I'm currently combing through a bunch of websites looking for a new pair of trail runners. I most recently had the Salomon XA Pro 3D Ultra all-mountains shoes (the waterproof, green ones), and was a bit disappointed with their performance. They did not even last a year, and most of the time they spent traversing around campus and trail running occasionally. They really fell apart in the RRG, actually; holes opened up; the lace/cords ripped; lace stays completely failed, etc. In fact, my old trail runners, one of Salomon's cheaper models, outlasted these supposedly bomber all-mountain shoes. Any recommendations for replacements? I really like Salomon for both design and function, but I was also looking La Sportiva and Merrell, among others. Any wisdom would be appreciated!
Cheers.