Advice for Road Runners: The Altra Women's Paradigm 7 Running Shoes should be the most supportive Altra model.

Underfoot Feel

The enhanced stability stems from the GuideRail™ technology. This dynamic support system supports your feet as and when it's needed. 

It's worth noting, the wide midsole base also delivers a stable underfoot feel. 

The Altra Paradigm 7 Running Shoes feature Altra EGO™ MAX foam. This offers a high level of underfoot protection - which should improve your comfort level.

For clarity, 'Balanced Cushioning' means there's no difference in height from the heel to the forefoot. 

Upper Fit

The Altra Paradigm 7 Running Shoes feature a Standard FootShape™ Fit. This should allow your toes to relax and spread out naturally. It's likely the toe box will feel wider than typical road running shoes.

Padding around the tongue and ankle collar improves comfort.

Ideal Run Type

Softer running shoes tend to feel at their best on slower paced runs. As a result, we recommend using the Altra Women's Paradigm 7 Running Shoes for your lower intensity runs.

It's likely the holistic support system will be beneficial at the end of longer runs. 

Technical Features

• Approximate weight: 232.5 grams
• Drop: 0 mm
• Stack height: 30 mm
• Standard FootShape Fit toe box 
• InnerFlex midsole design allows the foot to flex naturally
• GuideRail provides additional medial support when required

Sizing Advice

Shoe size is a personal preference and everyone's feet are different, but we want to ensure you avoid any pain or discomfort from bruised toenails, rubbing, blistering or pins and needles.

Your running shoes should have enough width to allow you to spread your toes and should have some space at the front (we recommend having a half to one thumb's width of space from the end of your longest toe to the front of your running shoes).

This usually means that your running shoe will be at least a half size bigger than your regular shoe size though this can vary from brand to brand.