None of these Altra shoes identify a width. I’m a man with wide feet, Should we assume in the absence of any identified width, all the men’s shoes are available only in medium width? I also have plantar fasciitis, and require a firm foot bed in my running shoes. I don’t see any description of the foot bed. Is it air foam, by which I mean foam with a lot of give? I found that type of foot bed aggravates my fasciitis, and I do better with a firmer foot bed for support.
Thanks.
Your questions sound like they would be best answered by either your podiatrist, who I would think would be able to make recommendations specific to your medical condition, or the manufacturer’s website, which I’ve found in the past to provide much greater detail and clarification than Amazon listings.
Beyond that, it sounds like you have some very specific requirements that bear directly on your level of comfort, and, therefore, the suitability of the shoe for you. Perhaps you should go to a retail running, shoe, or sporting-goods store near you when business opens on Friday and try them on. Lobbing questions as case-specific as yours, at the party the least suited to answer them, in the middle of the night, isn’t going to get you the information you seek by the end of the Daily Deal — only your trying on the shoes will do that.
They’re regular width. Woot will add a letter beside the number indicating if they’re wide or narrow.
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@Wooter264557666 Thanks for the reply. I have addressed this issue with a podiatrist, and I’ve also gone to specialty stores that sell running shoes to find some that work for me. I bought a pair of Hokas that seem to work well for me. I simply got an email from Woot about these Astras on sale, and thought I might pick up a pair if I could find some that worked.
I require a wide toe box as well and when I tried Altras in the store they were a little too snug. I went with another zero drop heel shoe and it took awhile to get used to. Might go try Hokas to see if they are all the rage.
I like my Altras. I had the Altra 6’s and the biggest drawback of these is the tongue. It is thin and pointed. If you are wearing no-show socks, it will rub your ankle and possibly cause a sore. Other than that, i liked them. I now use the Torin 7s.
The toe box is wide, so I’m ok with normal width for these. I usually try to buy wide because I like to splay out my toes, and I do have a bunion where the extra space is useful.
In general, Altras have a wider toe box than most other running shoes. I currently have the Altra Provision 6 in my rotation and they do have a noticeably wider toe box than the other shoes in my rotation (Nike Pegasus 39 and Saucony Endorphin Shift 2). The Altras are medium width in the rest of the shoe, so if you wear wide widths in other brands then the Altras may or may not work for you. The Altra philosophy is a wider toe box so your toes can spread out like when you walk around barefoot. Check out this review of the Altra Torin 6: Cut in half: Altra Torin 6 Review | RunRepeat
Does this brand have good arch support?
It depends on the model. I haven’t used the Torin so I can’t comment. The Paradigm and Provision are Altra’s more supportive models, and I’ve found the Provision to have moderate arch support. I haven’t used the Paradigm.
Generally no, unless it is one of their supportive shoes Altra have no arch support. But there is nothing stopping you from getting a 3rd party insert that you like which is usually better anyway. Just remember to size it up from the shoe size and trim off the toe length because Altra have such a large toe box the same sized insert will be too narrow in the toe area.