Footwear with Hydroplaning-Resistant Outsole and Camouflaged Toe Cap

An article of footwear including a heel, a toe, a longitudinal axis extending between the heel and the toe, and a lateral axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, comprising:

• an upper;
• an outsole;
• and
• a toe cap co-molded with the outsole, the toe cap extending upwards over a forefoot portion of the upper, the toe cap having a first coloration and the outsole having a second coloration, the second coloration different from the first coloration, wherein the first coloration is substantially the same as a coloration of the upper.

An article of footwear including a heel, a toe, a longitudinal axis extending between the heel and the toe, a lateral axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis across the article of footwear, and a vertical axis, comprising:

• an outsole, the outsole including a ground contacting surface, the ground contacting surface including:
• an angled channel angled relative to the longitudinal and lateral axes, the angled channel having a cross-section with a first substantially vertical inner side wall and a second angled outer sidewall that is angled from a trough of the channel toward an outer edge of the article;
• a plurality of lateral waved grooves intersecting the angled channel;
• and
• a plurality of lateral waved sipes having cuts intersecting the plurality of lateral waved grooves and the angled channel, the cuts deeper than both the angled channel and the lateral waved grooves.