Maybe you remember the barefoot running boom. Maybe you’ve just had a slew of injuries and you need something new. Or maybe your friend has been going on and on with their Altra running shoe reviews.
And now you’re ready to find out why this brand has become so popular?
I first pulled on a pair of Altra running shoes when they came on the market in 2009. YIKES, I’ve been writing and testing gear a really long time!
That first run wasn’t love for me, but it was for many of my friends who continued running in them the last decade. However, they have changed over time and now I’ve got some new thoughts.
In fact, now you’ll see a number of Altra shoes floating round my house and in the running shoe rotation.
Altra Shoes – Alternative Design in Running Shoes
ALTER + ULTRArunning = Altra.
The name “Altra” was chosen by the company’s founders to reflect their commitment to offering ‘an alternative way of thinking about the design of running shoes.’
The name came to be from a crazy path of a young marathon runner named Golden Harper. He grew up running and finished his first marathon while setting a world best record at age 12!
Later, he started altering regular shoes to create a zero drop with cushion…it slowly became a bit of a black market thing.
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