A SHOE, AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SHOE

A shoe comprising a sole, with a ground-engaging surface for engaging the ground; an edge; and a connecting portion interconnecting and extending between the ground-engaging surface and the edge is provided. At least one the sole, edge and connection portion comprises a first material and a second material, wherein the first material comprises at least one polymer and/or copolymer, wherein the at least one polymer and/or copolymer is selected from the group comprising rubber, polyurethane (PU), thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) and Thermoplastic rubbers (TPR) such as ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber (EPDM rubber), styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR), polyvinylchloride (PVC), ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA), polyethylene such as ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE), synthetic rubbers, such as styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR), Styrene Butadiene Styrene, nylon or mixtures thereof with a Shore D hardness 40 or higher, and wherein the first material further comprises an additional material selected from the list comprising polymerized polysiloxanes such as polymerized silicone, polyethylene such as ultra-high molecular (UHMW) siloxane polymer, per- and polyfluoroalkyls (PFAS) such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), graphene, graphite or mixtures thereof.