The 50 Best Running Stores In America 2013
Here's this year's cream of the crop from around the nation.
Every year, Competitor magazine and Running Insight trade magazine identify the “50 Best Running Stores in America.”
It all started in July with runners nominating their favorite stores through www.competitor.com. Then those stores are put through a rigorous evaluation process, which includes mystery shopping to assess customer service, credit ratings from vendors and assessments about local programs and community commitment.
In past years, the shops ranked among the 50 Best Running Stores in America were the ones that offer exemplary customer service for every type of runner, organize training programs, group runs and local races, and provide knowledge and insights about the latest trends, the newest gear, proper running form and local trails, plus can answer endless questions about racing, training and injury prevention. In other words, it’s a shop that goes out of its way to do everything for local runners, no matter what age, experience or ability.
Here’s this year’s cream of the crop from around the nation. The winner of the 2013 Running Store of the Year award will be announced on Dec. 5.
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ALABAMA
• Fleet Feet Sports Huntsville, Huntsville
ARKANSAS
• Rush Running Company, Bentonville
ARIZONA
• Fleet Feet Sports Tucson, Tucson
• Sole Sports Running Zone, Tempe
• Tortoise & Hare Sports, Glendale
CALIFORNIA
• A Snail’s Pace Running Shop, Brea
• Fleet Feet Sports Aptos, Aptos
• Fleet Feet Sports Davis, Davis
• Sole 2 Soul Sports, Visalia
FLORIDA
• 1st Place Sports, Jacksonville
• FitNiche, Lakeland
• Fit2Run, University Park
• Jacksonville Running Company, (Tapestry Park location), Jacksonville
• Runner’s Depot, Davie
GEORGIA
•Big Peach Running Company, Atlanta
• Natural Strides, Woodstock
IDAHO
• Shu’s Idaho Running Company, Boise
ILLINOIS
• Dick Pond Athletics, Schaumburg
• Fleet Feet Sports Chicago (Old Town location), Chicago
• Geneva Running Outfitters, Geneva
• Go Outside and Play Running Company, Galesburg
• Naperville Running Company, Naperville
• Running for Kicks, Palos Heights
INDIANA
• Fleet Feet Sports Schererville
• Three Rivers Running Company, Fort Wayne
• Tri-N-Run, Lafayette
LOUISIANA
• Live 4 Sports, Houma
MAINE
• Maine Running Company, Portland
MARYLAND
• Charm City Run, Timonium
• Fleet Feet Sports Baltimore, Pikesville
MASSACHUSETTS
• Whirlaway Sports Center, Methuen
MICHIGAN
• Gazelle Sports, Kalamazoo
• Playmakers, Okemos
MISSOURI
• Big River Running Company, St. Louis
• Garry Gribble’s Running Sports, Kansas City
• The Run Around Running Company, Joplin
• The Running Well Store, Kansas City
• Ultramax, Columbia
NEBRASKA
• Peak Performance, Omaha
NEW HAMPSHIRE
• Runner’s Alley, Portsmouth
NEW YORK
• Fleet Feet Sports Syracuse, East Syracuse
• Sayville Running Company, Sayville
OHIO
• Bob Roncker’s Running Spot, Cincinnati
•Columbus Running Company, Dublin
OKLAHOMA
•Fleet Feet Sports Tulsa, Tulsa
• Red Coyote Running and Fitness, Oklahoma City
PENNSYLVANIA
•A Running Start, Reading
• Scranton Running Company, Scranton
TEXAS
• Luke’s Locker, Dallas
• Run On!, Dallas
UTAH
• Salt Lake Running Company, Salt Lake City
VIRGINIA
• Fleet Feet Sports Roanoke, Roanoke
• Pacers, Arlington
• Potomac River Running, Burke
WEST VIRGINIA
• Robert’s Running & Walking Shop, Huntington
