Running Niche named one of the 2025 Best Running Stores in America

We are proud to announce that Running Niche has earned 2025 Best Running Stores in America recognition. This marks the fifth time Running Niche has earned this honor, following wins in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.

This program honors running specialty stores for their dedication to their communities, staff, and innovation. Thank you to our Running Niche community for nominating us. Once nominated, we completed a thorough evaluation form that addressed topics like employee benefits, inclusivity, sustainability, community engagement, and innovative business practices. From there, we made the Top 100 stores, and then were secret shopped twice, focusing on customer interactions and in-store experience. Based on a combination of these scores, the Top 65 2025 Best Running Stores were selected.

Our entire team at Running Niche is motivated by this recognition, and we will continue doing what we do to get you into the right products for your walking or running, help with your training, and host our Wednesday evening Running Niche Run Club.

Visit us at our Botanical Heights location at 1601 Tower Grove Ave, or join us for a Wednesday evening run. We look forward to seeing you.