Kevin A. Kirby, DPM - These two Frenchmen, both experienced mountain trail runners and former employees of Salomon, Nicolas Mermoud and Jean-Luc Diard, in 2009 started developing a new type of running
![iRunFar on Twitter: "For some throwback fun, our chat with @HokaOneOne founder Nicolas Mermoud before #UTMB 2010. https://t.co/g05mEQM26s https://t.co/nyW8FqKVjD" / Twitter iRunFar on Twitter: "For some throwback fun, our chat with @HokaOneOne founder Nicolas Mermoud before #UTMB 2010. https://t.co/g05mEQM26s https://t.co/nyW8FqKVjD" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cq7SKJHWIAAQtia.jpg:large)
iRunFar on Twitter: "For some throwback fun, our chat with @HokaOneOne founder Nicolas Mermoud before #UTMB 2010. https://t.co/g05mEQM26s https://t.co/nyW8FqKVjD" / Twitter
![Florence Saugues on Twitter: "En direct de la conférence de Nicolas Mermoud, co-fondateur @hoka, #entrepreneur #Startup #TalentsESCClermont #innovation #running #trail #sport https://t.co/lVca7oUcGj" / Twitter Florence Saugues on Twitter: "En direct de la conférence de Nicolas Mermoud, co-fondateur @hoka, #entrepreneur #Startup #TalentsESCClermont #innovation #running #trail #sport https://t.co/lVca7oUcGj" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FDxQ40CWUAEodgl.jpg:large)