Runometry Index
61/100
No. 36 of 55
Value for money: Average
- Lightness220 g
- +14.3 pts
- Cushioning38 mm
- +33.3 pts
- Road-legal≤ 40 mm
- +13.3 pts
- Foam
Altra Vanish Carbon 3 Blue
Blue
Shoe profile
Measurements
- Forefoot stack
- 36 mm
- Very highHigher than 88% of them
Construction
- Midsole foam
- FAST RCE
- Outsole
- Rubber
Who and what for
- Use
- Marathon,Tempo runs
- Category
- Racing shoes
- Versions
- Men's
What’s new since the Altra Vanish Carbon 2
Same line, new version: here’s what moved, from the published values. Weights are only compared in the same size.
| Criterion | Vanish Carbon 3 (2026)This version | Vanish Carbon 2 (2024) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 220 g men’s US 10 | 229 g | Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given |
| Drop | 4 mm | 0 mm | +4 mm |
| Heel stack | 40 mm | 36 mm | +4 mm |
| Forefoot stack | 36 mm | 36 mm | Unchanged |
| Midsole foam | FAST RCE | Altra EGO PRO | New |
| Plate | Carbon | Carbon | Unchanged |
| Catalogue price | USD 240 | USD 260 | −USD 20 |
| Runometry Index | 61/100 | 49/100 | +12 pts |
Model history
2026 This version
Altra
Vanish Carbon 3
- Weight 220 g
- Drop 4 mm
- 3 colours
2024
Altra
Vanish Carbon 2
- Weight 229 g
- Drop 0 mm
2022
Altra
Vanish Carbon
- Weight 206 g
- Drop 0 mm
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