Altra Torin 1.0

Name: Altra Torin 1.0
Brand: Altra
Rating: 4.5 (8 reviews)

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

Overall

Bottom-tier 59

Comfort

Decent 72

Cushioning

Below average 68

Value

Below average 65

Durability

Below average 61

Appearance

Bottom-tier 54

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.

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Confidence

81 Moderate

Moderate 81

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.

Torin 1.0 rates 59. This shoe has moderate confidence. 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

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

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

Torin 5 Luxe

2023 · 0 reviews

62 Below average

61 Confidence
Torin 3.5

2018 · 4 reviews

68 Below average

76 Confidence
Torin 2.5

2017 · 4 reviews

58 Bottom-tier

71 Confidence
Torin 1.5

2014 · 6 reviews

65 Below average

78 Confidence
Torin 9

2026 · 0 reviews

67 Below average

53 Confidence
Torin 8

2025 · 1 review

68 Below average

75 Confidence
Torin 7

2023 · 27 reviews

69 Below average

91 Confidence
Torin 6

2022 · 14 reviews

60 Below average

86 Confidence
Torin 5

2021 · 3 reviews

60 Below average

76 Confidence
Torin 4

2019 · 9 reviews

63 Below average

86 Confidence
Torin 3.0

2017 · 9 reviews

69 Below average

89 Confidence
Torin 1.0 This shoe

2014 · 8 reviews

59 Bottom-tier

81 Confidence

Runner 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 (men's)
Release: 2014
MSRP: $125
Stack: 24/24mm
Drop: 0mm

Runner reviews

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4/5

Overall

Gave me the best combination of zero drop, wide toe box and flexibility of any shoe I have tried.

Gary146472 · Sep 9, 2014

30 mpw 1,564 miles in this shoe training for a marathon

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

5/5

Overall

tjennz12 · Aug 29, 2014

50 mpw

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

5/5

Overall

It's got a wide toe box, which is especially nice for my middle aged feet. I also like that it is zero drop but still has support and decent cushioning since I am not really ready for a minimalist. They run about a 1/2 size smaller than other running shoes. I find these very comfortable and light enough to race in at times, though I prefer their One shoe for racing. I run about 40 miles a week and I have put as much as 600 miles on them without noticing any big deterioration in support.

Anonymous runner · Aug 27, 2014

40 mpw training for a half marathon