Do you remember the opening chase scene from James Bond Casino Royale, where Bond chases one of the bad guys through a high-rise building site, climbing over scaffolding, through elevator shafts and up walls? Well this is Parkour; a sport of free-running using obstacles to move quickly from one place to another.  The only real piece of equipment you need to practice Parkour are some good shoes and we are proud to be informed that the Merrell Barefoot shoes are some of the best. Shoes like the Merrell Barefoot Trail Glove offer the freedom, durability and traction needed to keep you on your feet when you are running along the trails or up walls!

Merrell is extremely pleased to be involved with this years Mainpeak MultiSport Endurance Event being held in Perth. One of Australia’s toughest multisport events famously labelled by Perth-based professional triathlete, Sean O’Neill, as “harder than Ironman” - is set for Sunday 9 September, 2012.

Here at Team Merrell Australia we like to get outside as often as possible. This weekend we are looking forward to entering the world’s largest race the City to Surf in Sydney.  The 14km race is expected to attract over 80,000 entrants including five from team Merrell. We will be wearing our Merrell Barefoot shoes this year and look forward to some great results! Look out for us during the race and we hope to see you there in your Merrells!

This year, we’re proud to say that Merrell is turning 30.  We know that some people get a bit freaked out by milestone birthdays, but for us, we can’t be more excited!  You see, we think the fact that we’ve been kicking around (pun intended) for 30 years is something to be proud of.  Really proud, because it means that although we think we make great shoes and clothing, you do too.