To us, running has never just been running
It's an escape, a challenge, a community... it's a slingshot for the rest of your life.
Runners didn't need another running shoe. What they needed was so much bigger.
So we built it.
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The beginning of Altra was simple.
A couple of passionate runners and a shoe they knew they needed... which didn't exist... A shoe that went against the status quo. Spoiler: They didn't really care. They didn't mean to start a company, but when no one else would make the shoe they needed... they built it themselves.
Runners building shoes
for runners
Shoes made to actually fit feet with room for your toes.
What sounds so simple went against everything the running industry stood for.
Helping runners to
keep running.
Turns out trail runners make
the best trail blazers.
These shoes are what
became Altra.
From humble beginnings in the back of a running store, they were tested and refined in running's toughest conditions.Now, Altra can be seen at every level across the globe.
It's an escape, a challenge, a community... it's a slingshot for the rest of your life.
Runners didn't need another running shoe. What they needed was so much bigger.
So we built it.