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Altamesa 500 RD

Daily TrainerReleased 2025-10JP

Altamesa 500 RD adapts trail-focused Altamesa geometry into a plate-free, high-cushion daily road trainer. A lightweight DREAM foam platform and broad base pair soft rebound with inherent stability, while a flat-lug SurfaceCTRL outsole is tuned for pavement. The breathable engineered-mesh upper and gusseted tongue help limit foot movement, suiting everyday mileage and paved training for trail runners.

Intended uses:
Daily
2 sources · checked 2026-08-10

Specs

Among 869 listed shoes, this is a heavier Daily Trainer

Weight
295g
Of 814 known values: 591 lower, 19 equal, 204 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
heavierUpper 27.4%, including ties / average +28g
Drop
6mm
Of 818 known values: 221 lower, 157 equal, 440 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
Standard36.6th percentile (tie midpoint) / average -0.8mm
Stack height (heel/forefoot)
35 / 29mm
Of 694 known values: 309 lower, 45 equal, 340 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
Standard47.8th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +0.3mm
Carbon plate
No
83% of 787 known models have no carbon plates
Midsole
DREAM
Outsole
SurfaceCTRL
Reference price
-
Not registered
Weight measurement and plate details
Weight note
Goldwin official JP product evidence lists approximately 295 g for one shoe at 9 inches.
Plate note
Goldwin official ALTAMESA RD collection context describes the RD line as plate-free.

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Weight x stack height

registered average: 266g / 34.7mm (686 shoes)

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Spec distributions

This shoeregistered average

Weight

This shoe 295g·registered average 267g (814 shoes)

97g375g

Drop

This shoe 6mm·registered average 6.8mm (818 shoes)

0mm13.8mm

Stack height

This shoe 35mm·registered average 34.7mm (694 shoes)

10.5mm58mm

Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.