Olympus 6
Olympus 6 is a max-cushion, zero-drop trail shoe for long runs and mountain days. The update expands the mesh area for ventilation and faster drying, revises the Vibram Megagrip lug layout, and adds an Achilles pillow at the heel. A reworked toe guard and thicker tongue complement compression-molded EVA, a flared platform, and Original FootShape Fit for a roomy long-distance design.
- Intended uses:
- Trail, Long run
Specs
- Weight
- 345g
- Of 920 known values: 899 lower, 2 equal, 19 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- heavierUpper 2.3%, including ties / average +77g
- Drop
- 0mm
- Of 929 known values: 0 lower, 62 equal, 867 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lowerLower 6.7%, including ties / average -6.8mm
- Stack (heel/forefoot)
- 33 / 33mm
- Of 769 known values: 276 lower, 41 equal, 452 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard38.6th percentile (tie midpoint) / average -1.4mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 847 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- Compression Molded EVA
- Outsole
- Vibram Megagrip
- Reference price
- $185
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- Altra Japan official men's page lists 345g at MENS US10.5 / 28.5cm.
- Plate note
- The exact Altra Japan and US product pages provide complete construction and technology specifications and identify no carbon structure, so Olympus 6 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 | $185Shown above | Not registered |
| JapanJP | ¥26,950 | 2024-08-09Shown above |
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for Altra Olympus 5.
In the registered data, weight is 5g lighter at 345g.
These are differences between registered values, not a controlled comparison at the same size and measurement conditions. See the notes below the specs for weight conditions.
Compare within the database
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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 345gregistered average 268g (920 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 0mmregistered average 6.8mm (929 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 33mmregistered 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.