ALTRA Men's Escalante 4 Road Running Shoe

Love these shoes! I wear orthodics, so I take out the insole and insert orthodic. I have a very wide foot for a woman & have to order a size larger to get the width I need but overall these have been some of the best shoes. I like the fact they have a natural wide toes footbed, makes my feet soooo comfortable. I've had several other pairs of Altra shoes and I think I like these best. Even though I have hammer toes on both feet & usually need a deep toed box but these shoes are comfortable for these disfigured toes.

The Altra Escalante 4 (In size 9) have quickly become one of my favorite pairs of shoes. They were incredibly comfortable right out of the box and required almost no break-in period. I really appreciate the simple yet sleek design, striking the perfect balance between minimal and stylish. I've been wearing them both for hospital rounds and for running, and they’ve held up impressively well in both settings. All around, I’m very happy with this purchase and glad I decided to give them a try. I do believe they are worth the money.

I only have a few miles of walking on these, but I like them so far. I am heavier at 6', 230 and usually walk 5 miles per day, broken up into shorter distances (usually no more than a mile at a time.) My right foot is wider than my left, and my pinky toe is often problematic. It does rub a bit in these shoes (left foot if perfect). I find that as I use them, and once I get walking, they seem to work fine, I don't have any pain after walking. My right pinky toe issue is my problem and does not have anything to do with the shoes themselves. Maybe I need an extra wide shoe on my right foot. These shoes are very light, seem to breathe really well, and I like the way they look; understated, a bit sporty, but no over-the-top graphics. They are very nice when I am in motion, but would not be comfortable to stand around in all day (but if you were light in weight, they might be fine.) I don't expect them to last a long time (for me most modern shoes are shot at 300-500 miles). If I can get that much out of them, I will be happy.

Okay Altra. Loving the wide toe box and the zero drop combination. It has assisted with my training and overall health of my lower body with walking and running. I would take two stars away because the color is NOT BLACK. It's NAVY! The product is great though. Don't order the black and white. It says black but again... it's effin navy.Size:11Fit:wideColor:black/white

I have owned four pairs of Escalante 3’s, and absolutely loved them, and as my current two pairs are starting to get to the point that they need replaced, i was excited to see that they have been updated to the Escalante 4. I ordered one pair to try them out, and I am glad that i didn’t go ahead and order two pairs at once and throw out my 3’s.sizing for me was the same between 3’s and 4’s.i was excited for the new colorway of neon yellow 4’s compared to the orange of the 3’s, but as of now i’ve got to call these shoes a miss.in the update from 3 to 4, they reduced the amount of cushioning around the back of the heel AND switched from one seam straight down the middle to TWO vertical seams that run about a half inch from the centerline and sweep out to about a full inch as the upper meets the sole of the shoe. the seams can be clearly felt when you run your finger along the inner heel of the shoe. these seams combined with the reduced cushioning create hotspots on both the outer and inner ball of your heel which can and will lead to blisters. (for me it’s the outer edge on my left foot and the inner edge of my right foot) i started to get these blisters after just 1 mile of light jogging and walking to break them in. i gave them a break for a few days to let my feet recover and tried again. same thing with another mile of light jogging and walking, and i had even made sure to tie the shoes more securely than i had done on the first day. at this point i wondered if i would need to lace in a “heel lock” (which i never had to do on the 3’s, but have had other shoes that required it in the past). i laced in the heel lock, and ran 2miles without any issues, but i felt like i needed to lace the shoes fairly tightly even with the heel lock. i then walked a cooldown mile, and even with the heel lock, i was starting to feel some discomfort in the same hotspot areas.Bottom line, i’ve put 5 miles in them so i’m sure that returning them isn’t an option, so i will keep trying them every so often to see if they eventually break in along those seams, but in the meantime, i will stock up on Escalante 3’s as they reduce in price and before they become unobtainable. i did appreciate the lighter, more breathable knit of the upper. i also think that the full-length tongue of the 4’s seems more securely attached than the 2/3 length tongue of the 3’s (the stitching attaching the tongue eventually broke on one of my pairs of 3’s)

I bought these for my husband a few years ago. He struggles to find comfortable shoes in his size 13.5. He needed a durable shoe that could last the amount of time he spends on his feet. We were about to walk all over NYC in a day and half last fall, 13 miles on one day, without his feet barking the next day! The nonslip sole allows him to hustle even if raining. He wants them in another color.

Stitching started unraveling within 2 months of normal use, causing tongue to detach from shoe. Amazon Seller (Has Brands) only accepts returns during 30-day return window, regardless of whether product is defective. Manufacturer (Altra) won't provide warranty support because Has Brands is not an "authorized retailer." So I'm stuck with a defective shoe despite paying full price. Buyer beware (of Has Brands and Altra)!!

Such a great shoe and company. I have been oh my gosh running altras since 2014 and love the 0 drop. I have 2 pairs and highly recommend the Escalante.