An article of footwear with a lacing system, comprising: a sole structure; an upper attached to the sole structure, the upper comprising a lateral side, a medial side, and a tongue; and a housing disposed adjacent the tongue, wherein a plurality of lateral eyelets are disposed along the lateral side of the upper and a plurality of medial eyelets are disposed along the medial side of the upper, and wherein a first lace extends on the lateral side of the upper from the housing through the plurality of lateral eyelets, and a second lace extends on the medial side of the upper from the housing through the plurality of medial eyelets, characterized in that the lacing system further comprises a strap disposed at a base of the tongue, the strap including a lateral channel, wherein the plurality of lateral eyelets includes a first lateral eyelet, a second lateral eyelet, a third lateral eyelet, a fourth lateral eyelet, and a fifth lateral eyelet, and wherein the first lace extends from the housing through the first lateral eyelet, the second lateral eyelet, and the third lateral eyelet, through the lateral channel of the strap, and through the fourth lateral eyelet and the fifth lateral eyelet, wherein the strap further includes a medial channel, wherein the plurality of medial eyelets includes a first medial eyelet, a second medial eyelet, a third medial eyelet, a fourth medial eyelet, and a fifth medial eyelet, and wherein second lace extends from the housing through the first medial eyelet, the second medial eyelet, and the third medial eyelet, through the medial channel of the strap, and through the fourth medial eyelet and a fifth medial eyelet, wherein the strap extends across a midfoot region of the article of footwear. a sole structure; an upper attached to the sole structure, the upper comprising a lateral side, a medial side, and a tongue; and a housing disposed adjacent the tongue, wherein a plurality of lateral eyelets are disposed along the lateral side of the upper and a plurality of medial eyelets are disposed along the medial side of the upper, and wherein a first lace extends on the lateral side of the upper from the housing through the plurality of lateral eyelets, and a second lace extends on the medial side of the upper from the housing through the plurality of medial eyelets, characterized in that the lacing system further comprises a strap disposed at a base of the tongue, the strap including a lateral channel, wherein the plurality of lateral eyelets includes a first lateral eyelet, a second lateral eyelet, a third lateral eyelet, a fourth lateral eyelet, and a fifth lateral eyelet, and wherein the first lace extends from the housing through the first lateral eyelet, the second lateral eyelet, and the third lateral eyelet, through the lateral channel of the strap, and through the fourth lateral eyelet and the fifth lateral eyelet, wherein the strap further includes a medial channel, wherein the plurality of medial eyelets includes a first medial eyelet, a second medial eyelet, a third medial eyelet, a fourth medial eyelet, and a fifth medial eyelet, and wherein second lace extends from the housing through the first medial eyelet, the second medial eyelet, and the third medial eyelet, through the medial channel of the strap, and through the fourth medial eyelet and a fifth medial eyelet, wherein the strap extends across a midfoot region of the article of footwear.