50 Best Running Retailers In America
- By Mario Fraioli
- Published Nov. 18, 2010
- Updated Nov. 23, 2010 at 12:30 PM UTC
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
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Mario Fraioli
Mario Fraioli is a senior editor at Competitor magazine. A cross-country All-American at Stonehill College in 2003, he now coaches the Prado Women's Racing Team in San Diego and was the men's marathon coach for Costa Rica's 2012 Olympic team. His first book, The Official Rock 'n' Roll Guide To Marathon & Half-Marathon Training (VeloPress, 2013) is available in bookstores, running shops and online.