Altra

Vanish Carbon Running Shoe - Women's

Awesome running shoe

Size Bought:

8.5

I bought this a month ago for a race and it was the best shoe I have made in a while! Big plus for the zero drop, yet enough cushioning to not get injured during rough workouts (speedwork) and/or races. I wish there would be more shoes thought through like that. Extra plus the wide toes box! Sooo comfy.

Once Shoe is on its good

The sneaker is extremely hard to slide into and fold of fabric do not lay flat do it bunches to the left and right of the tongue and on the sides of the sneaker. Laces are some sort of man made fiber and they come untied too often, slippery so the bow does not stay. Once you get the sneaker on its comfortable. I forgot my first time purchase code at the time of order and they fixed that. Good customer service. I will buy another pair, should gave returned these. But again once they are on and you fix those folds of fabric it is good.

Zippy!!

I've been wanting to try shoes with carbon as I train for my next race. I definitely feel the spring in these!! I've been faster every time I've worn them on my long runs, I can't wait to take them to the streets of Paris for the marathon. I only wish they had support for pronation, but maybe that would interfere with the "spring". In any case... I'm hooked

SO comfortable. Wish they lasted longer.

Putting aside the fact that I had to go up half a size in these from my other running shoes, they've become my favorite shoe for races and long runs. They don't give me blisters nearly as quickly as the torin 6s, they don't squish my toes like the torin 7s. I wore these for a recent marathon and my feet didn't feel completely destroyed afterward the way they have in past long races. HOWEVER, I agree with some of the other reviews about how fast the tread wears down. A few weeks after my marathon I wore these same shoes for a 10k fun run, where I nearly hit the pavement 3 or 4 times because it had rained the night before and my heel tread had worn down so much that I was slipping right and left. The shoes had only had about 120 miles on them when I finished the marathon, which given the price I'd paid was a bit disappointing. Also, I'd worn those same shoes to run in the rain before so when the tread was intact they were okay, but by the time I did the 10k they'd worn down to the white part underneath.

Perfect road running shoe for me!

I started running during COVID and progressed through 5k, 10k, 10 miles, and half marathons on 8-10mm drop racing shoes and trainers, but also with injury after injury. In April of 2023, my new physical therapists recommended a switch to a zero drop shoe. I tried Topos, then Altras, and finally the Vanish Carbon. The Fall racing season, I PR'd in the 5k and half marathon, and ran my first marathon. All injury free! Thank you to Altra and the Vanish Carbon! I'm on my 3rd pair and have easily gotten 500km each pair with zero problems (with my feet or the shoes). The dye does come off on my socks so I switched from white to dark. Not a problem. For me, this shoe is perfect. I'll run London in April, Berlin in September.

PR setter

I run the Monterey Half Marathon in the Vanish Carbon and loved running in them. The amount of cushion felt perfect to me. I noticed a considerable difference in how much longer I could go in these shoes before my legs fatigued. The spring in these shoes helped my speed and I set two PR's on race weekend since I also run a 5k the day before. They felt great for my joints. The fit it is extremely comfortable. The upper is very soft and light.Even though these are narrower than other Altra models and I have bunions they still felt wide enough to be comfortable for all 13 miles. I even wore toe spacers comfortably. They are amazing for racing and long runs. However, I wouldn't recommend these for training, they might weaken your legs and feet. A couple of things they could improve - the tong is very thin and flimsy and it rides down as I run bunching up at the bottom of the shoe. Most shoes have a loop in the tong where you could lace it up but not in these shoes, there is no way to secure the tong. However this did not bother me one bit while I was running. It just looks bad. Also, my heel was slipping in the shoe but again, this did not bother me. I worried me at first that it might cause friction or make it unstable but this was not the case. I think maybe the cushion around the ankle somehow makes it less secure even though they are trying to do the opposite. Nonetheless, they provide a stable ride. I'm 43 and I've been running for 15 years. All in all these provide the best running experience of any shoe I've run on. They are pricey but worth it.