Midsole for athletic shoe

摘要

A shoe including a midsole with at least one inflated cushion and a midsole material external thereto having at least one opening through which at least a portion of the inflated cushion is exposed to and visible from outside the shoe. The external midsole material is made of a material different from that of a ground engaging portion of the outsole. The shoe includes a plate extending under a majority of the area occupied by the heel region of the upper and an arch bridge having a lower surface that is in substantial part non-ground-engaging and visible from the bottom of the shoe.