Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 9.6 oz · 33/33mm stack · zero-drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Altra VIA Olympus 2 replaced it
How it ranks
The Altra VIA Olympus’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 2 runner reviews so far, with brand history and external ratings also informing the score.
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
63 Low
External retailer ratings
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Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Each dot is one version of the VIA Olympus, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2023 · 1 review
83 Good
49 Confidence
VIA Olympus This shoe
2022 · 2 reviews
73 Decent
63 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
4/5
Overall
Good, but not great cushion. They look super cushy but they're not. Wide, as always, from Altra. Soft heel cup, which I like. You can find these on sale/clearance for cheap. They run a half size smaller than normal Altras
Anonymous runner · Dec 3, 2024
training for ultramarathons came from the adidas adizero Boston 11
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