Vapor Glove 6 Trail Running Shoe

I absolutely love these shoes. I wear them for my HIIT workout every morning and I also do trail runs in them. My last competitive trail run was 9 1/2 miles with 1800 feet of elevation gain. I was the only one out there wearing barefoot shoes. Everyone else thought I was crazy, but they were shaking their heads and disbelief when I finished first. The shoes were phenomenal. Just thick enough to protect my feet from the sharp rocks of the mountain side, but enough ground feel to be able to maintain control on the steep terrain. I’m on my second pair now after I wore completely through the soul on my first pair after two years.

Merrell, please hear me. I have been a die hard fan of vapor gloves since versions 3 &4. They are the most comfortable barefoot shoes I've ever worn. It is with a heavy heart i give them 1 stars. While their look and fit has improved every version, the durability of the sole is still terrible. I've wasted probably thousands of dollars on these because the sole lasts about a month AT MOST before wearing holes in the heel. Unfortunately no other barefoot shoes have the same feel, flexibility, grip, and toe space so I keep burning my money. I understand that thin soles wear faster, but vivo barefoot has soles this thin that last months and months longer. PLEASE fix this or I'll have to switch completely to Vivobarefoot. I'm so tired of duct taping, gluing, and patching my shoes with flex seal. Nothing works. Please, fix this. The photos I've attached are flex seal I've applied to try and fix it. Looks like it will wear out within a day and does not work.