Vanish Carbon 3
Vanish Carbon 3 is Altra’s road racer for racing and speedwork. It replaces the previous full-length plate with a patent-pending split-toe carbon design that supports the big toe and lateral forefoot independently. Two layers of full-PEBA FAST RCE foam pair with a rubber outsole, lightweight engineered mesh, Racing FootShape fit, and a revised rocker to promote race-day propulsion while preserving toe movement.
- Intended uses:
- Race, Tempo
Specs
- Weight
- 220g
- Of 877 known values: 123 lower, 11 equal, 743 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lighterLower 15.3%, including ties / average -48g
- Drop
- 4mm
- Of 879 known values: 71 lower, 63 equal, 745 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lowerLower 15.2%, including ties / average -2.8mm
- Stack (heel/forefoot)
- 40 / 36mm
- Of 733 known values: 605 lower, 41 equal, 87 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- higherUpper 17.5%, including ties / average +5.4mm
- Carbon plate
- Yes
- 17% of 818 known models have carbon plates
- Midsole
- FAST RCE
- Outsole
- Rubber
- Reference price
- $240
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- The exact Altra US product page lists 220g for a men's US 10 shoe.
- Plate note
- It uses a patent-pending split-toe carbon plate that independently supports the big toe and lateral forefoot.
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 | $240Shown above | Not registered |
| Global | Not registered | 2026-08-18Shown above |
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Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for Altra Vanish Carbon 2.
In the registered data, weight is 9g lighter at 220g, drop is 4mm higher at 4mm, and heel stack is 4mm higher at 40mm.
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.
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Position map
Weight x stack height
registered average: 266g / 34.6mm (722 shoes)
The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.
Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 220gregistered average 268g (877 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 4mmregistered average 6.8mm (879 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 40mmregistered average 34.6mm (733 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.