Topo Athletic  Terraventure 4 Trail-Running Shoes - Men's

I wore these on an AT thru hike, and was able to make it the entire way on only TWO pairs of these shoes - the first pair lasting roughly 1200 miles, the second pair lasting the last 1000. Though there was some early separation in the toe on both pairs as mentioned in other reviews, it never separated to the point where any holes were in the shoe. After a few hundred miles (500?) on both pairs, I did get some small holes in the upper mesh, always on the right foot first. The outsoles were the real star of the shoe; they wore out very slowly, and still had fantastic grip during the end of their life in all weather conditions. I always felt supremely confident in my footing in these shoes, except for a few times on really wet granite in Maine after having already put 900+ miles on the second pair. When switching from the first to the second pair, I initially had some rough blistery skin around my heel due to trying to hike too many miles (20+) too quickly, but after spending a day or two easing them in, I had no further issues and they became quite comfortable pretty quickly.

Toe de-laminated after 25 miles. Was pretty happy with the shoe out of the box, it felt a little more responsive than the MTN Racer, and I was happy with it on the first run. Noticed the toe had delaminated after the second run. I contacted the manufacturer and they told me to return it to the store despite it being a warranty issue (Exactly 30 days after purchase). Since the V3 of their products (suspiciously when DSW bought them) the quality of their shoes has deteriorated. Wide shoes have vastly improved my running happiness. It has been a shame to watch large corporations acquire those brands and neglect them to squeeze margin out of them.