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Altamesa 500 RD

Daily TrainerRelease date 2025-10JP

Altamesa 500 RD adapts trail-focused Altamesa geometry into a plate-free, high-cushion daily road trainer. A lightweight DREAM foam platform and broad base pair soft rebound with inherent stability, while a flat-lug SurfaceCTRL outsole is tuned for pavement. The breathable engineered-mesh upper and gusseted tongue help limit foot movement, suiting everyday mileage and paved training for trail runners.

Intended uses:
Daily
3 sources · checked 2026-09-27

Specs

Weight
295g
Of 844 known values: 607 lower, 20 equal, 217 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
heavierUpper 28.1%, including ties / average +28g
Drop
6mm
Of 846 known values: 228 lower, 164 equal, 454 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
Standard36.6th percentile (tie midpoint) / average -0.8mm
Stack height (heel/forefoot)
35 / 29mm
Of 709 known values: 319 lower, 44 equal, 346 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
Standard48.1th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +0.4mm
Carbon plate
No
83% of 796 known models have no carbon plates
Midsole
DREAM
Outsole
SurfaceCTRL
Reference price
-
Not registered
Weight measurement and plate details
Weight note
Goldwin official JP product evidence lists approximately 295 g for one shoe at 9 inches.
Plate note
Goldwin official ALTAMESA RD collection context describes the RD line as plate-free.

Prices and release dates by market

1 market is 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.

Reference prices and release dates by market
MarketReference priceRelease
JapanJP
¥23,980Tax incl.Sourcechecked 2026-09-27
2025-10Shown aboveday not confirmedSourcechecked 2026-08-05

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Weight x stack height

registered average: 266g / 34.6mm (700 shoes)

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Spec distributions

This shoeregistered average

Weight

This shoe 295g·registered average 267g (844 shoes)

96g375g

Drop

This shoe 6mm·registered average 6.8mm (846 shoes)

0mm13.8mm

Stack height

This shoe 35mm·registered average 34.6mm (709 shoes)

10.5mm58mm

Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.