ALTRA Superior 4.5 | Trail shoe RACED and reviewed 

These shoes are my current favorites. I agree that the short studs aren't good for serious mud but on a positive note, the shoes cope with roads as well as they do with not-too-demanding-trails. The 21 mil stack height feels minimalist compared to the majority of fashionable highly cushioned shoes that resemble military landing craft, and the foot shaped toe box is brilliant. All athletic shoes should have this desirable feature in my opinion.

Recently discovered your channel and I’ve been consuming quite a few of your vids lately. Love your work! Mostly because I’m also 6’6” 100 kilos in my mid 40’s, but also because the content is well produced, informative, and clever. Your foot size is fairly modest for a big guy though, isn’t it? Lucky for you, in that size range pretty much everything is available. I range 14-15 US, and all I buy are Altras, and I pretty much get what I get. Love the content, keep it coming. Cheers!

Ive had my Superior 4.5's for a year now, love them

I’m a hiker and backpacker. I’ve had the same problems with lone peaks. My heel slides sideways, the cushion collapses and I’ve staggered and almost fallen. I’ve done well with superiors and even better with king mt’s. For shorter hikes I like Merrell trail gloves and Xeros.

Hi, Mark. Really like your channel. I have the Superior 5 which are great but would you recommend other shoes for pure road running, I like the Altra shoes with zero drop and what else. Happy new year!

My Parkrun is a mixture of regular tarmac paths and across field which gets very muddy and slippery. I usually just run on roads with regular running shoes on other occasions. I was running today with someone who wore trail running shoes and he recommended getting some . I will check out the Running Hub, my local specialist where I bought my regular running trainers to see what is suitable

Wearing Superior 5's currently. They're the only running shoes I've found so far wide enough that some part of my foot isn't falling out of them. They do, however, get slippy on any surface that has the potential to be slippery, so I have to be careful just walking around in them.

Nice, thanks for another interesting video. I actually bought the same shoe yesterday (though in a 10), arriving today, so looking forward to trying them out. Looking forward to your tech video!

Getting the superior 5 on friday after watching that video. Great no-bs and honest review with just the right ounce of wit. Love it!

This is my favorite line of altra shoes. You just want to go fast in these

Thanks for the review. Did you wait for the Lone Peak 5?

getting mine soon..im a trail runner beginner 💪

What did you do the ultra in? Great vid!

Nice one Mark. Thank you. My mate is your build and thinks he needs highly cushioned shoes, so I am going to send him this ! I moved from Superior 3.5 to LP but reckon I’ll get a pair of 4.5 next after your review. Cheers

Thanks. Is the Superior 4.5 sized a bit bigger than the Superior 4?

Hi Mark, what shoes do you run road marathons in?

What is your good cushioning shoe for a maraton?

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Is it a hard transition to zero drop running shoes? Also finally got my Powerdot. Looking forward to using it later.

Have you looked into the new Superior 5's?

Hi mate, I know its not related to your video, looking for some help. I was lead to believe the powerdot has a "smart recovery" feature that connects to strava? I've just got back from a 4 mile run and I don't see any option for "smart recovery" and I've not agreed on the app anywhere for it to connect to strava. Do you have any ideas? Cheers

Is the shoe similar to Nike's shoe size? I'm asking because I'm looking for durable, comfortable, hiking shoes.

Which shoes are you running in these days Mark? Altra Superior 5s? Something else??

Sad times, I'm too fast and can't click the handy link.