FWD VIA
FWD VIA is a max-cushion road shoe for daily mileage and extended runs. Nitrogen-infused, supercritical Altra EGO FLO foam gives a light, soft feel, while a 4 mm drop and rocker support smooth toe-offs. A breathable spacer-mesh upper and Original FootShape fit leave room through the toes and midfoot. The rubber outsole supplies traction and durability for easy runs, long runs, and walking.
- Intended uses:
- Daily, Long run
Specs
Among 869 listed shoes, this is a near the median Max Cushion
- Weight
- 269.3g
- Of 814 known values: 378 lower, 1 equal, 435 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard46.5th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +2g
- Drop
- 4mm
- Of 818 known values: 64 lower, 55 equal, 699 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lowerLower 14.5%, including ties / average -2.8mm
- Stack height (heel/forefoot)
- 37 / 33mm
- Of 694 known values: 415 lower, 35 equal, 244 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard62.3th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +2.3mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 787 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- Altra EGO FLO
- Outsole
- rubber
- Reference price
- $160
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- The exact Altra Japan product page lists 269.3g for a men's US 10.5 sample.
- Plate note
- The exact Altra Japan and US construction and technology specifications contain no carbon structure, so this model is classified as not carbon-plated.
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Weight x stack height
registered average: 266g / 34.7mm (686 shoes)
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Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 269.3g·registered average 267g (814 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 4mm·registered average 6.8mm (818 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 37mm·registered average 34.7mm (694 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.