With seemingly every road shoe continuing to get taller and more heavily cushioned, Altra’s Escalante lineup is refreshing.

According to this study featured in the National Library of Medicine, conventional footwear (a.k.a. your super-fancy new running shoes) is “associated with weaker intrinsic foot muscles that may ...

MSRP: $140 Weight: 9.8 ounces (M), 8.2 ounces (W) Stack Height: 28-millimeter heel / 28-millimeter forefoot (0-millimeter drop) I’ve known Altra co-founders Brian Beckstead and Golden Harper since ...

When my wife first mentioned to me the idea of switching over to zero-drop shoes, I was intrigued by the idea of trying them, but not really sure what to expect. That was a few years ago, and honestly ...

Altra releases the Escalante 5 after 2.5 years, maintaining its signature zero-drop, wide toebox, and responsive Ego foam midsole while adding improved outsole traction and enhanced comfort features.

In just over ten years since its inception in 2011, Altra has evolved from an entrepreneurial start-up to one of the top-selling trail shoe brands, with a loyal following on the roads as well.

The RW Takeaway: The Olympus has been given a major update, making it both unassailable to obstacles on the trail and incredibly soft for long runs. The EVA InnerFlex midsole provides a max-cushioned ...

Unlike many of the running shoe comparisons we’ve done around here through lots of mileage, these two brands are indeed fairly different. Altra Vs Brooks is usually a discussion when someone is ...

When I was a kid, buying shoes was a real ordeal. We’d go from store to store trying on different models, with no success. All of the fitters remarked on how difficult it was to find something that ...