I am really excited about what Hettas is doing and wanted to love these shoes, but they just didn't work for me. I am hopeful that a future model will work better. For me, they were too stiff and heavy to be a speed shoe. The tongue dug into my ankle, so I put the inserts in, which helped, but the inserts felt rough on the bottoms of my feet, even through my socks. On the plus side, the color and look of the shoe is very appealing.

The size is incredibly small, and the guide suggests 1size difference, BUT THIS IS WRONG. 2size difference would have been more accurate.

The shoe may be nice, but faulty guide made this international purchase a very bad experience.

I went one size up to my usual running shoe, but you can tell how high quality the shoe is. I liked that it came with 2 inserts because I ended up using the other one in the box. The outside is unique in being clear so you can see part of your socks, but I've grown to LOVE the look and I get tons of compliments on them!

I got my Alma speed a few months ago and they are great for my faster pace track workouts and runs, I raced in them for the first time yesterday and they were AMAZING! I will definitely be getting more pairs of Hettas in the future!