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Altra Vanish Carbon 3 vs ASICS Metaspeed Edge Tokyo

Two current shoes in the same category with similar stack height and drop, compared on the values in the database. Each cell carries a provenance badge; open a shoe for sources.

heel boneAltra Vanish Carbon 3: heel 40 mm, forefoot 36 mm (drop 4 mm); toe rocker 44 % of length, radius 49 % of length; heel bevel 13 % of length, 30 mm high at the back, ending about under the heel bone.Altra Vanish Carbon 3: toe rocker 44 % of lengthASICS Metaspeed Edge Tokyo: heel 40 mm, forefoot 35 mm (drop 5 mm); toe rocker 33 % of length, radius 37 % of length; heel bevel 9 % of length, 38 mm high at the back, ending behind the heel bone (only the back edge is rounded).ASICS Metaspeed Edge Tokyo: toe rocker 33 % of length
  • Altra Vanish Carbon 340/36 mm · toe rocker 44 % · heel bevel 13 %
  • ASICS Metaspeed Edge Tokyo40/35 mm · toe rocker 33 % · heel bevel 9 %
Illustrative profiles, not photographs: drawn from published stack heights and photo estimates of the unloaded shoes on a common length (300 mm), heels aligned, toe to the left; dots mark where each toe rocker starts; the dotted vertical line is under the heel bone (12 % of length), so a heel curve reaching past it is a bevel in front of the heel bone. Dotted lines use typical values where a shoe has no measurement. Exact values are in the table below.
MetricAltra Vanish Carbon 3
Racing · Road
ASICS Metaspeed Edge Tokyo
Racing · Road
Heel-to-toe drop4 mmStated5 mmDerived
Heel stack40 mmStated40 mmStated
Forefoot stack36 mmStated35 mmStated
Weight232 gStated159 gStated
Toe rocker44 %est.33 %est.
Rocker radius49 %est.37 %est.
Rocker rise angle30 degest.33 degest.
Rocker angle at toe63 degest.64 degest.
Toe tip over ground58 mm*est.45 mm*est.
Visible rocker lift onset66 %est.75.7 %est.
Toe spring (relative)24.7 %est.21.3 %est.
Heel bevel length13.2 %est.9.3 %*est.
Heel bevel height30 mmest.38 mmest.
Midsole width (forefoot)—108 mmMeasured
Midsole width (heel)—75 mmMeasured
Toe box shape75 %est.72 %est.
Interior forefoot width—89.4 mmMeasured
Toebox width—73 mmMeasured
Longitudinal stiffness—41Derived
Midsole firmness—15Derived
PlateCarbon plateCarbon plate
Primary foamAltra FAST RCE (supercritical PEBA)FF Leap + FF Turbo Plus
List price$240$270

Key differences

  • Altra Vanish Carbon 3's heel-to-toe drop is 4 mm, 1 mm lower than ASICS Metaspeed Edge Tokyo's 5 mm.
  • Heel stack is about the same: 40 mm for Altra Vanish Carbon 3, 40 mm for ASICS Metaspeed Edge Tokyo.
  • Altra Vanish Carbon 3's forefoot stack is 36 mm, 1 mm thicker than ASICS Metaspeed Edge Tokyo's 35 mm.
  • Altra Vanish Carbon 3's weight is 232 g, 73 g heavier than ASICS Metaspeed Edge Tokyo's 159 g.
  • Altra Vanish Carbon 3's toe rocker is 44 % of length, 11 % of length longer than ASICS Metaspeed Edge Tokyo's 33 % of length.

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