An article of footwear is provided in which the footbed is formed from a shoelast which is considerably thicker at the metatarsal region than conventionalfootwear permitting a much thicker insole to be received within the footbed.The thicker insole of a 3/8 " or greater throughout permits a range ofdifferent durometers of material to be used to ensure that maximum compressionof the material is not reached through a stepping motion of a user of thefootwear. A metatarsal insert and a combined heel and arch insert are receivedwithin respective cavities in a body of the insole so that durometers of theheel, arch and metatarsal region of the insole can be customized to aparticular user's needs. The combined effect of the resulting thicker insoleand varying durometers of the inserts therein results in a users appliedweight being substantially evenly distributed across an entire footprint ofthe footwear during a stepping motion.
