The Altra Difference - CORE 3
Wide Toe Box
Wide Toe Box
Wide Toe Box
Traditional running shoes feature pointy toe boxes that squeeze the toes out of their natural position – increasing risk of bunions, hammertoes and plantar fasciitis.
Altra’s FootShape™ toe box allows the toes to relax and spread out naturally and the big toe to remain in a straight position.
This enhances stability and creates a powerful toe-off to maximize running performance. We wish we could call it some scientific breakthrough, but we’re simply giving your foot the working space it needs.
BENEFITS
- Keeps big toe straight for greater stability and a more powerful toe-off
- Allows toes to relax and spread out naturally
- Allows foot to naturally stabilize excess pronation
Zero Drop™
Wide Toe Box
Wide Toe Box
Every Altra running shoe features Zero Drop™ platform placing the heel and forefoot at the same distance from the ground. This aligns the feet, back and body posture for less impact and strengthens the Achilles and lower calf muscles.
Running in elevated heels removes the foot from its natural position and encourages high-impact over striding.
Our fully cushioned Zero Drop™ running shoes combined with a lightweight blend of EVA and A-Bound™ provide cushioning evenly from heel to toe
BENEFITS
- Heel and forefoot are the same distance from the ground
- Promotes proper form to reduce initial impact by 3–5 times
- Natural Achilles loading for better propulsion
- 1-to-1 ratio naturally aligns feet, back and body posture
- Encourages better running technique
- Weight-balanced from front to back
FIT4HER
Wide Toe Box
FIT4HER
Women’s feet are anatomically different than men’s feet. Women have a narrower heel and midfoot, higher instep, longer arch and unique metatarsal spacing. .
The entire Atra line have truly female specific shoes. Every last of Altra women’s running shoes has been molded around the unique shape of the female foot. A shoe last is a 360-degree model of a foot used to create the shoe’s heel, instep, arch and toe box dimensions.
Female specific design combined with a cushioned Zero Drop™ platform and FootShape™ toe box allows a woman’s foot to remain in a natural, relaxed position throughout her run.
FIT4HER CHARACTERISTICS
- Narrower Heel
- Female Specific Midsoles
- Longer Arch and Narrower Mid-Foot
- Higher Instep
- Female Specific Cushioning
- Female Specific Metatarsal Positioning
- Female Specific Last and Upper Fit
- Female Specific Shape
- Female Specific Out-soles