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Altra Olympus 5 vs Brooks Cascadia 17

Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.

No winner on weight yet. Some brands publish the weight of one shoe, others the weight of a pair, and we have not yet confirmed which one applies to the Brooks Cascadia 17. Until it is checked against the maker's own figure, the numbers below are not a fair comparison, so choose on fit, features and price.
Spec Altra Olympus 5 Brooks Cascadia 17
Weight 700 g · 0.700 kg · 1.54 lb
per pair (medium-sized pair)
 630 g · 0.630 kg · 1.39 lb
as listed — one shoe or a pair, not yet confirmed
Brand Altra Brooks
Category Footwear Footwear
Altra Olympus 5
700 g

Maximum cushion zero-drop trail shoe for long days.

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Brooks Cascadia 17
630 g as listed

Versatile trail shoe with rock plate and DNA Loft cushioning.

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Altra Olympus 5 vs Brooks Cascadia 17: which should you buy?

We list the Altra Olympus 5 at 700 g and the Brooks Cascadia 17 at 630 g, but that is not enough to call one lighter: one of these numbers may be a single shoe and the other a pair. We are checking every weight in the database against the maker's own page. Once the Brooks Cascadia 17 is confirmed, this page will say which one wins on weight.

See where both rank against everything else in this category on the lightest footwear page, or browse the full gear weight database.

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