The Altra Escalante doesn’t offer additional widths. Instead, the engineers at Altra decided to build their shoes around the contours of an actual human foot, and runners have consistently praised Altra shoes for giving them lots of room to wiggle their toes. As for the Escalante, it’s the lightest shoe on this list by over an ounce, with an especially soft forefoot and excellent energy return. If you’re looking for a zero-drop shoe for uptempo workouts and races, the Escalante is not just popular with runners—it’s a Runner’s World Editor’s Choice award winner.