Run Shoe Store

Run Shoe Store We fit runners of all abilities with the best sneaker for their feet. Owned by Olympic trainer and footwear expert Phil Clark. Running Shoes. Yes, an appointment.

Run is a shoe store that is just, well, better. "The best shoe fits." - Phil Clark, owner, on CBS. Run Shoe Store is a sneaker store. It stocks the same brands, models, and prices as your average Footlocker. It does suggest you schedule an appointment before shopping. It sounds like a trite marketing gimmick, but it certainly isn't. Run is just -- well, different. It's... better. Run has a unique

feature. It's nationally acclaimed. Even local media regards it with high esteem. Plus, It's free. If you purchase the standard priced shoes, free. Maybe best described as an expert sneaker fitting consultation service. What? Meet Phil, a native Philadelphian, who owns Run Shoe Store and the adjoining gym, The Training Station (follow). Kind and friendly, you would never suspect that Phil Clark (Yale Alumnus; Olympic-caliber athlete) is a scholar in fields including fitness, physiology, and biomechanical engineering. Phil's extensive fitting technique starts with a conversation about you. Everything and anything -- as it pertains to shoes. You'll discuss your history and goals, medical issues, your current work-out -- or strategies for a future regimen. Common topics are: Injury prevention; rehabilitation; pain relief; comfort issues; fill in the _______.. Then Phil will employ any and all methods to understand your situation. He may take HD-Video of your stride from various angles on a specialized treadmill. Or he might simply watch you walk. Five minutes; an hour. It's never a game of favorites. It's a scientific analysis. Upon gaining perspective, he'll bring out two or three pairs of shoes, though often predicts the outcome. You're free to test them out however you'd like. Run a mile on the treadmill. Or walk around. And that's it. You're off! It might change your life or even cure a medically untreatable ailment. It might simply maintain your status quo.Either way, massive multinational corporations continue to invest billions of dollars to re-design and revolutionize athletic footwear in an effort to satisfy all the feet on earth -- So, why buy $500 orthopedics? One of those billion dollar pairs will probably fit great. How's 2pm Monday?

10/23/2021

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07/17/2021

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07/15/2021

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07/03/2021

In this episode, I finish my consultation with Mike, who is a 76-year-old roofer with his own business. His days involve a lot of loading and unloading building materials, and carrying them up and down 3-story-tall ladders. Today we discuss why a very particular regimen of exercise—called neuromot...

06/25/2021

In this episode, I talk to Mike who owns a busy roofing company. The pandemic changed the way that his business operates and, as a result, he found himself out of the office and back on the ladder. He immediately discovered that he wasn’t moving like he used to. To his mind, that was a problem and...

03/20/2021

Cushioned running shoes are the biggest-selling category of shoes at Run and at technical running shoe stores throughout the country.

03/15/2021

When people accuse shoes of causing foot numbness, their feet are likely too big for the shoes, the laces are too tight, or both.

03/06/2021

The verdict is out about whether they will increase your running speed but racers and spikes will definitely make you feel faster.

A little press for Run Shoe Store and The Training Station Gym!
02/26/2021

A little press for Run Shoe Store and The Training Station Gym!

These Philly Black and Brown businesses didn’t let COVID stop them

02/13/2021

The media says that we are one of the best places for running shoes, especially for people who live in NoLibs and Fishtown. Here's why.

02/06/2021

Philadelphia Magazine included Phil Clark in their recent article about coaches around Philadelphia. This is the story of how he became a running coach.

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02/02/2021

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Philadelphia, PA

Opening Hours

Monday 5am - 10pm
Tuesday 5am - 10pm
Wednesday 5am - 10pm
Thursday 5am - 10pm
Friday 5am - 8pm
Saturday 7am - 7pm

Telephone

+12159649558

Website

https://plus.google.com/+RunShoeStorePhilly, http://www.yelp.com/biz/run-by-the-training-s

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