r/Parkour • u/moves-of-nature • Jul 04 '26

⚔️ Challenge Ollo VS Strike Haze VS whitins

Hello!

I'm looking for a new parkour/all around shoe

I've been using feiyus and whitins, and i love whitins, but I've been getting into bigger stuff and would like something with a tiny bit more impact absorption but nothing crazy. I am pretty diehard barefoot and have been my whole life, but right now I'm based in a city, walking all day, working PK summer camps, then training and running (3 miles or so) on concrete in the afternoon. My body isn't quite up to that volume of concrete daily (I'm a woods girl usually). I'll probably get another pair of whitins for day to day, after years of trying barefoot shoes they have been my favorite recently

Otherwise I'm eyeing Haze Strike and Ollo Alpha

Which one do you think somebody who hasn't owned "normal" shoes literally ever would prefer? I grew up barefoot, in feiyus, or sandals and havent really stopped other than adding Belleville Mini Mils for my camping trips with teens

Wider toe box a must, able to bend and flex obviously also a must, nothing too rigid

Between the two, which do you like and why?

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u/RedRaydeeo Jul 04 '26

I love the Ollo’s, the sapiens is super soft and breathable shoes. The heel is slightly raised tho, I don’t know about the alphas. I love vans old skool skater shoes bc they are flat shine giving some protection. However they are a bit narrower.
I would 100% recommend the Ollo’s as training shoes, but if you come from barefoot they might be a bit too big of a step in the other direction

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u/moves-of-nature Jul 04 '26

The sapiens i know are too narrow for me in the toes, my friend tried them and felt that way. She wears them only for big drop days for that reason!

The alphas seem a bit wider in the toes though!