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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.

Running Niche on Show Me St. Louis live on KSDK!

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

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

#TrainingTipTuesday 7/23/19
“It's just a matter of understanding what's necessary and discipline yourself to do it.” ― Arthur Lydiard

In thinking about the training I’ve done over the years the two things that kept getting me out the door in the morning was knowing I was training to achieve a goal and pushing myself to be disciplined along the way to put myself in a position to achieve it.

Training is hard and sometimes boring.
#Particularly if you’re in the base building phase. And there are a lot of opportunities which come up to encourage one to put off or skip the workout. In the end you are accountable for your training to no one but yourself.

A good training plan is simply that, a plan, unless a person is dedicated to adhering to it. Sometimes the hardest runs are not the fast ones, but the ones that require overcoming being tired, having too much going on, not getting enough sleep, burning the candle at both ends. But achievement of your goal is depending upon your ability to be disciplined in your training.

Brendan Foster was one of the UK’s most successful distance runners. He won the Olympic 10,000m bronze medal in the 1976 and has PR’s of 3:37 for 1500m, 13:14 for 5,000m and 27:30 for 10,000m. Quite an accomplished distance runner. In his auto biography, “Brendan Foster” he says “I can’t be satisfied resting on old laurels, because whatever has gone in the past can’t help when you step up to the line for the next race. I may have medals at home, but it all starts again fresh on Saturday. You have to go out and do it again”. What pushed him was the desire to reach out for new horizons. In order to do that he had to be disciplined in his training.

Be it a 4,5,6 or 7 day a week training plan you will encounter days you just don’t feel like hitting the road. As you encounter these times, think about what it is you wish to achieve at the end of your plan, i.e. your goal race, and ask yourself will missing today’s run will hurt me or help me achieve my goal? Some days the answer will be it will “help”, but more times than not it will be “hurt”. Please stop in the store to learn more about the Lydiard Method.

Join us tomorrow night, 7/24 at 7PM, for a special @hokaoneone demo night to try out the Rincon or the Clifton 6! Also next week on 7/31 we are hosting Brunch Run Crew and Three Run Four for a combined group run along with our weekly Wednesday night group with happy hour afterwards at Handlebar. You don’t want to miss the next two Wednesday nights at Running Niche! #RunningNiche #TheGroveSTL #HokaOneOne #BrunchRunCrew #ThreeRunFour #3Run4

It was a hot one yesterday but we got it done! #RunningNiche #YouCanDoIt #TrainingProgram

The Saturday morning run/walk group getting it done at Running Niche! #RunningNiche #TheGroveSTL #RunWalkLocal #RunProudSTL

For easy access to Running Niche, park on Chouteau and enter through the back entrance of the store. We'll also have the cones moved that you see in the picture so you can park in the little lot behind us. Look for the Running Niche flag at the entrance (see photo) of 4134 Chouteau. Thank you. Call the store, 405-8006, with any questions. -Bob and Jen

Buy three pairs of Balega socks get one free now through July 31! #RunningNiche @balega_international #TheGroveSTL #Balega #RunningSocks #RunWalkLocal

In the 1984 LA Olympics there was a 3,000m track event and Marathon. The Women's 5k and 10k were not added yet. At the time I was the running promotions manager for Etonic (fun job). We sponsored the first ever 5k and 10k exhibition events during the games. I was proud to be a part of this and the 5k/10k are now part of the games. Looking back at the results shown here many of the competitors who ran also competed in the women's marathon and/or the 3,000m too. Look who won the 10k! All these women were the pioneers to get the 5k/10k as official Olympic events that we enjoy today. #TBT #RunningNiche #TheGroveSTL #ThrowbackThursday

When you have comfort and performance, you know you’re on a good run. #BrooksGhost12 #RunningNiche

Rain or shine our weekly Wednesday night group happens! #RunningNiche #TheGroveSTL #RunWalkLocal

Long run, short run and everything in between. Stay hydrated. #RunningNiche #TheGroveSTL

HOURS

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