Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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this is the altra vanish carbon 3 and as someone who started running in altra back when they only made zero drop shoes, this 4mm drop shoe with a racing fit upper feels like it breaks all the altra rules. so will this altra super shoe still feel like an altra? and will it feel super?

0:00 intro
0:51 disclosures
1:10 specs
6:02 what’s it like
10:31 buying guide
11:05 vs vanish carbon 2
12:11 vs Topo Specter Elite
15:49 vs Brooks Hyperion Elite 6

disclosures: this is a pair of shoes that was provided to me for purpose of review, so i did not have to pay for these shoes. i also attended a press briefing for this shoe in Denver, hosted by Altra.
no one is paying me to make this video or to include their brand in this video. no one had a chance to preview any of my footage or my ghouths befroe thsi video went up on YouTube

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