Shoe

A shoe, comprising:

• an outsole including a ground contact surface adapted to be in contact with the ground;
• and
• an upper attached directly or indirectly to the outsole opposite to the ground contact surface, wherein
• the outsole includes:
• an outsole body;
• a roll-up portion extending from an edge of the outsole body toward the upper;
• a flexible region provided only on a lateral side of a forefoot portion of the outsole;
• at least one cut extending from the outsole body to the roll-up portion and formed in the flexible region;
• and
• a continuous portion that is coextensive with a medial half of a peripheral edge of the outsole body, wherein the continuous portion is continuous from a toe end of the outsole body to a heel end of the outsole body,
• wherein, on a forefoot portion of the upper, an upper protection layer is provided,
• wherein the upper protection layer includes a protection reinforcement part, and a flexibility providing part that is thinner than the protection reinforcement part,
• wherein the shoe comprises an eyelet part through which a shoelace is inserted, wherein the protection reinforcement part is arranged near the eyelet part,
• wherein the shoe comprises a slit formed on the upper to extend in a longitudinal direction of the upper, the eyelet part being formed on each of two opposing sides of the slit in a width direction of the slit, wherein, in a width direction of the shoe, the slit is formed closer to a side opposite to the flexible region with respect to a middle of the upper in the width direction of the shoe, and wherein, in the width direction of the shoe, the upper protection layer is provided closer to the flexible region than the slit, and the slit is further away from the flexible region than the upper protection layer.