Running shoe sole comprising a soft-elastic midsole

A sole for a running shoe having a soft-elastic midsole having an underside, the midsole comprising:

• a plurality of channels extending in a transverse direction, the channels being arranged in a lateral area of the midsole in at least a first and a second horizontal plane, wherein the first and second horizontal plane are vertically offset from one another, wherein the channels of the first horizontal plane are horizontally in the longitudinal direction offset from the channels of the second horizontal plane and wherein longitudinally adjacent channels are alternatingly offset both vertically and horizontally, such that in the vertical direction there is no overlap between the channels of the first horizontal plane and the channels of the second horizontal plane, and wherein the channels are each delimited in a longitudinal direction by a front wall and a rear wall and wherein the channels in the lateral area of the midsole are completely delimited by the soft-elastic midsole, wherein the channels in a medial area of the midsole are delimited on one side by an elastic incompressible plate extending over at least one of the heel area, the midfoot area and the forefoot area.