What replaced the Altra Timp 2?
Updated August 7, 2026. Specs are men's US 9.
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THE SHORT ANSWER
The Altra Timp 3 replaced the Timp 2 in April 2021 and changed almost nothing but the upper. Same Quantic midsole, same MaxTrac outsole, same 29 mm of stack. What Altra fixed was the fit. The 2 had come in narrower through the midfoot with less volume in the toebox, and the 3 opened it back up with hot-melt panels on the sides of the vamp and a reshaped heel cup.
At a glance
- The Timp 3 is 0.2 oz lighter
- Drop is unchanged at 0 mm
- List price up $10
Every spec side by side, with the reason behind each change: Timp 2 vs 3.
Stay on your shoe, or switch?
Refined, same shoeA fit fix wearing a whole number. Altra reused the Quantic midsole and the MaxTrac outsole and spent the update entirely on the upper, which opened the toebox back up after the 2 came in narrow. Believe in the Run's testers split on whether that was progress: one preferred the 2's simpler upper and slightly squishier feel and found the tongue slid sideways mid-run, the other found lockdown better on narrow feet. Running Warehouse still called it the best zero-drop trail shoe of 2021.
Stick with the Timp 2 if
- You liked the 2's simpler, softer-feeling upper; the 3 is stiffer and takes longer to break in
- Your 2s fit you fine, since the midsole, outsole and stack are all carried over
Old stock is gone; see alternatives below.
Move to the Timp 3 if
- The 2 pinched your toes; the 3 is the version that opened the toebox back up
- You want the reshaped heel cup and the lace garage
Where the Altra Timp is now
Four generations separate the Altra Timp 2 from the Timp 6 (2025), so the gap is wider than any single update suggests:
- The Timp 6 is 0.4 oz heavier
- 1 mm more heel stack
- Drop is unchanged at 0 mm
- New midsole foam
- List price up $35
What loyalists said about the update
Thin, and the only Timp in this window with no Reddit aggregate at all, so there is no score to put next to the 2's 60 percent or the 4's 81 percent. What exists is review comments: one owner reported the glued reinforcements delaminating on multiple pairs and went back to the Lone Peak, several reported the tongue sliding, and the general read was that the shoe was good and the update was small.
Still want the original?
Buy remaining Timp 2 stock
Old stock goneAmazon's stock of the Altra Timp 2 is gone in both men's and women's sizes, and discontinued stock does not come back. The best current match is the Altra Lone Peak 9.
Ready to move on?
Beyond the Timp 3, these come closest to what the Timp 2 did.
- 10.4 oz
- 0 mm drop
- 25 mm heel
- $140 list
The same shoe with 5 mm less foam, and the comparison every Altra buyer actually makes. Both are zero drop with a FootShape toebox; the Lone Peak sits at 25 mm and keeps the StoneGuard rock plate, the Timp sits at 29 or 30 mm and does not. The Timp has run a Vibram Megagrip outsole since 2024, which on the Lone Peak is still the 9+ upcharge. Coming off a Lone Peak you notice the extra foam first and the lost ground feel second.
Against your Altra Timp 2: 0.6 oz heavier, 4 mm less heel stack, the same drop, $10 more at list.
- 9.6 oz
- 5 mm drop
- 40 mm heel
- $165 list
Cross-shopped constantly and built on opposite premises. The Speedgoat stacks 40 mm on a 5 mm drop and holds the foot still; the Timp sits at 30 mm, zero drop, and lets the toes spread. Both run Vibram Megagrip, so grip is not what decides it. Drop and toebox are, and neither converts quickly to the other.
Against your Altra Timp 2: 0.2 oz lighter, 11 mm more heel stack, 5 mm more drop, $35 more at list.
- 9.2 oz
- 0 mm drop
- 28 mm heel
- $160 list
The same platform without the lugs, and Altra's best-selling road shoe. Zero drop, Standard FootShape, 28 mm of foam on the current version against the Timp's 30. Timp owners who run road sections to reach the trail lost that option at the Timp 6, when the recut Vibram tread made it trail-only; the Torin is where Altra expects those miles to go now.
Against your Altra Timp 2: 0.6 oz lighter, 1 mm less heel stack, the same drop, $30 more at list.
Questions runners ask
- Is the Altra Timp 2 still available?
- No. Amazon's stock of the Altra Timp 2 is gone in both men's and women's sizes, and old-model stock does not come back. Your move is the successor or a close alternative.
- Is the Timp 3 a downgrade from the Altra Timp 2?
- No. Most runners rate the Timp 3 as the same shoe done slightly better. The changes are real but none of them alter what the shoe is.
- How much lighter is the Timp 3?
- 0.2 oz lighter in a men's US 9: 9.6 oz against the Altra Timp 2's 9.8 oz.
- Is the Altra Timp still made?
- Yes. The current version is the Altra Timp 6, released in 2025, 4 versions on from the Altra Timp 2.
- What is the closest current alternative to the Altra Timp 2?
- The Altra Lone Peak 9. The same shoe with 5 mm less foam, and the comparison every Altra buyer actually makes. Both are zero drop with a FootShape toebox; the Lone Peak sits at 25 mm and keeps the StoneGuard rock plate, the Timp sits at 29 or 30 mm and does not. The Timp has run a Vibram Megagrip outsole since 2024, which on the Lone Peak is still the 9+ upcharge. Coming off a Lone Peak you notice the extra foam first and the lost ground feel second.