Customer Reviews Hoka Challenger ATR 6

This brand was recommended by my orthopedic specialist. It's a very comfortable feel on my foot, very cushioned (which was the goal) but this style and the other two I tried both threw my ankles inward. I felt like I wanted some kind of a wedge on the inner part of the sole to keep my ankle straight. Hoka is not my brand.

felt too tight over the top of my foot.

Ended up returning shoes. Toe box felt too narrow for me compared to my other Hoka shoes. Like the feel and fit of the Cliftons better.

I usually wear a 9.5 in tennis shoes, but these I had to reorder in a 9. Even then, I just couldn't be happy with them. Style-wise, they weren't nearly as bulky or awkward looking as most Hokas are. They also felt different on - they seemed to have a lower heel? It was not a bad feel, and they did seem to have a good amount of cushion and bounce. Unfortunately, I was looking for a shoe that would help with overpronation, and these just didn't do the trick. I have two old pairs of Mizuno Wave Inspire 15s that worked fine without additional inserts to correct my overpronation, but haven't found a shoe since that could do that, despite their claims. I even tried on tennis shoes at a specialty store in town, with inserts, and still couldn't get the right feel and support. I might've just kept these, even thought they weren't 100% effective (they really weren't terrible, just not 100%, more like 85%), because I can't seem to find anything else, but the dealbreaker with these was they cut into the front of my ankle and hurt just trying them on. They lace up very high on the foot which is what the issue is. My old sneakers lace a lot lower and don't touch the front of my ankle, so no strain on that tendon.

It's too tight even with a wide width.

hokas how could you! you ruined my favorite shoe. I need a wide toe box and you narrowed it so the Challenger is now unwearable. why in the world would you ruin and great designed shoe?

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Fit and size were great. These shoes are amazing to walk around on cement floors all day and go home with hardly any pain.

Ordered these shoes to use as a light trail shoe and overall walking shoe during travel, knowing that I would be encountering a few rougher wet trails that required some scrambling over slippery rocks and uneven surfaces. I also used the shoes for walks in the city. Great pair of shoes! The wide width was perfect for my feet, great stability, and wore them for a 5 mile hike right out of the box.