HOKA Challenger ATR 2

Name: HOKA Challenger ATR 2
Brand: HOKA

Trail shoe · Neutral · Trail · 9.2 oz · 31/26mm stack · 5mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The HOKA Challenger ATR 4 replaced it

How it ranks

The HOKA Challenger ATR 2’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

Overall

Below average 69

Cushioning

Good 84

Appearance

Decent 70

Comfort

Below average 69

Durability

Below average 69

Value

Below average 69

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

66 Moderate

Moderate 66

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Pros

Light at 9.8 oz for a 31mm heel stack, on a 5mm drop.
The one reviewer so far used it for high mileage through a cross country season and credits the sturdy sole with keeping him injury free.

Cons

Durability draws 3 out of 5 in the single review so far, and that reviewer wore a hole in the toe box.
The Challenger ATR 6 scores 86 on six reviews against its 70.

Challenger ATR 2 rates 69. This shoe has moderate confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the HOKA Challenger ATR

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

Rating

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69 2017 73 2017 67 2017 75 2019 80 2020 75 2025

Release year

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

Challenger ATR 7

2025 · 9 reviews

75 Decent

75 Confidence
Challenger ATR 6

2020 · 6 reviews

80 Good

81 Confidence
Challenger ATR 5

2019 · 6 reviews

75 Decent

83 Confidence
Challenger ATR 4

2017 · 4 reviews

67 Below average

74 Confidence
Challenger ATR 3

2017 · 2 reviews

73 Decent

76 Confidence
Challenger ATR 2 This shoe

2017 · 1 review

69 Below average

66 Confidence

Runner Ratings

1 rating

5/5 0

4/5 1

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 9.2 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 9.8 oz · Women's 8.5 oz
Release: 2017 Q3
MSRP: $130
Stack: 31/26mm
Drop: 5mm

Runner reviews

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Worth EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR - Worth your time too

4/5

Overall

I purchased these shoes as trainers for my sophomore high school cross country season, mainly to function as my shoes for long and aerobic runs. This would've been during the summer of 2015, right around the time that Hoka was gaining the attention that it reaps from the running community now. I got these for the purpose of high mileage, but also because I liked trying new types of shoes out. I will add that I attribute much of my injury free training to switching between 2-3 pairs of shoes at a time, but do firmly believe that the sturdy sole of the Challenger ATR successfully mimicked the feeling of a sturdy surface, building up the strength in my feet, as well as raising the ever so important arch. The ATR 2's are light but capable; they perform well on every surface I've used them on. If I am going on vacation and am unsure as to what kind of surfaces I will 'run' into, I always bring these along, because I know they will function well in all sorts of runs. I will mention however that the toe box (near my pinkie toe) developed a hole and deteriorated rather quickly, which I suppose is something to expect for high mileage shoes. Other than the wearing away of the toe boxes, the sole and base of the shoe have retained plenty of tread and thread over the many, many miles I have run. I definitely recommend these shoes to those of you who don't mind wearing an older pair of shoes, and who are also looking for a cheaper pair of sturdy Hoka's, as opposed to their newer recently released versions. I know that they most likely have improved on the newer versions, but still. there is always Duct Tape!

Anonymous runner · Feb 9, 2018

55 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 32