a shoe having an upper and a sole , the sole including a wear sole and an intermediary sole . the intermediary sole includes an upper surface and a bottom surface , a rear zone provided to support the user &# 39 ; s heel zone , and a front zone provided to support the user &# 39 ; s forefoot zone . in the front zone , the upper surface includes a plurality of top protuberances and the bottom surface includes a plurality of bottom protuberances , each top protuberance of at least one portion of the plurality of top protuberances is vertically aligned with a bottom protuberance so as to constitute shock - absorbing cylindrical studs that are linked to one another only by their central portion .