Altra
US · 2009 · Running
Zero-drop, foot-shaped running shoes, now a VF brand
Started in the back of a Utah running store with a heat gun and a theory about heel height. Sold to ICON, then to VF in 2018; the toe box survived both owners, the kids' line did not. Wide versions and a women's last remain on the line.
- Ownership
- Group owned
- Status
- Acquired
- Made
- Contract factories, Asia
- Offers
- club and race presence, a phone line, plain-language guides, wide fits, an engineered women's fit
- Activities
- Running, Trail running, Hiking