average
68 Below average
99 Exceptional
Best cushioning
Durability
61 Below average
62 Below average
97 Exceptional
Best durability
Appearance
54 Bottom-tier
57 Bottom-tier
75 Decent
Best appearance
Value
65 Below average
67 Below average
77 Decent
Best value rating
Altra Torin 1.0 In Context
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