Altra Women's Torin 7 Review

As a committed Altra runner, I was excited to give this updated Torin model a try. When I first laced them up, my feet felt amazing - the cushion in this model instantly felt great! During my first run, my feet felt fine for the first three miles and then they started to have a tingling numbness around mile four (mainly in the toe box area). I figured I needed to break them in. Sadly, this issue didn't go away. I have ran in them a month and they are just an "okay" model. 

My biggest issues: 

• They felt heavy and lacked bounce on speed workouts. 
• My toes would start to go numb after several miles. 

However, there are some good things with this model. Over the past month, I have also used these shoes for walks with my dog, and they are great walking shoes! They have great stability (which is so helpful when a German Shepherd is pulling me!) and offer the perfect cushion for just walking. Also, they have improved the tongue - it is now soft and plush, whereas it was more like a piece of plastic on the previous model. Further, I have had issues with Altra laces coming untied easily, and that is not the case with this model! The laces have always stayed tied. 

The good with this model:

• Great walking shoes
• Good cushion overall
• Updated tongue that is soft
• Laces stay tied

Overall, these weren't a great fit for me. If I only needed them for walking and going on runs less than 3 miles, then they would be a great option! But for longer runs and speed workouts, I would pass on these. Kudos to Altra for making necessary improvements from the previous model!