Run Shoe Store

About

We fit runners of all abilities with the best sneaker for their feet. Owned by Olympic trainer and footwear expert Phil Clark.

Story

Running Shoes. 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. Yes, an appointment. 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?