Customer Reviews Altra Vanish Tempo

Big fan. Ran twice so far and seeing a big difference. Less pain in my feet and my form seems to be much cleaner in these shoes.

This is now my most reliable and favorite road shoe and I use it for all runs at any pace even though they are pretty pricey - they're totally worth it to me. I'm so content with this shoe after having tried an assortment of brands and models that I can imagine sticking with it indefinitely. I cycled my first pair to the treadmill this week after 250 miles; the sole has packed down somewhat but still has great cushion. The tread is showing wear but gave me no problems over a 16 mile rainy run on wet asphalt all the way. I have a forefoot strike and am doing some very fast downhill runs which is why I cycled these to the treadmill, but not before setting a new gravity-assisted (downhill) one mile PB this week, and the cushion/protection felt fine (although if your form is not strong there's no guarantees). I love the rocker on this shoe and it performed as I hoped, making turnover just a little easier at fast paces or after long miles when legs get heavier. I've been wearing Altra brand for three years and because of the roomy toe box I had to size up after the first year because my toes have spayed out and become stronger. The shoes are true to size though. The one thing that irks me is the way the chunky, fat laces come through the horizontal lace loops and twist up. I don't need them to ride flat but they really wind up easily. I think a flatter lace might not do so as much but I haven't experimented with that yet. Not a con but of note, the insoles are pretty thick. If you're between sizes you might be able to get away with changing the new insoles out for some that are already broken in, or even running them insole-free. I've tried both just to experiment for ultra distances with swollen feet and had no issues.

Size up about a 1/2 from normal with Altra’s more narrow shoes. I normally wear 10.5 and 11s are perfect.

Amazing shoe. It has the plush feeling of the Torin 4.5 but with more get up and go due to the foam and rocker. Great toe box and lock down. Much better durability than the vanish carbon.

Absolutely amazing do it all shoe, amazing for fast and easy efforts. The shoe shines when picking up the pace but is still amazes when slowing down, different than the endorphin speed 2 as it only had one speed, fast. Extremely comfortable shoe with no signs of wear after 20 miles, unlike the vanish carbon that had scarring on the outsole after 20 miles. Wish it came in colors other than white.