I must have ordered the Merrell Trail 4 glove 10 times, it lasted a good 4-5 months at 80-100 km a month. And fits perfectly with just enough barefoot and grip. Unfortunately, this series is no longer available. So I bought the Trail Glove 5 even though I saw the bad reviews and knew they might be a little different. Well they were just as disappointing as the other reviews said, so disappointing. I'm not sure who at Merrell thought switching shoes would be a good idea. Long story short, I even tried the new Trail 6 glove and didn't even come close to getting a 4. With all this bad news after much research and shoe returns. I've found my new gloved trials running shoes, the New Balance Minimus V10 Men's Running Shoes are perfect for running barefoot! And my new shoe is coming! I think Merrell wants to get out of the barefoot shoe market!