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As you can see from the images above, there's surprisingly little abrasion on the exposed midsole after 200 miles. Typically, I'm gentle on my shoes, partly due to my weight (140Lb/64Kg) and partly a soft foot strike. As with most shoes, the limiting factor is more the compression of the foam than abrasion, but after 200 miles the compression is fairly modest. Most of the compression is actually the insole rather than the midsole, so if you can find some decent [[Replacement Insoles]], they could prolong the life of the Solstice.
=After 400 miles=
[[File:Altra Solstice 400miles.jpg|center|thumb|300px|]]
After 400 miles the Solstice is still going strong. There's still relatively little abrasion on the exposed midsole as you can see from the image above. There's some compression on the midsole, but far less than I'd have expected. The insole has continued to collapse, but ironically now that more of the insole is flat, it causes less problems. Instead of being compressed under just the ball of my foot, it's compressed over most of the forefoot, so there's not the twisting forces anymore. The Solstice has become my "go to" road running shoe, and the more I run in it, the more I appreciate it. I occasionally get caught out by the laces coming undone, which can be really annoying, but that's about my only quibble.
=A Comparison with other Recommended Shoes=
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