Customer Reviews Altra Provision 3.5

My first impression was "I can't wear these things", but my trainer at the local gym encouraged me to keep trying. After three days, I didn't want to take them off. They are like barefoot but with cushion and support. I orginically purchased these for walking on trails in remote parts of the South Pacific, but thedy have also become my go-to training shoes. Think I'll get another pair...

Perfection

They feel good. Size is correct for me. Love their shoes.

Great shoe.

I am a walker not runner. I love the zero drop shoes. Provision is tighter fit over Altra Instinct 4. (just to give comparison if you are familiar with the Instinct style) I always ordered 8.5 in the Instinct 4, a half size larger, but Provision 8.5 is too big. Need to order my usual 8.0. Great Heel Cup and amazing Arch. Much more pronounced arch support over Instinct. -- holds the back firmly in place. Much firmer overall insole than Instinct. Toe box is smaller, firmer over Instinct. Comfortable though.

I have somewhat narrow, and somewhat flat feet, but am an avid backpacker and have stepped up my running game in an effort to further improve my hiking conditioning and overall health. I made a move to zero drop shoes for hiking (Altra Timp), and figured that it should trickle into my running as well. These shoes are great!! I’m still in the process of transitioning to zero drop, so there is that initial soreness in feet and calves, but these shoes are the perfect assistant to improve your running mechanics, particularly in the minimalist/natural running style without having to actually run barefoot and give up that cushion that shoes offer. My foot strike was better the first time I laced these up. I have no doubt that these shoes have and will continue to improve my running, and the comfort is definitely there. I haven’t had them long enough to comment on durability, but they seem sturdy and well-made. I wear Injinji toe socks with these, same as I hike in, and that really opens up the freedom in these shoes, in my opinion. The move to zero drop can be fairly easy and painless as long as it’s done the right way, and I can’t recommend these shoes enough.

Love the shoe. The toe box is roomy and comfortable. The shoe seems to run small. I ordered a 9 1/2, my normal shoe size but it was cramped. I contacted customer service and arranged to get a half size larger and it was perfect. Arrived the next day! Can't ask for anything better than that.

Love the large toe box and this is the first normal production shoe I've had that seemed to really support and help correct my pronating ankle.

Great toe box size. Very comfortable with nice cushioning

The shoe is a relatively narrow D width with the toe box around a 4E width. The body feels a little snug to me but that might be because of the stability features. It is comfortable and light with an understated appearance in black. I usually wear a size 9 but had to return them for a 9.5, probably because of bunions rather that the shoe.

My second pair The more I wear them the better they feel.

Runs a full size small. Striping over mesh looks thin and cheap; do not expect it to last long. So far, so good. Only used once. If you are going to wear socks, get a full size larger; otherwise go 1/2 size larger.

Shoe needs a little more cushioning and this could be a perfect shoe. Holds up well to daily wear.

Too narrow in the middle and heel for me.

I wish these had fit as they seem good for overpronation and arch support. I normally wear a women's 8.5 and men's size 7 usually work for me. These were, unfortunately, just a little too small and unavailable in a men's 7.5. In comparison, the Escalante in a size 7 was too wide and long for me. Wish Altra had more consistent sizing and more options for overpronators. This seems to be the only shoe that's not either neutral or for supination.

I have flat, wide feet with bunions so I needed the wide toe box. I've tried every running shoe out there, always some pain somewhere. First time with Altra. 10 miles on them and no foot pain, just a little getting used to the zero drop. So far so good, the one down side I needed to go up 1 full size and they still are a little tight in the width. I did not see a wide on any of the sights. Only give them a 3 because the other reviews said they fit true to size, Cannot agree..

I like the idea of these shoes! They have a nice wide toe box and there is a nice amount of arch support. Sadly the arches didn't line up well with my feet and it hurt right out of the box.

If you are looking to correct a collapsed arch these are probably great. If you just have flat feet with no pain otherwise, these have way too much arch support. Feels intrusive.