VIA Olympus
The original VIA Olympus brings the cushioning concept of the trail Olympus to a max-cushion road shoe for daily and longer runs. Its 33mm zero-drop Altra EGO MAX platform combines Active Stance Rocker geometry with InnerFlex grooves for a rolling, flexible stride. An Original FootShape forefoot gives toes room, while the engineered mesh upper and rubber outsole complete the road-focused build.
- Intended uses:
- Daily, Long run, Recovery
Specs
- Weight
- 312g
- Of 948 known values: 835 lower, 4 equal, 109 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- heavierUpper 11.9%, including ties / average +44g
- Drop
- 0mm
- Of 961 known values: 0 lower, 68 equal, 893 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lowerLower 7.1%, including ties / average -6.8mm
- Stack (heel/forefoot)
- 33 / 33mm
- Of 788 known values: 289 lower, 40 equal, 459 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard39.2th percentile (tie midpoint) / average -1.3mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 866 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- Altra EGO MAX
- Outsole
- rubber
- Reference price
- $170
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- Japanese launch coverage explicitly lists 312g for men's US10.5 / 28.5cm. The exact Altra Hong Kong feature also lists men's 312g but does not state its sample size.
- Plate note
- The original VIA Olympus official construction description covers EGO MAX, rocker geometry, InnerFlex, mesh and rubber without a carbon structure. The exact Japan feature corroborates the build; this does not assert the absence of every non-carbon insert.
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 | $170Shown above | 2022-11-01Shown above |
| JapanJP | ¥24,750 | 2022-12-18 |
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Position map
Weight x stack height
registered average: 266g / 34.4mm (768 shoes)
The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.
Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 312gregistered average 268g (948 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 0mmregistered average 6.8mm (961 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 33mmregistered average 34.3mm (788 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
Official video from Altra Running.