I don't know what happened to merrell shoe company?!? For years Ive been a loyal customer of their products but in the last couple years Ive watched a steep departure from the quality Ive always come to expect. I hate it when companys do this, they build up a reputation and then sell it to the cheapest bidder. The stitching falls apart, elastic rips out of shoe, the toe cap delaminates, the inside parts begin to prematurely wear. I used to get Merrell shoes chase I could run them hard and hang them out to dry over and over and over. Now Im lucky to get 6 months out of them. Shame !