Altra Torin 4.5 Plush Running Shoes - SS21

Product Information

This layer of cushioning is comfortable to the wearer but noticeably less squishy as previous Torins or the Escalantes. This shoe has gone through many changes and iterations over the years. We had great success with the original Torin at our shop. Altra loves to play around with this model. About 3 years ago, they introduced the Torin Knit to their lineup. There was a little bit of a price difference, and the upper was different.

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Les Altra Torin 4.5 s’adaptent vraiment bien sur des sentiers peu techniques ce qui la rend plutôt polyvalente. Personnellement mes sorties sont souvent sur chemins communaux entrecoupés de petites routes goudronnés, le juste milieu pour ce modèle très souple avec une semelle bien rembourrée. Yes, we’re so vain, we probably think this review is about us and our style preferences. But it’s not, so let’s get onto the shoe.

Altra Torin 4 Conclusion

The comparison of the Altra Torin 4.0 Plush and the Altra Torin 4.5 Plush is nearly identical, but designers did make one noticeable change: a lighter weight. Fleet Feet testers love the wide toe box because it’s comfortable for a lot of different foot shapes.

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The wide toe box is noticeable from the first time you slip your feet into the shoes. Altra says its FootShape design lets your toes stay in a natural position, as if you weren’t wearing shoes at all. When your big toe is allowed to remain straight, it creates a more powerful toe-off, Altra says. Enfin, Natural Ride System (NRS) promet de favoriser une foulée efficace en épousant la morphologie des métatarsiens et en aidant la biomécanique du pied.The tongue has been toned down and is a good middle ground between being overly padded or a thin nothing. The heel collar is smooth and padded perfectly. Tipping the scales at 9 oz the Torin 5 is nice and light. While not as lean as a racing shoe, the Torin 5 is perfectly in league with shoes within its intended use genre. The Torin 5 is the perfect weight for those everyday runs. Altra even achieves this weight while offering a slightly more cushioned platform. Enhanced heel collar is a nice touch

Altra Torin 4.5 Plush Review | Cushioned Zero Drop Road

The first thing reviewers noticed about the Altra Torin 4.5 Plush is its underfoot feel; as the name suggests, it’s plush.

L’empeigne de la Altra Torin 4.5 Plush affiche de la maille technique douce. Cette configuration enveloppe le pied confortablement tout en offrant une ventilation appropriée au sein de la chaussure, notamment quand il fait chaud en été. Brooks Ghost 13: If you prefer a shoe with a 12mm heel then the Brooks Ghost has a soft cushioned ride. They are also available in several widths:

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The 5 weighs about 9 ounces which is really light for a max cushion shoe—especially compared to some of the other stuff we have on the wall in that same max cushion family. It is a little lighter due to the new Ego Max Midsole. Altra’s shoes like the Escalante , the new Lone Peak, and Rivera have a bouncy, lightweight, soft feel due to their Ego Midsole. The Torin 5 will have a midsole similar to what we have seen in those shoes but slightly more elevated. New shoes from Altra coming down the line will include this new Ego Max midsole. Eventually, Altra will have shoes that are just Ego, and then Ego Max. These midsoles will make the price points higher and lower depending on how much the shoe’s ego max has. A Lightweight, Comfortable Distance Shoe Altra shaved a full ounce off the men’s model and a little over one ounce from the women’s. The change dropped the women’s shoe to 7.4 oz and the men’s to 9.1 oz—placing the new version comfortably in that sub-10 oz category. The result is an even lighter ride than before while maintaining the same soft feel. Many other running shoes are built on steeper drops, with popular models ranging anywhere from 4 mm to 12 mm. For runners used to those bigger differences between the heel and toe, the Torin 4.5 Plush might take some getting used to since it works different muscles in your feet and legs. Since this is a .5 update, the midsole and outsole are the same. In this case, that’s not a bad thing. With the Torin 4 Plush, I liked the Quantic midsole. It’s super cushioned and rebounds well. The outsole (which Altra calls Footpod Technology), is covered in full-blown rubber to grip any surface and mapped to the bones and tendons in the foot to help with flex and natural movements.

The Torin 4.5 Plush maintains the same shape as all other Altra running shoes. The FootShape toe box is more rectangular than most other running shoes on the market, which leaves plenty of room for your foot to splay naturally when you land.