Footwear with internal harness

An article of footwear comprising:

• an upper having a bed and defining an interior cavity configured to receive a foot of a wearer, the bed having a medial side and a lateral side, and the upper including a top disposed between the medial side of the bed and the lateral side of the bed, wherein the upper defines a strike area between the top of the upper and the medial side of the bed;
• and
• a harness disposed within the upper, including:
• an inner layer that is coupled to the medial side and the lateral side of the bed;
• and
• an outer layer that coupled to the medial side and the lateral side of the bed, the outer layer extending over the inner layer and including a cable and a tightening mechanism, the tightening mechanism configured to tension the cable and cause the outer layer to apply a compressive force to the inner layer to secure the foot of the wearer to the bed of the upper, wherein the cable and the tightening mechanism are disposed closer to the lateral side of the bed than the medial side of the bed so that the cable and the tightening mechanism do not impact an outer contour of the strike area.

An internal harness for an article of footwear, comprising:

• a tongue that is coupleable to a medial side and a lateral side of an upper;
• and
• a compressive layer disposed over the tongue, comprising:
• a medial panel that is coupleable to the medial side of the upper;
• a lateral panel that is coupleable to the lateral side of the upper;
• a cable that movably couples the lateral panel to the medial panel;
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• a rotary tightening mechanism disposed on the tongue closer to the lateral side of the upper than the medial side of the upper and configured to tighten the cable to cause the lateral panel and the medial panel to move together and a compressive force to a foot of a wearer to secure the foot of the wearer in the upper, wherein the tongue provides a cushioning layer between the cable and the foot of the wearer to provide comfort for and maintain circulation in the foot of the wearer.