best running shoe store in Boston?

runningwarehouse.com

can't get a wider selection than this.

Conner. wrote:

runningwarehouse.com

can't get a wider selection than this.

Bumped this thread to +1

RW is the best.

Marathon sports at the finish line of baa Boston marathon on boyleston street

Or in Brookline

There is a new balance store on boyleston too no idea how it is

Marathon sports will give you a 10% discount card if you ask if they still have ttlhem

tracksmith

Conner. wrote:

runningwarehouse.com

can't get a wider selection than this.

It sounds as though you're telling me to purchase a pair of running shoes without trying them on. I do that when I'm repurchasing a shoe model I've already worn--I do that with Zappos--but if I'm looking for something new, something I've never worn before, purchasing online strikes me as the height of stupidity. It's like spitting into the wind and hoping it all lands together in one specific spot. Low chance of success.

Ayyyy, esse!

I live about a 30-50 minute run from Boston (depending on the intensity of my runs). I can show you around town.

Quick question though: ASL?

Just kidding. (I cringe-puke thinking about how I was back in the day).

There is the New Balance and Marathon sports shoe store near each other in Back Bay. Just go to the Prudential tower.

Otherwise, best to buy things online. There's a lot of mid 20s people in those shoe stores and they take notice of your legs. So you go in there wearing 2" split shorts in 40 degree weather, you'll show them that you're serious and they won't bother you too much. Expect to see prices in $100+.

+1 to Marathon Sports in Back Bay.

Personally, I vastly prefer Marathon Sports to Heartbreak Hill Running Company. The employees are more helpful and the selection is better.

Not a huge fan of the New Balance store on Boylston - hit or miss in terms of salespeople with running knowledge. They recommended NB 1400s to me as a daily trainer...

Nike Store on Newbury St.

Pretzel Man wrote:

Nike Store on Newbury St.

No Nike. They have Colin Kilpatrick. Loser.

bosstown wrote:

+1 to Marathon Sports in Back Bay.

Personally, I vastly prefer Marathon Sports to Heartbreak Hill Running Company. The employees are more helpful and the selection is better.

Not a huge fan of the New Balance store on Boylston - hit or miss in terms of salespeople with running knowledge. They recommended NB 1400s to me as a daily trainer...

I think you've given me my answer. Thanks!

There also is a new balance outlet by Allston Brighton

Google for address

The New Balance factory store in Allston is a good bet as long as you're not looking for racing flats. Much cheaper than typical stores and the same quality, though the store people aren't the most knowledgeable.

Heartbreak Hill Running Co has a location at mile 20, another in the south end, and one in cambridge by MIT

bosstown wrote:

+1 to Marathon Sports in Back Bay.

Personally, I vastly prefer Marathon Sports to Heartbreak Hill Running Company. The employees are more helpful and the selection is better.

Not a huge fan of the New Balance store on Boylston - hit or miss in terms of salespeople with running knowledge. They recommended NB 1400s to me as a daily trainer...

I went there yesterday, on your recommendation. The young woman who helped me spent forty minutes, I'd bet, helping me find exactly the right shoe. By the end she had pulled eight or nine boxes from the back room. I'd gone out onto the street two or three times. She was knowledgeable, friendly, and never once impatient. And I got shoes that felt exactly right. She topped it off by giving me a 10% "educator discount."

So yes: +1 to Marathon Sports. It's a modest-looking storefront from the street, but a superb place to get your shoes.

Nice selection of other stuff, too--lights, carryalong water bottles, hats, gloves, etc.