Altra

Paradigm 7

Women's

I've been waiting for you, Paradigm Wide! I'm not a runner but a senior lady with horrible feet from years of business high heels.resulting in crossover toes, bunions, daily pain plus RA and osteoarthritis. Long story short, I need a wide fit, cushioning and stability. I have recently tried over 40 brands of "arthritis designed shoes"I love Altra, been wearing them since the Torin 2.5 when I had fairly normal feet. My Torin Luxes are the only Altras I can get in to these days.until Paradigm Wide just came out. They felt too big initially; the volume is unreal! I do use different insoles and added thicker socks to address the volume issues. I may try a 1/2 size smaller just to get a fair comparison. For days when the swelling is more than normal, the larger amount of volume will be most helpful. The wide size only comes in blue (my least favorite color), but when I find something that helps the incredible pain, it could be bright orange or green and I'll wear it! Thanks, Altra, for shoes that address a growing segment of the population with these issues.

I have heel spurs and have bought other orthopedic shoes in the same price range. Was having aweful heel pain on scale from 1-10 it was 100 and facing surgery. Wore the new shoes for a week and my heel pain is a 1. I think I will put off the surgery!!!!

I made the switch Altra and the Paradigm 6 and loved the shoe so much that I stocked up on several pairs since I am a daily runner who after decades of running developed various foot issues. I was so disappointed when I got these Paradigm 7's which, as so many others have noted, are way too firm and hard in the midsole. Why did you change the perfect running shoe and what will you do to address this intolerable firmness and loss of cushion which had been present in the 6's?