The Experience Flow 3 is the Altra for people not ready to go all the way: a 4 mm drop instead of the brand's signature zero, the new EGO P35 foam at a 32 mm heel, an updated engineered-mesh upper and redesigned heel — with the roomy FootShape toe box that is the actual reason people buy Altras.
It suits you for everyday road training and uptempo days, and as the on-ramp if calf-punishing zero drop has kept you off the brand. The Experience line became Altra's best-seller doing exactly this job.
It is not a zero-drop shoe — the purists' Torin is next on the wall — and it is not maximal; the FWD Via covers the plush end. The Flow's whole idea is being the ordinary one.