Patent ID: 8069585

Claim:
A shoe, comprising: a shoe upper part; a sole, the sole having a support part in a heel region of the shoe, the support part for receiving the heel region of a wearer's foot, and the support part is fixedly connected to the shoe upper part; and a sole element, which is connected to the support part, wherein the support part and the sole element are spaced apart from each other, so as to form a gap between the support part and the sole element in the heel region of the shoe, the support part connected to the sole element at two spaced-apart points which delimit the gap, the gap extending at least in portions over an entire width of the sole and the sole element, in a rear end region of the shoe, being connected to the support part, the gap between the support part and the sole element is formed when viewed from a side of the shoe as an arc, a supporting element arranged in the gap between the support part and the sole element, the supporting element extends from a lowest point of the support part in the longitudinal direction of the shoe toward a front end of the support part, and leaves a rest of the gap free, the gap is free from any material between the support part and the sole element in a longitudinal direction of the gap except for the supporting element, the gap free of material extends a height of at least 40% of a height of the shoe measured at the rear end region of the shoe, the gap free of material extends a longitudinal length of at least 10% of an overall longitudinal length of the shoe measured from the rear end region of the shoe.