Great video 🙏❤️

Thanks 🎉

I happen to have both 😂 and like both brands for road and trail. Thanks for sharing 😊 Looking forward to running on HK trails soon

Thank u so much. God bless u and all the best for your upcoming races!

Hey Jack! Well done for finishing. I did the 45k (Morgins to Bouveret) amd I live in the area. It is a tough course and definitely not like normal Switzerland terrain. Maybe try the Swiss Alps 100. That is the one I am doing next. It's not as technical as the swiss peaks.

I never found a model of Altra that I liked until the Mont Blanc. Unfortunately the original was too unstable, but I now tried the Mont Blanc Carbon and it is really good! So my shoes rotation is now: Hoka Speedgoat 5 Wide fit (5 mm drop) (long races) Topo MTN Racer 3 (5 mm drop) (training) Topo Pursuit (0 mm drop) (training) Altra Mont Blanc Carbon (0 mm drop) (short races) The Hoka is most comfortable for 100+ milers, the Altra is fastest and probably good to 100km, the Topo fit my feet better and I use them for training runs.

Lovely views! Thanks for the video. Greetings from Germany! Well done!

thank you, super useful 🙏

Lovely video Jack! Sorry it didn't go to plan. Keep your chin up! Looking forward to more content 💪🏻

Great video. Thank you. Your comment about the heart burn after the gatorade answered my problem about why I had heart burn during my recent 100K. I also never used gatorade during training.

Thanks for documenting your struggles and success.

I'm looking forward to trying the Altra Timp 5, seems to have better coverage of Vibram on the outsole than the Olympus.

That was brutal terrain. Incredible job finishing.

Try Topo Athletic, they also have the wide toebox but Vibram outsoles

Brilliant review and videography!! Loved your storytelling, thanks for sharing!!

Great video and good job ! I ran this 100k last year, a though one that teaches you a lot for the next ultras 😉

IMO Hokas with huge heels look absolutely stupid, but I haven't ever found any of the Altra models look bad. I like the Altras' looks better.

I like Altras for the functional reasons but they really need to improve the durability if they're going to keep charging so much money for all their models.

I was a huge Hoka fan for years, and my wife always had Altra's. As we started pushing our selves in distance and difficulty I found myself being severely limited by foot issues while my wife wasn't. I always thought Altra's were stupid and a gimmick, but eventually gave them a try as a last resort. I did have to spend months slowly transitioning to them but it was well worth it, what a difference. I would never describe them as actually being "comfortable" and yet I can do 50+ mile trail runs and my feet will be absolutely perfect the next day. With the Hoka's they would feel wonderful for 20 miles, but my feet would start to hurt, and if I pushed it to over 50 miles I'd be out for a week. I've come to the conclusion that the Hoka's are a sort of a crutch that can help someone with weak feet, but there are limits to that. The Altra's strengthen your feet and allow you to run naturally, which isn't always super plush and comfortable, but at the end of the day is going to keep your feet in better condition.

I've worn Altras for years but am now looking for alternatives. My gripe with them and almost all shoe manufacturers is that they don't offer widths in each model. They'll tout characteristics of a specific model, the very reason one would want to buy that model, but then when it is too wide or narrow, they'll suggest a different model that doesn't have those qualities, but is just narrower or wider, as if those qualities really didn't matter after all.

Thank you for the video. The weather that night is raining heavily and unforgiving, the route from Tung Chung to Pak Mong took me nearly 4 hours to complete. I now can look back at your video to see them in daylight, thank you!

Great review and the story behind. If you are looking for a low drop or zero drop trail running shoes with a wide toebox but also want better traction than the Altra, maybe you can have a look into Topo Athletic shoes.

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Thank you

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Thank you very much and very useful.

It helps me alot. I appreciate it!!

thank you, very useful

Thank you for sharing!

The only question that matters is “better for whom”? Personally, I’m thankful all running shoes aren’t the same. Some do better in one brand while others thrive in another. And some choose no shoes at all. There’s an abundance of options and that’s a good thing.

I love my Altras due to the toe box. The comfort due to cushioning is good but that extra room for the toes is great.

Thank you for sharing this video!

Thank you for racecourse preview.

Anybody know the name of the start music off this trail ? thks

Its very useful. Thank you! 😊

Thank you. This is very helpful. Didnt expect T13-Finish to be so technical.

Thanks for the preview

Thanks for this video. Super useful to picture what kind of surface to expect. Great work🎉

Many Thks

Appreciated this, Jack! Well done. Way to grind it out!

Great channel, it deserves a million subscribers. Just came across your review of Altra vs Hoka video and checking out your other videos too, Thank You!

That spider at the 8:19 mark...he looked big!

I have 6 pairs of Altra road shoes. Dont have any quality issues on any of them. I really like them, mostly because of the roomy toebox, even of the narrowest models.

Interesting.... you were expecting stairs.......in nature?

Greatings from Berner Oberland 🇨🇭

So very useful!! thanks so much for sharing!!

Thank you for sharing this informative video. Its such a pitty when I was in Hong Kong I was not doing close to the distance I do today. Such beautiful options to get lost. Kudos from Belize.

Long Lonely Struggle but Bravo~

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