Olympus 6

Everyone's feet are different so realize that no one shoe will work for everyone. The OLY 6 is just right for my well used 61 YO feet. I no longer run, but I regularly hike 10+ miles a day and the OLY 6 protects and cushions my feet while still being stable. This is very much the opposite of highly cushioned road shoes. I have worn these on trails, off trail, on hardpack and tarmac with the same excellent results. No issues with my heels or hotspots anywhere else on my feet.

I have roughly 250 miles on these shoes and they have shown little to no wear. Use has been split 50/50 between trails and pavement and I have nothing but good things to say about these shoes.

I agree with other reviews. I loved the previous model (pre 5). The 6 looks to be similar to the 5. The 4 had a deeper inset for the heal allowing for better utilizations of thin insoles, less bulky, and I liked the thinner shoelaces much better. I hope HOKA reads these and makes the perfect cushion zero drop, wide toe trail shoe! I don't have a better option, so I will continue to buy these.

This has been my go to for high mileage runs. It keeps my feet in good shape for 50K runs and lasts probably about 300-350 miles before they need replacing. Other shoes have caused blisters but these don't. I am on my 4th pair now I like them so much. Happy I found them. Keep it up HOKA!

Topos used to be my go-to, but then the toe box got so wide that my feet would slide around. Changed to the Olympus 6 and have a whole year with many road and trail runs on them. Comfy, no blisters, good cushion. A bit too warm for my preference in the summer, but they've been great in the rainy PNW winter. I see a lot of negative reviews, but my experience has been really great for the last year of runs in them.