New to Altra brand & just purchased the Paradigm 6 for women. Recently gave a solid review of this sneaker on Amazon but duly noting that for me it ran a full size smaller than my other sneakers. I went with these as well because some reviews highlighted their even wider toebox room and feeling more supportive. My issue is that indeed there's even more toebox room in these than the Paradigm 6 but that additional room carries through the entire width of the sneaker. I'm a Medium in width and these felt like a Wide. I could tell just taking them out of the box they looked clunkier, but after trying them on, I knew they weren't right for me as my foot was loose and swimming around, which is not the right feel for either running or walking.