AltraFWD Experience
AltraFWD Experience is Altra's first low-drop road shoe, introducing its foot-shaped platform to runners used to a raised heel. Rocker geometry and compression-molded EVA foam guide forward transitions, while an engineered-mesh upper and Standard FootShape fit leave natural toe room with a closer fit than Original. It offers a daily-running alternative alongside the brand's zero-drop range.
- Intended uses:
- Daily, Beginner
Specs
- Weight
- 240g
- Of 856 known values: 192 lower, 17 equal, 647 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lighterLower 24.4%, including ties / average -27g
- Drop
- 4mm
- Of 857 known values: 68 lower, 62 equal, 727 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lowerLower 15.2%, including ties / average -2.8mm
- Stack (heel/forefoot)
- 32 / 28mm
- Of 720 known values: 193 lower, 45 equal, 482 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lowerLower 33.1%, including ties / average -2.6mm
- Carbon plate
- -
- Not confirmed
- Midsole
- Compression-molded EVA foam
- Outsole
- -
- Not registered
- Reference price
- $140
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- The exact Altra Japan feature lists 240g for men's 28.5cm. The manufacturer's US press gives 8.5oz; no unit conversion is used.
- Plate note
- The exact product archives no longer expose a full construction specification. The readable official features establish foam and rocker geometry but are insufficient to settle plate classification; carbon remains unknown.
Prices and release dates by market
2 markets are registered. Values are shown as published for each market: no currency conversion and no guessed days or months. Reference prices are not current shop prices.
| Market | Reference price | Release |
|---|---|---|
| United StatesUS | $140Shown above | 2023-10-03Shown above |
| JapanJP | Not registered | 2024-01 |
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Weight x stack height
registered average: 265g / 34.6mm (711 shoes)
The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.
Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 240gregistered average 267g (856 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 4mmregistered average 6.8mm (857 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 32mmregistered average 34.6mm (720 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.