Advice for Road Runners: The Altra Women's Via Olympus 2 Running Shoes should offer a plush and protective underfoot feel. As a result, they're well suited to lower intensity runs. 

Underfoot Feel

The Altra EGO™ MAX cushioning in the Via Olympus 2 Running Shoes is tuned to feel soft and plush underfoot.

A rocker shape geometry rolls your feet forward and helps improve efficiency. It's likely this aids comfort at slower speeds.

The relatively broad based midsole should deliver a stable underfoot feel. 

For the avoidance of doubt, there's no difference in height between the heel and forefoot.

Upper Fit

The Altra Via Olympus 2's upper features Altra's Original Footshape™ Fit. This should allow your toes ample room to splay, and limit the chance of excess pressure on the sides of your feet. 

An engineered mesh upper offers breathability. You should enjoy a secure ankle fit, thanks to the supportive heel collar.

Ideal Run Type

The Altra Women's Via Olympus 2 Running Shoes should feel best on easier paced runs. This is because the cushioning should feel protective and forgiving. 

This also means they're a great choice for longer distance runs.

Technical Features

• Approximate weight: 272 grams
• Drop: 0 mm
• Stack height: 33 mm

Sizing Advice

Shoe size is a personal preference and everyone's feet are different, but we want to ensure you avoid any pain or discomfort from bruised toenails, rubbing, blistering or pins and needles.

Your running shoes should have enough width to allow you to spread your toes and should have some space at the front (we recommend having a half to one thumb's width of space from the end of your longest toe to the front of your running shoes).

This usually means that your running shoe will be at least a half size bigger than your regular shoe size though this can vary from brand to brand.