I hate to say this but I
I hate to say this but I kinda of agree with him to some degree and only from my very own limited and personal experience. Running my 50 I was doing great, as far as my feet, through 25 miles on a pretty technical course with lots of roots, rocks, streams, hills, off camber trails etc...
However there was a point where the Merrills started to just not be enough. The feet were sore and taking a pounding. If I could have run in any other shoe without getting some serious heel blisters, I would have put them on. I have a couple of other pairs and tehy are only good for 10 miles max before I get hot spots.
There is a downside to all that padding and elevated heel and I see this as a MAJOR NEGITIVE and Geoff didn't mention it. The more tired you get, the sloppyer the form. With high heels, the risk of twisting an ankle is huge, I speak from experience. I have NEVER twisted an ankle wearing the Merrill Trail Gloves. It is hard to twist an ankle when you are ON the ground instead of above it.
Each to their own. Geoff is awesome as is Anton. They are trail gods allmost and could wear stilletto heels and still get my respect.