An article of footwear, comprising: a sole structure (100; 1000) having a forefoot region (10; 1010) and heel region (14; 1014), wherein the sole structure includes a bottom surface (38; 1003), a medial side and a lateral side, wherein an outermost surface of the medial side forms an outer medial peripheral edge, wherein an outermost surface of the lateral side forms an outer lateral peripheral edge; a first wedge-shaped stud (30; 1118) having a height and a length extending from the medial side of the forefoot region (10; 1010) of the sole structure (100; 1000), wherein the first wedge-shaped stud (30; 1118) extends beyond the outer medial peripheral edge of the forefoot region (10, 1010) of the sole structure (100; 1000); and a second wedge-shaped stud (34; 1110) having a height and a length extending from the lateral side of the forefoot region (10; 1010) of the sole structure (100; 1000), wherein the second wedge-shaped stud (34; 1110) extends beyond the outer lateral peripheral edge of the forefoot region (10; 1010) of the sole structure (100; 1000), wherein the height of the first wedge-shaped stud (30; 1118) is less than the length, and the height of the second wedge-shaped stud (34; 1110) is less than the length, and characterized in that: the article of footwear further comprises a first plurality of elongated studs (52, 540; 1064, 1066) extending from the bottom surface (38; 1003) of the sole structure (100; 1000) adjacent to the medial side surface in the forefoot region (10; 1010), wherein a longitudinal axis of each of the elongated studs (52, 54; 1064, 1066) runs in substantially the same direction as the medial side surface; and a second plurality of elongated studs (56, 58; 1068, 1070) extending from the bottom surface (38; 1003) of the sole structure (100; 1000) adjacent to the lateral side surface in the forefoot region (10; 1010), wherein a longitudinal axis of each of the elongated studs (56, 58; 1068, 1070) runs in substantially the same direction as the lateral side surface. a sole structure (100; 1000) having a forefoot region (10; 1010) and heel region (14; 1014), wherein the sole structure includes a bottom surface (38; 1003), a medial side and a lateral side, wherein an outermost surface of the medial side forms an outer medial peripheral edge, wherein an outermost surface of the lateral side forms an outer lateral peripheral edge; a first wedge-shaped stud (30; 1118) having a height and a length extending from the medial side of the forefoot region (10; 1010) of the sole structure (100; 1000), wherein the first wedge-shaped stud (30; 1118) extends beyond the outer medial peripheral edge of the forefoot region (10, 1010) of the sole structure (100; 1000); and a second wedge-shaped stud (34; 1110) having a height and a length extending from the lateral side of the forefoot region (10; 1010) of the sole structure (100; 1000), wherein the second wedge-shaped stud (34; 1110) extends beyond the outer lateral peripheral edge of the forefoot region (10; 1010) of the sole structure (100; 1000), wherein the height of the first wedge-shaped stud (30; 1118) is less than the length, and the height of the second wedge-shaped stud (34; 1110) is less than the length, and characterized in that: the article of footwear further comprises a first plurality of elongated studs (52, 540; 1064, 1066) extending from the bottom surface (38; 1003) of the sole structure (100; 1000) adjacent to the medial side surface in the forefoot region (10; 1010), wherein a longitudinal axis of each of the elongated studs (52, 54; 1064, 1066) runs in substantially the same direction as the medial side surface; and a second plurality of elongated studs (56, 58; 1068, 1070) extending from the bottom surface (38; 1003) of the sole structure (100; 1000) adjacent to the lateral side surface in the forefoot region (10; 1010), wherein a longitudinal axis of each of the elongated studs (56, 58; 1068, 1070) runs in substantially the same direction as the lateral side surface.