Vanish Carbon 3
Vanish Carbon 3 is Altra’s road racer for racing and speedwork. It replaces the previous full-length plate with a patent-pending split-toe carbon design that supports the big toe and lateral forefoot independently. Two layers of full-PEBA FAST RCE foam pair with a rubber outsole, lightweight engineered mesh, Racing FootShape fit, and a revised rocker to promote race-day propulsion while preserving toe movement.
- Intended uses:
- Race, Tempo
Specs
Among 869 listed shoes, this is a lighter / high-stack Racing
- Weight
- 220g
- Of 814 known values: 115 lower, 11 equal, 688 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lighterLower 15.5%, including ties / average -47g
- 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)
- 40 / 36mm
- Of 694 known values: 569 lower, 40 equal, 85 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- higherUpper 18%, including ties / average +5.3mm
- Carbon plate
- Yes
- 17% of 787 known models have carbon plates
- Midsole
- FAST RCE
- Outsole
- Rubber
- Reference price
- $240
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- The exact Altra US product page lists 220g for a men's US 10 shoe.
- Plate note
- It uses a patent-pending split-toe carbon plate that independently supports the big toe and lateral forefoot.
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for Altra Vanish Carbon 2.
In the registered data, weight is 9g lighter at 220g, drop is 4mm higher at 4mm, and heel stack is 4mm higher at 40mm.
These are differences between registered values, not a controlled comparison at the same size and measurement conditions. See the notes below the specs for weight conditions.
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Comparison: All data (869 shoes)
Position map
Weight x stack height
registered average: 266g / 34.7mm (686 shoes)
The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.
Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 220g·registered average 267g (814 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 4mm·registered average 6.8mm (818 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 40mm·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.