Customer Reviews Topo Athletic Atmos

Had high hopes for the atmos and its claims of being a max cushion shoe, sadly it is quite a firm ride. Lots to like, great grip, the upper is awesome in fact everything with the shoe is great but the midsole foam is quite hard, has zero return and is poor on efficiency because of. Got 50k in my pair and each run I get knee pain which I have never had in my other shoes. Would be an incredible shoe if the midsole had more cushion and offered more return. Sadly will now just sit in box

Have had more pairs of Topos than I can count and been pretty happy across the board. This is the first pair where I've gotten blisters on the inside of my foot. Feeling around in the shoe I noticed vertical support fabric running along the inner and outer walls that had completely delaminated in the first 70 miles, causing blisters. Forced to return, fingers crossed this design is updated in the next version.

I'm not sure how to explain what's going on with these. I wanted a pair of these since they came out last year. When I finally splurged on a new pair of shoes for work (I'm a nurse) I moved to these from the Ultraventure 3. The cushioning from the stack didn't do anything for me other than make me feel a bit taller. These Atmos don't activate my gate in the same way the Ultraventure do either. In those I always feel like I just bound up stairsbut these feel like they made my stance fall apart. It's hard to explainbut my feet/legs/stance falls inward when I am standing still in these. Almost like the weight of my body is too heavy for the arch of these shoes? Like, my knees would lock out and bow inwardif that makes sense. I have short legs, so the added stack height made adult size chairs more comfortable when I was charting, but I'm pretty sure the lack of support is ultimately what gave me plantar fasciitis this summer. There are other variables: night shift, crocs on my days off, etc, but I've since ran back to the Ultraventures and donated my Atmos. The other disappointment here is that the pretty outsole faded/rubbed off right quickand that's with these exclusively having been worn indoors. #sweepstakes

Nice cushion which is slightly firmer than a Bondi. I needed a good cushion shoe without going overboard and this hit the sweet spot. What I don't like is that I had to add a few millimeters of padding to the heel area of the left shoe due to what I believe is a manufacturing defect. I really should have returned these, but added padding on my own. I run a couple times a week and like the extra toe box room. I normally wear wide, and the wide in this shoe is also a better width than a Bondi for me.

Beware...these shoes are ultra comfy but ridiculously SLIPPERY!!! Almost went down multiple times when I wore them after a rain storm and it was very treacherous on streets and sidewalks. Please put a grippier sole on these otherwise great shoes!!

This shoe was advertised as maximum cushion. I own the Magnifly, the Phantom, and now the Atmos. I've listed those in order of stack height and also advertised cushion. I am baffled to report that the Atmos has the least cushion any of the topo shoes I own which is 5 different pairs. The only caveat to mention is that I only have 10 miles on them so far, so they may break in more, but they have not broken in any that I can feel yet. The sizing is spot on. The build quality seems great. I wish the toe box was a little bigger, but they really missed it in the cushion department.

Tongue is short. I get edge blisters where bunions would form, got them on a easy run with this shoe. Took out the insole and the base of the shoe is bowl shaped where the ball of your foot sits, so more pressure is exerted on the outside and inside of my foot, don't know what it's not flat from left to right. Also it isn't as wide from the metatarsal area and cuts back shapely to the arch. Fix the tongue, width, midsole base construction and I'll come back, was enjoyable through gait cycle.

I bought these shoes for work and good not get through my first day of these shoes! After 4 hours these shoes were extremely painful! Way to narrow mid foot, but the toe was good. Do not buy if you like NB!

I've had these for about 6 months now and waited to use them multiple times to give a fair review. For me they are no good, the lack any rebound and it feels like I'm running in quicksand. My heart rate is several BPM higher than running in any other shoe that I own and I get blisters without fail. I love the cyclones which I bought at the same time and they are one of my favorites I've ever owned but I'd pass on this one.

I tried to love these shoes but the fact that they come untied multiple times during a run, even when double or even triple knotted is pathetic. Shame on you Topo for releasing high end running shoes with laces that won't stay tied.

The OrthoLite insoles included may be the slipperiest of any brand. Combine this with a weak midsole and your feet slide around. In this case laterally; you can see the outer foam flattened after 20miles (jogging 4 miles each time). This caused noticeable IT band stretching; A huge concern for a recovery shoe. This could be balanced with side walls or secure upper materials but the Atmos has neither! These marks need to be met by all companies, not just Topo. Physics is hindsight for hype here.

I've been a loyal Topos customer for years, and have always been able to purchase online without trying them on because the fits are consistent. However, the Atmos has a strange super narrow mid foot area and looks like a peanut from above. I assumed it would break in after a few weeks but instead it ended up giving me serious foot pain in that area. Now I'm out a nice chunk of change very bummed.

For the price I expected better quality, in addition the tongue is too short.

I get that I'm not a light/fit personbut these were HIGHLY recommended by friends so I got a few pair in my size, 9.5 (men's) and even tried their wide shoes too. Kinda disappointed that they don't run in wide in all the colors Now My issues lies with the super narrow heel, even their wide shoes option feels extremely tight here and makes these experience uncomfortable that I'm returning all 4 pairs tomorrow and going with the Altra Torin 8 instead.

Purchased these a few weeks after purchasing my first pair of topo (vibran) when i was on vacation and these Atmos dont even remotely come close to the comfort of the vibran ones. Very disappointing considering ive been a hoka user for years and didnt even know about topo until i was on vacation looking for a new pair of hokas but they didn't have my size and mentioned they have topo, so i gave them a try and they only had a green color.

Really disappointed after 6 mile run. Started getting blisters. Good for walking, good style but not for long distances. Returning my shoe and will look for different options.