Runometry Index
37/100
No. 21 of 25
Value for money: Poor
- Cushioning33 mm
- +28.9 pts
- Lightness345 g
- +0.0 pts
- FoamEVA
- +8.0 pts
Altra Olympus 6 Men's
Men
Shoe profile
Measurements
- Weight
- 345 g
- Reference size: men’s US 10.5
- Very heavyHeavier than 100% of them
- Heel stack
- 33 mm
- LowLower than 60% of them
- Forefoot stack
- 33 mm
- HighHigher than 68% of them
Construction
- Midsole foam
- Compression Molded EVA
- Foam material
- EVA
- Plate
- None
- Outsole
- Vibram Megagrip
- Trail use stated by the brand
- Long distance, ultra
Who and what for
- Use
- Trail running
- Category
- Trail running shoes
- Versions
- Unisex
What’s new since the Altra Olympus 5
Same line, new version: here’s what moved, from the published values. Weights are only compared in the same size.
| Criterion | Olympus 6 (2024)This version | Olympus 5 (2022) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 345 g men’s US 10.5 | 350 g men’s US 10.5 | −5 g (−1%) |
| Drop | 0 mm | 0 mm | Unchanged |
| Heel stack | 33 mm | 33 mm | Unchanged |
| Forefoot stack | 33 mm | 33 mm | Unchanged |
| Midsole foam | Compression Molded EVA | Compression Molded EVA | Unchanged |
| Catalogue price | USD 185 | USD 170 | +USD 15 |
Model history
2026
Altra
Olympus 7
- Weight 325 g
- Drop 0 mm
- 5 colours
2025
Altra
Olympus 275
- Weight 339 g
- Drop 0 mm
2024 This version
Altra
Olympus 6
- Weight 345 g
- Drop 0 mm
2022
Altra
Olympus 5
- Weight 350 g
- Drop 0 mm
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