An athletic shoe having a sole construction comprising a heel plenum configured to accommodate the tuberosity of the calcaneous of the heel of the user, a forefoot plenum preferably having a plurality of interconnecting plenum members configured to accommodate a corresponding plurality of metatarsal heads of the forefoot of the user, both plenums being preferably filled with cushioning material and compressed air and being interconnected by passageways for the controlled flow of air back and forth between the plenums during wearing of the shoe.
