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Altra Superior 2.0: review!

...it's my blog, so I do what I want, and what I want to do today is to talk a little bit about this wonderful shoes.

I was tired to wear painful trail shoes and I decided to give a chance to the Altra Superior 2.0.

In few words: they are amazing!

I don't know if it was a placebo effect, but this last weekend I was flying with them on my feet.

Since I'm used to wear minimal running shoes (aka, no crap between my feet and the ground), the zero drop wasn't a big change for my running, even though I noticed I was using more my toes and less my heels.

The toes-box it the best thing these shoes can offer. My toes are finally happy and free, and I can push better with my feet because I can feel that all my toes are actually actively involved in the action.

Also, the shoes are so light and comfortable that it feels like I' was running barefoot.

Only one negative thing: since the toes-box is so comfortable, the feet tend to randomly move a little bit too much, especially down hill. But this is just a minor thing, and a thicker pair of socks will easily resolve the situation.

Here a pictures of me trying my brand new shoes:

...still clean and shiny after 30-and-something miles.

I don't think this shoes are perfect for aggressive up/down-hill on technical course, but for long distances on easier trail or for general training are perfect.

Note to myself: I'm curious now, and I would like to try also to their road running shoes...

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