Customer Reviews Altra Torin 4.5 Plush

I love the Altra brand and have been a fan of the Torin series, but these are the worst pair of shoes I’ve ever owned. While its a handsome shoe, in the course of a week worth of running they’ve trashed my feet. I am a marathoner and being in the off-season have kept tame milage with these. My heels feel like they’re on fire after wearing them. I thought maybe that shoe had a flaw, so I opened up my spare set of these I ordered at the same time and no change. I tried giving my feet 10 days away from these shoes to heal, and sure enough after one 10K run my feet were trashed again. I wish I could get a refund for them, but I unfortunately can’t and it was an expensive $300 lesson after foolishly buying two pairs of these and one pair of the regular torin 4.5’s. I wish Altra would stop messing with a perfect recipe like the torin 2 and 3 series were, because the 4’s are garbage. I strongly recommend only buying one pair of these, save your box, and make sure they don’t ruin your plantar muscles.

Liked the shoe but after 1 week and 2 walk/runs in them the material on the tongue came apart and the foam inside the tongue fell out. I wore these 4 or 5 times and only 2 workouts. Hopefully a fluke of some sort but sending them back.

Have been a big fan of Altra and have owned several Torin's including the Torin 4. The Torin 4.5 had less upward toebox room and sadly while overall a great shoe didn't work for my foot.

I love this shoe! I’m not a runner, but have some foot problems including a fusion of my right great toe. My foot is narrow but I require a wide toe box for comfort. I work in a busy hospital operating room and had real trouble finding a comfortable pair of shoes. A co-worker recommended Altra about a year ago so I tried a pair of Torin 4.0s. They were the most comfortable shoe I’d ever worn at work. Just replaced that pair with the Torin 4.5 plush, and it’s like I’m walking on clouds. The support is cushy but comfortable, the upper is very comfortable and I like the restyled heel part of the shoe. I can’t imagine ever wearing anything else on these hard, unforgiving hospital floors.

This is my fourth time buying a version of the Torins. The shoe seems to fit the same as the previous models. This plus version however has extra cushioning under the heel and ball of the foot. The knit fabric breathes really well.

I wanted to like these. The foot-shaped width in the toe box is awesome. Unfortunately, that width seems to have come at the cost of height. The rubberized reinforcing around the lacing area prevents any stretch across the top of the foot, and there simply wasn't enough material. The shoe felt like it was pinching and crushing the top of my foot. Plenty of width, plenty of cush, all let down by a missing centimeter's worth of material across the top.

Fit and size are true. I wear 11 and these are 11. Altra's are foot-shaped shoes, so the toebox is shaped like your feet, gives room for toes to splay which I love. The cushioning on these is like walking on air, so comfortable. The uppers are very soft, comfortable, and no hot spots.

A bit short. Ordered a 13, my usual size in a Merrell, but these felt smaller. That said, could just be that I'm a 14 in denial of being a 14. (I shrink as I get older, yet my feet grow. Who wouldn't be in denial?) In Merrells, as mentioned, a comfortable 13, but definitely a 14 in the Brooks Ghost 10. Years ago, was told that Brooks run small. Their 14 would be my 13. I surrender. Aside from the size confusion: They looked great. Am a fan of the roomy toe-box. Surprisingly, however, these weren't easy to slip on; the heel counter was soft and needed to be held back a bit with a finger. Again, perhaps it's because I ordered the wrong size. With a bigger shoe or smaller foot, maybe none of these issues would have been issues. Enjoyed the materials and color— mine were red. Found that the area beneath the heads of the metatarsals was too rigid; it hit me in precisely the wrong spot. Not so much a matter of size as design concept. But please do try these Altras. If you get the correct size ( well, duh) and don't have issues with overly sensitive metatarsal heads, you may be delighted.

Loved the fit for my wider foot. Very comfortable for walking, but I prefer a bit more cushion for running.

Was sent men's shoes when I wanted women's.

I used to swear only by Merrell but had to look for new shoes after their running shoes started to resemble all the other brands. It took me a while but I am glad I found Altra. This shoe has one of the widest toe boxes I have ever seen apart from the old Bare Access 2s that Merrell put out a few years ago. They weight next to nothing and are nicely cushioned. It feels like I’m walking on springy moss everywhere I go. I am not a fan of the color options, per se, but I dislike the colors of most running shoes. That being said, there were at least a few understated-while-not-being-drab colors from which to choose and I am pleased with what I received. Overall, this is a comfortable running shoe that functions between a traditional sneaker and a minimalist one. They are a tad expensive, all things considered, but the comfort makes them worth the price.