FWD VIA
FWD VIA is a max-cushion road shoe for daily mileage and extended runs. Nitrogen-infused, supercritical Altra EGO FLO foam gives a light, soft feel, while a 4 mm drop and rocker support smooth toe-offs. A breathable spacer-mesh upper and Original FootShape fit leave room through the toes and midfoot. The rubber outsole supplies traction and durability for easy runs, long runs, and walking.
- Intended uses:
- Daily, Long run
Specs
- Weight
- 269.3g
- Of 920 known values: 408 lower, 1 equal, 511 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard44.4th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +1g
- Drop
- 4mm
- Of 929 known values: 84 lower, 69 equal, 776 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lowerLower 16.5%, including ties / average -2.8mm
- Stack (heel/forefoot)
- 37 / 33mm
- Of 769 known values: 472 lower, 39 equal, 258 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard63.9th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +2.6mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 847 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- Altra EGO FLO
- Outsole
- rubber
- Reference price
- $160
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- The retained 269.3g came from the previously verified Japan men's US10.5 page. The current exact US page lists 269.32g; the former Japan product URL now returns a rendered not-found page.
- Plate note
- The exact Altra Japan and US construction and technology specifications contain no carbon structure, so this model is classified as not carbon-plated.
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 | $160Shown above | 2024-10-01Shown above |
| JapanJP | ¥24,200 | 2025-02 |
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Position map
Weight x stack height
registered average: 266g / 34.5mm (750 shoes)
The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.
Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 269.3gregistered average 268g (920 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 4mmregistered average 6.8mm (929 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 37mmregistered average 34.4mm (769 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.
Related video
Shoe overview by Running Warehouse Europe.