Customer Reviews Altra Torin 3.5

These are like walking on clouds. I need to go with a 17 in a Nike to get enough room for my toes to splay. In these I am fine in a 16 due to the properly shaped toe box. The overall shape of these is almost identical to my Keen Austins, also a size 16. Love em. Planning to get some more.

My husband is sold on this shoe. He runs 5-10k every day and is on his feet for work. He now ends his runs with more energy and less leg fatigue, because of the zero drop. He sized up for this brand. He wears a 10.5 for most runners (Brooks, Karhu) for Altra the 11 fits. The shoe looks huge because of the wider toe box, but works for him on road and sand. I like the roomy toe box design and will give them a try.

My feet measure 121/2’’ but wear a 13’’. Ordered a 13’’ but certain toes on right foot hit the front just standing. Would try a 13 1/2 if available but looks like a 14’’ will have to do.

I had a difficult time finding a comfortable shoe size. After reading the reviews, I started with my normal size (size 10) and it was too tight and too narrow (especially around the midfoot area). Went up half a size and it felt pretty good but the midfoot area continued to feel too narrow (got a few blisters on the arches of my feet) and the length was slightly too short. Lastly went up a full size and it felt okay but not great. The shoes felt too wide and slightly too long. No blisters but the midfoot continued to be a challenge despite my efforts of trying to keep the laces loose. These shoes do provide lot of cushion to keep those knees and feet feeling happy but it's challenging to find a good balance with the sizing and the narrow midfoot area because of the new lacing system Altra designed with these shoes. It always left the midfoot feeling very narrow and squished no matter the size of the shoe. It also seemed these shoes were very heavy for a road shoe and the tops of the shoes came up too high kind of reminding me of basketball shoes. I really did love the grey and neon yellow color and wished the women's line had more colorful choices like this. Overall, despite my effort trying to make these shoes work they just didn't fit the bill and left my feet feeling heavy and my midfoot feeling squished causing numb toes and blisters on my arches.

Altra tops my list for everyday wear and especially at the gym. The wide toe box and zero drop have not been embraced by many other companies. So excited to find alternate color choices in my design of choice!

If you have Morton's Neuroma from running, these shoes are fabulous. Once adapted to zero drop shoes, these are truly great shoes with a wide, natural toe box. Would give six stars if possible.

I really liked the natural footshape of the Altras. They are very light weight with good build quality. The lacing systems makes it a little difficault to get into especially getting the heel in but that is minor. Most of all the buying experience with Zappo was fantastic. I will highly recommend them to friends. Craig

This is my second pair. I absolutely love these shoes. So many of the major shoes I’ve worn for years have narrow toe boxes which gives me toe rubbing problems. The shape of these shoes solves my problem. Plus, they are extremely comfortable.

LOOOOOVE these running shoes - absolutely ecstatic. Been running for 40+ years, never had a shoe so EXTREMELY cushioned, so perfectly shaped in the toe box to be both snug and roomy at the same time, love the chunky look of the shoe (I've got the black with neon-yellow lightning bolts.) But most of all, love what these shoes do for my joints - I've got serious hip, knee, ankle osteoarthritis (I shouldn't be running, I know) so shoes REALLY super matter for me; shoes make all the difference between pain or even disability - or - a comfortable, supported, healthy-alignment, muscle/joint-loving run. I love them, can't say enough. I'd wear them to bed if my husband didn't object lol. THANK YOU ALTRA! AND ZAPPOS!

I had heard really good things about Altra, and especially the new Torin 3.5. Their wide toe-box is no joke, and I don't think my feet have ever been this comfortable in a running shoe. These shoes do come in two styles, a knit and the mesh. The knit was said to run a little hot, so be wary of that. I feel like I could run forever in these shoes and you are doing yourself a disservice by not at least giving these shoes a try.

I started with too little cushion when switched to zero drop, and my Achilles was getting lit up. The medium cushion of the Instinct just wasn't enough for my screwed up feet and shortened heel cord. After switching to the new Torin, the inflammation is more or less gone but mileage and pace are up.This shoe is wide and stable with a locked down heel, lightyears away from the slippery Instinct. The "Inner Flex" feature gives it quite a bit of rebound too. Tread is slightly more significant than previous footpad designs, and the look of the shoe is much better in person. I think Altra is addressing the flaws that customers noticed in some of the older designs and really hit a homerun with this new Torin.

The shape and support are good for my flat feet. Maybe a bit too cushy.

I love these shoes, they are the first shoes I've found that keep my ankle from turning outward (supinating or underpronating) so I've been able to walk longer distances again. I wish they had a thicker sole like the Olympus though. I will say that Altra seems to be shrinking the width of their shoes, I had to buy mens to get a wider fit, the women shoes are just to narrow and I'm still trying to decide if I need to buy a 1/2 size larger in the mens version.