Shoe Having Lace Fitting Structure

A shoe having a lace fitting structure, comprising:

• a sole for absorbing an impact of landing;
• an upper for wrapping around an instep;
• and a shoelace means for fitting the upper to the instep, wherein
• the upper includes a first opening from which a leg of a wearer of the shoe extends upward when the shoe is worn, and a second opening provided on a front side of the first opening, the first opening and the second opening being continuous with each other in a front-back direction,
• the upper comprises:
• a main portion covering a medial side surface, a lateral side surface, a toe, the instep, and a back surface of a foot of the wearer;
• a first side edge portion provided along a side edge of the second opening and having a plurality of first eyelets which the shoelace means passes through and engages with;
• and
• a second side edge portion provided along the side edge of the second opening and having one or more second eyelets which the shoelace means passes through and engages with, wherein:
• the second side edge portion is connected to the main portion via a stretchable portion, wherein the stretchable portion is more stretchable than the first and second side edge portions and the main portion so that the second side edge portion move with respect to the main portion in a circumference direction, a front direction and a rear direction of the foot when the foot is bent, the stretchable portion is stretchable in the circumference direction of the foot in the vicinity of the second side edge portion at least in the circumference direction when the foot is bent, and the stretchable portion is arranged in such a state that the stretchable portion is stretchable in the front-back direction on a front side and a rear side of the second side edge portion;
• and
• the main portion which is less stretchable than the stretchable portion is adapted to cover a Lisfranc joint and a metatarsal bone base of a fifth toe on a lateral side of the foot.