Why I Keep Reaching for the Altra Via Olympus 2 — Transcript

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1. 0:00Let's make this review the shortest
2. 0:02review ever. I love this shoe. I really
3. 0:05enjoy and love the shoe. Stay tuned if
4. 0:08you want to know more about the things
5. 0:10that I enjoy and if I manage to find
6. 0:12something I really dislike in the
7. 0:15[Music]
8. 0:27shoe.
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10. 0:46Ultra Via Olympus 2. My beloved Via
11. 0:51Olympus 2. Now we It's over 500
12. 0:54kilometers.
13. 0:56midsole is still plush and soft, but it
14. 0:59compresses and then it takes longer to
15. 1:02decompress. So after 5 to 10 kilometers,
16. 1:05it feels a little bit firm. And that's
17. 1:07why I'm going to give it away to someone
18. 1:10who maybe will use it for daily use, go
19. 1:12to work,
20. 1:17etc. What do I like and what I dislike
21. 1:20in the shoe? Again, I think this shoe is
22. 1:24a very, very good shoe. It's a very
23. 1:25comfortable shoe. Upper is very
24. 1:27comfortable. Midsole is nice and plush.
25. 1:29Especially compared to most of Altra's
26. 1:32um models to 7 Ultra V forward via even
27. 1:37Ultra Experience Flow. I think this shoe
28. 1:41beats the crap out of all those shoe
29. 1:44when it comes to comfort and softness.
30. 1:47Honestly, I did run a marathon in this
31. 1:50shoe. It was already over 400 kilometers
32. 1:53and the shoe and it still did perform
33. 1:56well. It is not a responsive midsole is
34. 1:58not going to push you forward and makes
35. 2:00you feel like you're on a trampoline.
36. 2:02However, I really enjoy the spacious toe
37. 2:06box. I enjoy the plush upper
38. 2:11also thick
39. 2:14midsole. No issues with the outsole. a
40. 2:18little bit heavy. If it was lighter,
41. 2:22maybe in a lighter upper, slightly more
42. 2:24supportive upper, maybe. I think that
43. 2:27this would have been my shoe of the
44. 2:30year. Of course, I cannot compare to
45. 2:33other big brands. I I'm sure that they
46. 2:36have much better shoes, but myself the
47. 2:38Altras maybe toos will fit me the best
48. 2:42because of this wide toebo, especially
49. 2:45the width at the big toe, especially on
50. 2:48my right foot, which usually is the only
51. 2:50foot that gives me issues when the shoes
52. 2:53are a little bit too tight. It has no
53. 2:56gusseted tongue. However, if you're
54. 2:58using this shoe for daily runs, easy
55. 3:00runs, again, I did some speed repeats in
56. 3:03it and I did not mind it. I think it
57. 3:06performs very, very well. It's a nice
58. 3:08allrounder. Preferably, you would use it
59. 3:10for easy and maybe those long runs.
60. 3:12Honestly, I really feel sorry that I'm
61. 3:15going to give it away. I know I could
62. 3:17keep it and use it for walking, but
63. 3:18usually I walk with barefoot shoes and
64. 3:20barefoot sandals, so this would be too
65. 3:22much cushion for going around. decided
66. 3:25to give it to someone who might maybe
67. 3:27does not afford buying a shoe. The upper
68. 3:30midsole and outsole, they are not torn.
69. 3:32They are still in very good conditions.
70. 3:34That is it. If you have any questions
71. 3:36about the Altra V Olympus 2, feel free
72. 3:39to write them down below. Unfortunately,
73. 3:42Altra, as far as people are writing on
74. 3:45the internet, they're going to
75. 3:46discontinue this shoe. It's not as
76. 3:48popular as the other shoes from Alta,
77. 3:50which is epity. So, if you really like
78. 3:52this shoe, I would suggest that you grab
79. 3:54maybe another one. Maybe you're lucky to
80. 3:55find one on sale. I am considering doing
81. 3:58that as well myself, unless Alpha is
82. 4:00going to release something spectacular.
83. 4:02That is it for today. Thank you for
84. 4:04watching. I enjoy if you could subscribe
85. 4:07to my channel. See you in the next one.
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