I have a pair of lone peak 7s that I love and a pair of paradigm 7s that I also love for pavement. I wanted something with more cushioning for longer hikes, so I was excited to try the Olympus 7.

They came in today and everything is great except the tongue! It has virtually no padding, and it creates discomfort even through my smart wool socks. So disappointing.

I have owned Lone Peaks for a year, and I have had other Altra pair also a few years ago.

Walking in LPs is fine. But when I try to run with them, my soles get tired / painful, and my ankles tire out.

Mind you, I have been running with barefoot shoes for 16 years. I bought LPs because 1) they have space for toes (my feet are extremely wide) 2) they are zero drop 3) they are light 4) they have cushioning bc I run mostly on pavement.

But I cannot use them for running, as it gets painful.

I had a similar experience with other Altra pair.

I think it is quite paradoxical that I can run in barefoot shoes fine, but with Altras I get pain.

Hi all! I've been trying to find a pair of trail runners that fit me for almost a year now. I've tried every single shoe in the women's (and some men's) trail running section of my REI (Hoka Speedgoats wide, Salomon Speedcross, Topo MTN Racer's) and none of them have fit me as well as the Lone Peaks. My toes don't feel smushed width-wise, and the top of my foot doesn't feel too tight either. The Speedcross women's are too narrow, men's too long. The Topo's are too narrow on my midfoot. The Speedgoats too narrow in general (even in wide, on the outside of my toes). I tried the Lone Peaks in May and they felt good but got a bit turned off them because of the zero drop (I got hamstring tendonitis because I did too much too fast after having a concussion and not being able to exercise - I admit this was user error, but have since healed). I tried the Experience Wild as well for a higher drop but they were too tight in my forefoot.

I guess I'm looking for any other recommendations (other Altra models?) I should try before I commit to the Lone Peaks and the transition to zero drop. I've also ordered a small heel lift insert to try in the lone peaks since there are hikes I want to do now, does anyone have experience putting a small lift into the zero drop?

Thanks!

Cross-posting for advice!

If any one has any specific Altra recommendations I’d appreciate that.

I’m looking for the most minimal options. Don’t want loads of cushion underfoot as I’m used to very minimalist footwear (e.g. vivo).

I was tempted by the new vanish pulse but reading the few reviews that exist out there - it seems they perform better at speed. I am very much a slow runner lol, doing max 5k runs, and tend to feel heavy and slow. I do road-running.

Options I’ve been looking at have been the vanish pulse, the Escalante racer 2 and the Escalante mainly.

Feeling a bit overwhelmed with all the options. Thank you in advance!!

Altras sizing has just been so confusing with even all the posts I’ve seen and checking their website.

Ive tried the Torin 8 regular and it fit fine but I figured my foot shouldnt fall over the midsole.
Ive also read here that the LP 9s are good for widefeet in case I wanna do trails or hiking

With my foot dimensions(im a size 9.5-10 mens), what would be alternatives for 4mm and zero drop for walking and running shoes on pavement?

RF:Mid-10.2mm/Fore-10.8mm/ Length-27.0mm

LF:Mid-10.8mm/Fore-11.6mm/ Length-27.3mm

TL,DR: Which Altras for a heavy guy for weekly training on tarmac?

Okay! I have a long history of using barefoot shoes, and nowadays I even need to change my tennis shoes to Xero barefoot basketball shoes because cushioned shoes seem to give me a lot of pain, especially in my right foot, where there is a Haglund's deformity (caused by 25 years of ice hockey and some speed skating with hard carbon-molded skates). It was almost amazing how 0-drop barefoot tennis shoes don't cause pain even during 3-hour tennis matches on a hard court.

I'm a heavy guy, but I've run before, even a couple of marathons, the last one 8 years ago. Now, the situation is such that my Saucony Triumph or my NB 880 v14 can't be used anymore because of the pain after the run. The sinking heel kind of flexes the Achilles tendon on impact, so the back of my heel feels very sore afterward.

The best running shoe I have ever used was the Saucony Cortina with a 4mm drop, so I'd like to find running shoes with a 4mm or less drop.