Shoe with Layered Sole

A shoe comprising:

• a sole;
• and
• an upper secured to the sole;
• the sole having a sole heel end and a sole toe end, the sole extending longitudinally from the sole heel end to the sole toe end, the sole having a lateral side extending longitudinally from the sole heel end to the sole toe end and a medial side extending longitudinally from the sole heel end to the sole toe end, the sole extending transversely from the lateral side to the medial side, the sole including a sole heel region, a sole midfoot region, a sole forefoot region, and a sole toe region, the sole heel region extending longitudinally from the sole heel end to the sole midfoot region, the sole midfoot region extending longitudinally from the sole heel region to the sole forefoot region, the sole forefoot region extending longitudinally from the sole midfoot region to the sole toe region, the sole toe region extending longitudinally from the sole forefoot region to the sole toe end;
• the sole comprising a midsole and an outsole;
• the midsole comprising at least one foam midsole member and at least one gel midsole member, the at least one foam midsole member being of foam, the at least one gel midsole member being of gel;
• the at least one gel midsole member being between the at least one foam midsole member and the outsole and spacing the at least one foam midsole member from the outsole, such that when a wearer, wearing the shoe with the outsole in contact with a horizontal surface such as the ground, applies a downward force toward the horizontal surface and against the upper surface of the at least one foam midsole member, at least 75% of such downward force is transmitted from the midsole to the outsole via the at least one gel member.

A shoe comprising:

• a sole;
• and
• an upper secured to the sole;
• the sole having a sole heel end and a sole toe end, the sole extending longitudinally from the sole heel end to the sole toe end, the sole having a lateral side extending longitudinally from the sole heel end to the sole toe end and a medial side extending longitudinally from the sole heel end to the sole toe end, the sole extending transversely from the lateral side to the medial side, the sole including a sole heel region, a sole midfoot region, a sole forefoot region, and a sole toe region, the sole heel region extending longitudinally from the sole heel end to the sole midfoot region, the sole midfoot region extending longitudinally from the sole heel region to the sole forefoot region, the sole forefoot region extending longitudinally from the sole midfoot region to the sole toe region, the sole toe region extending longitudinally from the sole forefoot region to the sole toe end;
• the sole comprising a midsole and an outsole;
• the midsole comprising a foam midsole member and at least one gel midsole member, the foam midsole member being of foam, the at least one gel midsole member being of gel and having a gel midsole member top surface;
• the at least one gel midsole member being arranged and configured such that no element of the upper or the midsole above the gel midsole member top surface contacts the foam midsole member.