What is FootShape™?

A FootShape™ shoe is not a "wide" shoe. It's a shoe with a roomy toe box. The difference is that with a roomy toe box, your foot is still secure through the midfoot. Every Altra shoe has our signature FootShape™, so you can move naturally. Altra styles are designed with three FootShape™ options for different experiences: Original, Standard, and Slim.

Original FootShape™

Original FootShape™

Our roomiest toe box with plenty of room to help your toes move more freely and space through the midfoot.

Featured in: The Lone Peak Family, Escalante, The Olympus Family
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Standard FootShape™

Standard FootShape™

Plenty of room to help your toes move more freely, with a secure midfoot.

Featured in: The Experience Family, The Timp Family, Torin
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Slim FootShape™

Slim FootShape™

Plenty of room to help your toes move more freely, with a snug midfoot.

Featured in: The Vanish Family
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Roomy Toe Box

Roomy Toe Box

When your big toe has space it can remain straight, which optimises your natural stability. A roomy toe box also lets your toes splay, avoiding squished toes for more comfort and balance, helping you push forward during walking and running.

Zero-to-Low Drop

Zero-to-Low Drop

Balancing the weight distribution across the foot alleviates excessive pressure on your forefoot and encourages a more efficient, functional movement pattern.

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Want it all wide?

Altra has a few styles with a wide midfoot in addition to a roomy toe box.

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