text: I have the One-2’s, which I read here had tighter toes than the 2.5’s do now. If so, that would be a necessary improvement.  With the One-2’s, I liked the mid-range cushioning. Light and flexible. So, good shoes but, as with some other Altra shoes (of which I have bought quite a few for racewalking and running) they ran very small. My normal size is a 13 and I needed a 14 in those. Also, I see that these shoes continue the same sole pattern which collects gravel like crazy. I had to fill the crevices with Shoe Goo. So, I would not recommend these if you are going to use them anywhere there are small rocks, like a gravel trail.