ALTRA Men's Escalante Racer Road Running Shoe, Black/Green, 11 D(M) US

This is the second pair of Escalante Racers I have purchased and I am probably returning them due to the year over year changes. On the surface they look the same but they suffer from the same issues that the regular Escalante 2.0 had vs the original. They feel like running in cement shoes. Gone are the cloud like feeling of last years model. I think they used some cheaper material in the sole because it is just not as pleasant of a run. They are also much stiffer in the back of the shoe. I attached a video that shows the blue pair purchased this time last year and the grey pair, just purchased. You can see the amount of flex last years model had. It still remains more springy than this years very stiff model. To be clear, this is not an affect of breaking in, they were always this loose. Just feeling the material on this years is much stiffer. I took them out for what was supposed to be an easy 7 mile run but I made it about 4 miles and walked the last 1.5 barefoot because the new iteration of the Escalante Racer cut up both of the back of my ankles. My feet also felt hotter during my run which is really odd considering what these shoes are supposed to be. I think Altra has finally chased me away as a customer. The original Escalantes were great and many iterations of the Torin were great but the newer models are just meh. I think I will try to find an alternative brand that is still owned by people who care about performance.

Was good for a the first week then it started getting too soft, i supinate and it doesn't help me fight it