Altra Torin 6

I prefer shoes with zero drop and not much mid-sole height. The Torin 6 hits that perfectly with zero drop and 28mm stack. The mid-sole provides a substantial amount of shock absorption without feeling soft. Energy return is solid. The upper provides a secure fit making you feel confident at higher speeds.

The biggest drawback of the Torin 6 are the fast-wearing outsoles. However, this is not unique to the Torin 6 or Altras in general. It seems that over the years, most if not all shoe companies, have reduced the durability of their outsoles.

What's equally frustrating is that on many models, companies are designing running shoes with much of the midsole exposed to the ground, forcing it to perform double duty as mid and outsole. This leads to midsole material wearing down much faster than a good outsole material would. 

 This design trend is likely done to reduce shoe weight. And light weight is a big selling point. But I'm sure shoe companies don't mind that another consequence of this design trend is that runners go through shoes much quicker.

Age 68 and running for about 3 years.  Low mileage, 10-12 miles a week and do well in age group 5k's.

I like the idea of the least amount of cushion necessary.  Started with very low stack height shoes and have slowly increased sole thickness with each new purchase.  The Torin 6 immediately became by favorite shoe with enough cushion, but not too much.  I bought a second pair.

I have a high arch and the Torin 6 has very little in terms of arch support which is what my feet like. The zero drop of these shoes is comfortable for me, but I recommend a gradual adjustment over a long time in transitioning to zero drop, or try wearing casual zero drop shoes when not running to adjust that way.

I also have a pair of Altra Rivera 2's which the main difference seems to be a bit less stack height, so I expect to use those on the track and the Torin 6 on the roads.

I haven't had these long enough to say anything about wear, but the outsole appears to be quite tough compared to some of my other running shoes.

1. Fit: The Altra Torin 6 is one of the first versions to have a even wider size in addition to the standard Altra fit.  I would say that the 'wide' width of the Torin 6 fits like the previous iterations of the shoe and the new 'standard' width is slimmer than the fit of the Torin 3, 4, 5, etc.  Upper feels pretty comfortable, but is a bit cheap (see durability).  These run slightly long from true sizing.  I am typically a 10 in Altra, but for these I need a 9.5. The tongue issue is fixed from the Torin 5, it doesn't protrude into the foot.  Tread depth seems normal for a road shoe and covers all heavy wear areas.
2. Ride: Plenty of cushioning and feel light.  Its not overly mushy and has a bit of responsiveness. Its not considered a performance shoes, but I have used for a variety of workouts and they performed well (high end tempos, threshold, shorter repeats).  Plenty of cushioning and support for a long run of up to 2 hours or more.  
3. Durability: Here is where I have issue.  The build quality of this shoe is crap.  The mesh upper tears on the sides within 100 miles.  The tread was starting to peel at 50 miles.  Side panel of the shoe tore at 200 miles completely through. 
5. Verdict:  Do not buy these shoes full price unless you plan to send back to Altra or whoever you buy them from as they should replace.  Or if you don't care about the build quality and plan to beat these to hell.
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