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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Altra Timp Review}}
I've come to appreciate the [[Altra]] Timp over the last few hundred miles, and it's been a great companion on some wonderful adventures. I've using them on a wide variety of surfaces, from the slick mud and deep bogs of the English fells, to the gnarly rocky trails of the appellation Mountains, and even some connecting roads. I've done a number of self-supported, day long runs of 30-50 miles, and they've proved themselves a wonderful multipurpose running shoe. They don't have the incredible sticky outsole of the original [[Hoka Mafate| Hoka Mafate Speed]], but the latest version of the Mafate has moved away from the grippy [[RMAT]] to a Vibram outsole. There were a couple of times when I really missed the grip of the Mafate, the Timp letting me down (literally) on wet rock, but the Timp is a better all-around trail shoe. While the Timp lacks head room in the toe box, it doesn't press the toes down as much as many other shoes, and I managed to run hundreds of miles in them before I cut open the toe box. I rated the Timp as "Best of the Best" and is my top-rated trail shoe. The [[Altra Lone Peak]] is quite similar and very close, but I think the Timp is slightly better. {{H:WhatToLookForInShoes}}
<br/>'''Update''': I've tried the Timp 1.5 update, and the changes are more significant that you might expect from the ".5" number. The Timp 1.5 is much narrower in the midfoot and less roomy. It's also less stable under the forefoot, and a little less comfortable overall. I'm not going to test the Timp 1.5 as the Lone Peak 4.0 is a better (and more popular) shoe. I will check out the upcoming Timp 2.0.
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