Women's Altra Footwear Torin 4.5 Plush Running Sneaker Mineral Blue 8 M

I tried the regular fit, and it was very tight. Not necessarily width, but the volume of the toe & mid-foot. I ordered a wide and it was big and sloppy. Also, the tongue had this weird foam-filled plastic thing near the top. I can't imagine it not irritating the foot. Finally, the heel came way up on my Achilles. I didn't actually run, because of the fit, but it sure felt strange. Does the shoe designer even run? I've owned many Altra over the last 5-6 years, mostly Escalante and Lone Peaks. These are not the Altras that I have grown to love. I'm not sure what they're trying to do, but it won't please their traditional fans.

Are all of Altra's products this poor quality. I've never had a sneaker where the tread had started to detach within a week of wearing, and have the mesh material tear at the ball of my on both sides of each shoe. After 3-4 weeks of wearing I threw them back in the box, and almost forgot about them. I've been working extra shifts at the hospital and needed a break from my Vivo Bearfoot. Pulled these out again, to get upset about the quality of construction again. They've been comfy, and provided the extra cushion I needed, but the quality of the show is poor. There's a wrinkle at the top right corner of the shoe that never evened out after wearing. I assumed it was there because of packaging and shipping, but must be due to some mistake during manufacturing.