Running Niche is a locally owned and operated specialty run/walk retail store serving the St. Louis area.

We are located in the vibrant Grove neighborhood in the city of St. Louis. We strive to be a resource for running, walking, and connecting to others in our great city.

Please stop in and let us help you find the right shoes, bra or gear to help you with your fitness goals. Attend one of our free weekly run/walk groups and say hello!

Read the full cover article about us in the February 1, 2019 issue of Running Insight .

Read the full cover article about us in the February 1, 2019 issue of Running Insight.

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Our store is located at 4131 Manchester Avenue in the Grove.

Our store is located at 4131 Manchester Avenue in the Grove.

What an awesome group tonight for the @newtonrunning demo! Thanks to @newton_running_brian and everyone who came out! #RunningNiche #TheGroveSTL #NewtonRunning While you are in the midst of recovering from your full or half marathon its time to reflect. Were you satisfied with your performance? Did you achieve your goals? If not, why not? And most importantly where do you go from here? Another full or half? Train for shorter races but more of them? - Now is the time to assess what you have been doing and are you happy with the results. Achievement of personal goals in all aspects of life doesn’t happen without a well thought out and executed plan. - As you assess various training approaches it is important to realize that most important aspect of a good training plan is building an aerobic base. Without this base anaerobic training collapses and future results are very unpredictable. - Lydiard believed that any good training plan has to be sequenced properly and well balanced in order to ensure that your different energy systems required to run well on your target day need to be fully trained, rested and ready. (graphic credit: Healthy Intelligent Training by Keith Livingstone). - Another question you have to answer the question do I want regular short-term results or long-term peak performance on your target race day? You can’t do both. If you enjoy jumping in a lot of races then a Lydiard plan is not for you. If you wish to run your best in your target race and are prepared to effectively train towards that day and goal then Lydiard is for you. - Please join our Lydiard Method informational session on Thursday April 25 to learn about our next training cycle for fall races. It’s from 7:30 – 9:30 pm and we’ll explain how the Lydiard Method works and why. We’ll also be joined by a few folks who recently completed their Lydiard cycle for GO! and they will share their experiences. You can RSVP on Facebook, Eventbrite or view the information on the calendar on our website. -Bob Dyer (Co-owner, Running Niche)�https://runningniche.com/training-blog/ #RunningNiche #TheGroveSTL •�•�•�•�•�•�#LydiardMethod #TrainingBlog #Running #Marathons #Lydiard #Training #Method #Blog #Marathon #Runner #RunSTL #STLRunner #STLRunners #STLRunning #runningtips #runningblog #trainingblog #runningislife #nevernotrunning #runninggoals Check out the @jimschoemehlrun2019 on May 4th! https://jims5k.org #jims5k #als #jimschoemehl #Motivational Monday: Wow!! Daniel Romanchuk, age 20, becomes the youngest man to win the Boston Marathon men’s wheelchair division with a time of 1:21:36. He is also the first U.S. man to win in 26 years. Congratulations to all Boston Marathon finishers! Join us and @happysrunningclubstl at @city_park_grill on Tuesday for a special multi-brand demo event featuring @altrarunning, @newtonrunning, and @mizunorunningnorthamerica! #RunningNiche #HappysRunningClub #CityParkGrill #TowerGrovePark #NewtonRunning #MizunoRunning #AltraRunning #TowerGroveSouth #SaintLouis #Running Awesome Saturday morning group! #RunningNiche #TheGroveSTL #RunningGroup #Walking Tomorrow morning at 8AM is our weekly run/walk group! #RunningNiche #TheGroveSTL Congrats to Team Running Niche runners on their accomplishments in the GO! half and full marathon races. Marie O'Leary 2nd Overall in the marathon in 3:00:56, a new PR. Omar Abdi, finished 2nd in the half in 1:09:41, a PR, but unfortunately missed a turnaround cone just prior to 9 miles and was not recorded at the finish. Michael Roy finished 6th overall in a PR 2:57:12. Carolyn Baird finished 4th overall in 3:13:13. Jennifer Henderson finished in 5:55:26. David Mokone finished 8th overall in the 10k in 35:33. Lance Allen ran 1:36:12 for the half. Maria Fassett ran a PR 2:05:52 in the half. Sergio Mazul ran a PR 2:07:59 in the half. Angela Mazul ran a PR 2:06:55 in the half. Chris Bliss finished 10th overall in 3:01:11 in the marathon. Derek Bartlem ran a PR 3:38:27. Nick Pellegrini ran a PR 3:36:32. Jake Steinberg ran a PR 3:52:37. Tony Barbata finished in a new PR of 4:14:05 and Tim Slater completed the marathon in 4:45:18. All are Lydiard Method trained. Come join us on Thursday April 25 in the evening for a information session about Lydiard training and our next training cycle which starts May 5. See our event on Facebook or eventbrite. #RunningNiche #TheGroveSTL #GOSTL #Marathon #HalfMarathon #Runners #Running • • • • • #runstl #stlrunner #stlrunners #runstlouis #stlrunning #stlrunwalkrun #stlrun #werunstl #stlfit #stlruncommunity #stlfitness #fitstl #runwalklocal #stl #saintlouis #stlouis #runningstore #runningcommunity #teamrunningniche #TBT in honor of the upcoming Boston Marathon. Young "Will" Rodgers burst on the marathon scene in April 1975 with his first BAA win in a new course record of 2:09:55. He stopped 5 times, 4 for water and 1 to retie his shoes. 2,041 runners started the race. Better known as Bill Rodgers, he went on to win Boston in 1978, 1979 and 1980. #RunningNiche #Marathon #Running #Throwback #ThrowbackThursday • • • • • #Run #Runners #Runner #History #RunningHistory #runstl #stlrunner #stlrunners #runstlouis #stlrunning #stlrunwalkrun #stlrun #werunstl #stlfit #stlruncommunity #stlfitness #fitstl #runwalklocal #runninglovers #runningislife #runninggoals Fantastic group last night for our weekly 5k run/walk group! Next group is Saturday at 8AM! Thank you to everyone who’s been coming out to the groups recently! #RunningNiche #TheGroveSTL • • • • • #runstl #stlrunner #stlrunners #runstlouis #stlrunning #stlrunwalkrun #stlrun #werunstl #stlfit #stlruncommunity #stlfitness #fitstl #runwalklocal #stl #saintlouis #stlouis #runningstore #runningcommunity

HOURS

Tuesday 10AM - 7PM
WEDNESDAY 10AM - 7PM
THURSDAY 10AM - 7PM
fRIDAY 10AM - 7PM
SATURDAY 10AM - 7PM
SUNDAY 12PM - 5PM
Closed on Mondays