Customer Reviews Hoka Challenger 7

The Challenger ATR 5 was the best - nice round toe box, great cushy support, perfect lugs for road & dirt. The ATR 6 was too narrow and lost it's cushioned feeling underfoot. This ATR 7 returns the rounder toe (tho still some pointy taper), lots of bouncy cushion, great lugs. BUT, there is a very noticeable hard spot at the inside/back arch area - hits right at the inside of the heel front, where the heel goes into the arch. If it was less aggressive, it would feel like a natural stability part of the shoe. But I couldn't ignore it when trying to walk for even a couple of minutes. Otherwise, I would have kept them. I usually wear a Size 7 Wide in Hokas, so that's what I ordered - but these felt almost a total half size too long.

I SOOOOO wanted these shoes to fit. They are so gorgeous! It's wonderful to have color options for wide shoes. I am new to the Hoka brand. I bought two pairs and these were noticeably more narrow than the Speedgoat model so I had to return them.

Nice looking shoe, but too wide of a last for my foot. Had to return.

After desperately trying to make the shoe work, I can't get my foot to stay in. I cinched the laces, put thick insoles in but no luck. They're huge but I thought once I put thick socks, insoles, better laces they'd work but nope. So then I compared it to my size 6 boots, these hoka are about the same size and over a size bigger than my size 5 new balance which are slightly larger than the new balance of yester year. Shoes keep getting bigger and people who don't know their real shoe size are reviewing these as true to size and some are saying they're a little bit small. My feet feel like an elephant. Even with thick winter socks my feet are falling out. The depth of the shoe is much more shallow than the new balance fuel cell which keep you heel snug and in place. Although they don't have great arch support for people who do have high arches you can get insoles and your foot will stay in place.

Its half a tiny bit larger than the average size 5. Most New Balance shoes are a teeny bit smaller in width and length. My feet are a perfect size five as measured by a podiatrist. A lot of people who complain about sizing don't actually know their true size so the reviews are a bit inaccurate. Because I have high arches my heels slip out of this model even when I add and extra loop and cinch the laces. I'm so disappointed. This style is bomb and perfect for wide feet. It has plenty of room for nice insoles too. The traction is amazing. I usually go on urban walks and sometimes my New Balance walking shoes slip...and I have vertigo so the wide traction of these shoes are perfect. Why must my life be like this....I'm so depressed!