AN ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR AND SOLE STRUCTURE WITH A CENTRAL FOREFOOT RIDGE ELEMENT

The claimed invention relates to a sole structure for an article of footwear. The sole structure comprises a sole body portion. The sole body portion includes an outsole surface and an upper surface disposed opposite the outsole surface, and an aperture having a width of an opening defined by the aperture. A longitudinally extending central ridge element is exposed through the aperture, the central ridge element having a bottom surface that extends above the outsole surface to contact a ground surface. A width of the central ridge element is smaller than the width of the opening defined by the aperture and, when the bottom surface of the central ridge element contacts the ground surface, the central ridge element moves closer towards the outsole surface of the sole body portion, the central ridge element providing sensory feedback to a foot of a wearer.