Congratulations, you’ve been accepted to the 2021 Altra Red Team !

I’ve been using Altra shoes for the last few years, and since I tried them the first time, I’ve been a huge fan. That’s why I’m super excited to announce that I now have been accepted to the 2021 Altra Red Team.

“Altra Red Team is a diverse group of athletes who live and breathe Altra” – a short description of the team, and something that suits me well. During the initial years of my running, I suffered from “runners knee” several times. For months at the time I was away from running, getting treatment and was trying to get back to into running with exercise after exercise.

During one of the running races I participated in, limping through the finishing line I got the advice to try barefoot shoes, zero drop shoes. Apparently that had made the trick for her. A few weeks later I got the same tips from another friend. They were both pushing for barefoot shoes with no cushion and I quickly picked up on the advice. I loved it. In just a few weeks my running knee had gone away and it has never come back.

During the initial year, of using barefoot shoes I was getting the miles in through a mix of trail and road runing. I couldn’t really get the distance I wanted though as the feet got tired, leading to one of the bones in my right foot broke one day. After 8 months with a cast I could finally get back to running. I didn’t want to risk anything by going back to barefoot shoes so I scanned the internet for advice. Happily enough I found something else. Something better. Something unique. I found Altra.

With a foot shaped toe box, and zero drop but well cushioned shoes I could now get back to natural running. From day one of using Altra I have absolutely loved them and I now can’t think of using anything else.

As I primarily run trail running, my favourite shoe is Altra Lone Peak. But I have tried several versions of them. Regardless if it’s been the indoor solstice, the casual boots, road runnners or the wide array trail shoes I’ve tried, I have loved them all. All my foot injuries has gone away and my runners knee is just now a memory.

Please got ahead and try Altra as well. I’m confident you’ll love them. If you have any questions of my Altra experience, please let me know and I’ll do the best to answer your questions.