ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH A HEEL EXTENDER

An article of footwear comprising an upper; a sole structure secured to the upper; wherein the sole structure includes an outsole; and a heel extender including a rear segment, a lateral arm, and a medial arm, both the lateral arm and the medial arm extending forward from the rear segment; and a protuberance extending rearward along the rear segment and establishing a rearmost extent of the article of footwear; wherein the rear segment of the heel extender is secured to one of the upper or the outsole; the protuberance defines a ridge that extends along the rear segment; the heel extender has a beveled outer surface with an upper bevel that slopes upward from the ridge, and a lower bevel that slopes downward from the ridge, with the ridge between the upper bevel and the lower bevel; the outsole has a bevel at a rear of a heel portion of the sole structure; and the bevel of the outsole and the lower bevel of the heel extender extend at a common angle relative to a vertical axis.