Olympus 6
Olympus 6 is the sixth-generation max-cushion trail model in the Olympus series. It combines a 33mm zero-drop platform, Vibram Megagrip, engineered mesh, and Original FootShape for long trail runs and hikes.
- Intended uses:
- Trail, Long run
Specs
Among 865 listed shoes, this is a heavier Trail
- Weight
- 345g
- Of 811 known values: 796 lower, 1 equal, 14 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- heavierUpper 1.8%, including ties / average +78g
- Drop
- 0mm
- Of 815 known values: 0 lower, 48 equal, 767 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lowerLower 5.9%, including ties / average -6.8mm
- Stack height (heel/forefoot)
- 33 / 33mm
- Of 694 known values: 229 lower, 40 equal, 425 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard35.9th percentile (tie midpoint) / average -1.7mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 786 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.
Related video
Shoe overview by Running Warehouse.
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
See where these specs sit in the overall distribution. You can also compare within the same category.
Comparison: All data (865 shoes)
Position map
Weight x stack height
registered average: 265g / 34.7mm (686 shoes)
The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.
Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 345g·registered average 267g (811 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 0mm·registered average 6.8mm (815 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 33mm·registered average 34.7mm (694 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.