: Episode 684 — Vinnie Tortorich and Serena Scott Thomas talk with Golden Harper, creator of Altra Running, about ultra-running, Altra shoes, and the company in general.
ALTRA RUNNING
- Serena discovered these shoes ages ago
- They so so quickly became her favorite shoes
- They wore out quickly because she wore them SO SO often
- She now has like 5 or 6 pairs
- Serena also bought Vinnie running shoes from Altra
- Vinnie can run in any shoes, but now he has a love for these shoes
- Check out the website now!
- This company was created by runners, for runners
- Golden Harper grew up both running and working in a running store
- He cared about people and helping them in their running
- Started studying it and ended up studying it in college as well
- Where the shoes and the science are, are very different places
- For example, in many shoe stores they try to give you special supportive shoes because you “pronate”
- It turns out, runners who pronate are actually the least injured
- Only ~16% of runners should have shoes that ‘correct’ this
- Started studying it and ended up studying it in college as well
- He cared about people and helping them in their running
- The shoe design actually started in a running store in Utah (Wasatch Mountain)
- Golden Harper grew up both running and working in a running store
- These are No BS shoes that can actually improve your running, and everyone loves them!
- The best running shoes around
- Altra has amazing Zero Drop shoes
- Since Serena started running in these shoes, her actual foot shape has improved as well
