Changes

* {{H:lacing}}. The flat laces work well and remained tied. Like many Altra shoes, I find the position of the uppermost eyeholes a little old, with the top hole too high and the next hole a little too low. The shoes come from the manufacturer laced in a way that indicates they think you should do a [[Lacing#The Heel Lock| "heel lock" style of lacing]], which I hate. I find that approach is very hard to get the tension right.

* {{H:heelcounter}}. The Olympus has a surprisingly firm heel counter which is reinforced by the midsole foam rising up around the lower part of the heel. However, there are no strongly defined edges, so it should not cause a problem. The heel counter comes as far up the back of the heel as is normal for running shoe.

=Comparisons=

Here are some direct comparisons with its potential competition.

* Advantage Altra Paradigm

** {{H:weight}}. The Altra Paradigm is lighter.

==Olympus and Hoka Bondi==

Comparing the Olympus and the [[Hoka Bondi]]: