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Craft CTM Ultra 2

Trail shoe · Neutral · Trail · 8.8 oz · 10mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Craft CTM Ultra 3 replaced it

How it ranks

The Craft CTM Ultra 2’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 3 runner reviews so far, with brand history and external ratings also informing the score.

Current estimate: Good

82
Overall
82
Value
88
Durability
86
Comfort
85
Appearance
82
Cushioning
79
Confidence

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

32 Very low

32

External retailer ratings

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Based on

The bars show roughly how much each source contributes to this shoe’s rating. Their influence depends on how many reviews we’ve collected, how many earlier versions are in the product line, and the external ratings available.

  1. Brand rating
  2. Our ratings
  3. External ratings

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.


Pros

  • One of three reviewers so far describes it as plush but light with good energy return.
  • The same reviewer thinks the tread would suit light trails.
  • All three reviewers so far rate it 5 out of 5 overall, for comfort, durability, appearance and value.

Cons

We don't have enough reviewer information on this shoe to make a judgment of cons.

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
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Better Shoes Rating

CTM Ultra 2 rates 82. This shoe has very low confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Craft CTM Ultra

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

Rating

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.
  • CTM Ultra 3

    2023 · 0 reviews

    77 Decent

    2 Confidence

  • CTM Ultra 2 This shoe

    2022 · 3 reviews

    82 Good

    32 Confidence

Runner Ratings

3 ratings
5/5 3
4/5 0
3/5 0
2/5 0
1/5 0

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
8.8 oz
Men's / women's
Men's 8.8 oz · Women's 8.8 oz
Release
2022 Q1
Drop
10mm

Runner reviews

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Soft, light, bouncy

5/5

Overall

Craft CTM Ultra is a great shoe. It's really plush, but light, great energy return, love the sock upper. Ran the Chicago in them, no issues. Because of the tread on the bottom they would also be great for light trails. 

Aaron · Dec 4, 2023

40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Topo Athletic UltraFly 3

Comfort
5/5
Cushioning
5/5
Durability
5/5
Appearance
5/5
Value
5/5

Best shoe ever

5/5

Overall

Love it

Anonymous runner · Jun 17, 2023

30 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the Brooks Ghost 12

Comfort
5/5
Cushioning
5/5
Durability
5/5
Appearance
5/5
Value
5/5

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Shoe properties
Type
Trail shoe
Trail shoe
Trail shoe
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
8.8 oz Lightest
9.3 oz (men's)
9.7 oz
Stack
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40/30mm
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Drop
10mm
10mm
8mm
Release
2022 Q1
2023 Q1
2026 Q2 Newest
MSRP
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$155
Best price
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$93
Ratings
Overall
82 Good
77 Decent
92 Very good Best overall
Comfort
85 Good Best comfort
77 Decent
79 Decent
Cushioning
79 Decent Best cushioning
76 Decent
77 Decent
Durability
86 Good Best durability
78 Decent
85 Good
Appearance
82 Good
77 Decent
95 Excellent Best appearance
Value
88 Good Best value rating
80 Good
84 Good
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