50 Best Running Retailers In America
There are lots of great running stores in the U.S. These are the best of the best.
There are lots of great running stores in the U.S. These are the best of the best.
The Franklin Resource Group, the leading retail merchandise company in the sports industry, sent their secret-shopper reviewers to visit running retailers around the country and rate them based on 20 criteria including environment, fitting and checkout. The stores were also rated on community service, and vendors were asked to evaluate them based on brand building and credit worthiness. The votes have been tabulated.
NORTHEAST/MID-ATLANTIC
City Sports
18 locations in New York City; Boston; Washington, D.C.; and Philadelphia
citysports.com
Greater Boston Running Company
3 locations in Boston metro area
greaterbostonrunningcompany.com
Gubbins Running Ahead
4 locations in East Hampton and Southampton, N.Y.
gubbinsrunningahead.com
Haddonfield Running Company
3 locations in South Jersey, N.J.
runningco.com
JackRabbit Sports
3 locations in New York metro area
jackrabbitsports.com
Marathon Sports
6 locations in Boston metro area
marathonsports.com
Maine Running Company
2 locations in Portland metro area
mainerunning.com
Medved Running & Walking Outfitters
3400 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, N.Y.
585-248-3420
medvedrunwalk.com
Pacers Running Stores
6 locations in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.
runpacers.com
Potomac River Running
8 locations in Virginia and Maryland
potomacriverrunning.com
A Running Start
705 Penn Ave.
West Reading, Pa.
610-320-9097
arunningstart.biz
Second Sole Cranberry
667 Castle Creek Dr.
Seven Fields, Pa.
724-772-2808
secondsolepa.com
Whirlaway Sports Center
500 Merrimac St.
Methuen, Mass.
978-688-8356
whirlawaysports.com
SOUTH
American Running Company
1689 Main St.
Dunedin, Fla.
727-736-8232 or 877-RUN-1ARC
americanrunningcompany.com
Fit Niche
2 locations in Tampa metro area
fitniche.com
Fleet Feet Sports Huntsville
2722 Carl T. Jones Dr., Suite B1
Huntsville, Ala.
256-650-7063
fleetfeethuntsville.com
Fleet Feet Sports Tulsa
2 locations in Tulsa, Okla., metro area
fleetfeettulsa.com
Jacksonville Running Company
9823 Tapestry Park Circle
Jacksonville, Fla.
904-379-7170
jacksonvillerunningcompany.com
Raleigh Running Outfitters
2 locations in Raleigh/Durham, N.C., metro area
raleighrunning.com
Soler’s Sports
3 locations in San Antonio metro area
solerssports.com
Run On!
5 locations in Dallas and San Antonio metro areas
runontexas.com
Runner’s Depot
5 locations in Vero Beach, Ft. Lauderdale and North Miami, Fla., metro areas
runnersdepot.com
Runner’s Edge
3195 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, Fla.
561-361-1950
runnersedgeboca.com
Running Zone
3680 North Wickham Rd.
Melbourne, Fla.
321-751-8890
runningzone.com
Sportspectrum
6970 Fern Ave.
Shreveport, La.
318-798-1241
sportspectrumusa.com
Swag’s Sport Shoes
7415 Old 3rd Street Rd.
Louisville, Ky.
502-368-2443
swagssportshoes.com
Track Shack
1104 N. Mills Ave.
Orlando, Fla.
407-898-1313
trackshack.com
MIDWEST
Big River Running Company
3 locations in St. Louis metro area
bigriverrunning.com
Bob Roncker’s Running Spot
4 locations in Cincinnati metro area
runningspot.com
Elite Feet
5017 W. 119th Street
Overland Park, Kan.
913-498-FEET (3338)
elitefeetkc.com
Fleet Feet Sports Chicago
2 locations in Chicago metro area
fleetfeetchicago.com
Fleet Feet Sports Cincinnati
9525 Kenwood Rd.
Cincinnati, Ohio
513-793-8383
fleetfeetcincy.com
Garry Gribble’s Running Sports
4 locations in Kansas City (Kansas and Missouri) metro area
garrygribbles.com
Gazelle Sports
214 South Kalamazoo Mall
3 locations in Holland, Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo, Mich.
gazellesports.com
Hansons Running Shop
4 locations in Detroit metro area
hansons-running.com
Lincoln Running Company
1213 Q St.
Lincoln, Neb.
402-474-4557
Movin’ Shoes
528 South Park St.
Madison, Wis.
608-251-0125
movinshoesmadison.com
Naperville Running Company
34 W. Jefferson Ave.
Naperville, Ill.
630-357-1900
runningcompany.com
Runners High ‘n Tri
121 West Campbell St.
Arlington Heights, Ill.
847-670-9255
runnershigh-n-tri.com
Running Away Multisport
2 locations in Chicago metro area
runningawaymultisport.com
WEST
Boulder Running Company
3 Colorado locations
boulderrunningcompany.com
Fleet Feet Sports Davis
615 Second St.
Davis, Calif.
530-758-6453
fleetfeetdavis.com
Fleet Feet Sports Tucson
7301 E. Tanque Verde Rd.
Tucson, Ariz.
520-886-7800
fleetfeettucson.com
Heart & Sole Sports
2817 San Mateo Blvd.NE
Albuquerque, N.M.
505-884-SOLE (7653)
heartnsolesports.com
Road Runner Sports
5553 Copley Dr.
San Diego, CA
858-974-4455
roadrunnersports.com
Salt Lake Running Company
3 locations in Salt Lake City metro area
saltlakerunningco.com
Shu’s Idaho Running Co.
1758 W. State St.
Boise, Idaho
208-344-6604
idahorunningcompany.com
Skinny Raven Sports
800 H St.
Anchorage, Alaska
907-274-7222
skinnyraven.com
Super Jock ‘n Jill
7210 E. Greenlake Dr. N
Seattle, Wash.
206-522-7711
superjocknjill.com
Wasatch Running Center
8946 South State St.
Sandy, Utah
801-566-8786
wasatchrunningcenter.com
