Community
Run, walk and race with us
Seven stores, four metros and a calendar full of group runs and races. Whether you are on your first mile or your fortieth marathon, there is a place for you here.
Everything we do beyond the shoe wall
A running store should be a place to run from. Here is what is on this week and where to start.
Run With Us
Free weekly group runs in Ames, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. Every pace welcome.
See the schedule
Events & Results
Upcoming Iowa races with registration links, plus results as they are posted.
Race calendar
Clubs
Running, walking, youth and multisport clubs across the state, filterable by type.
Find a club
Coaching
Personal coaching from $150 a month, 3D gait analysis and strength training for runners.
See the plans
Learning
Shoe rankings, how-to videos and advice from our fitters on YouTube and the blog.
Watch and read
Our Story
Family owned since 1984 and still fitting Iowa one pair at a time.
Read our story
Fit Experience
The free four-step fitting: consultation, arch scan, video analysis, try and choose.
How it worksGroup runs
Four metros, one crew
Every run is free and every pace is welcome. The fitters you meet on the road are the same people who will fit you in the store.
Ames
Thursday evenings from the 5th Street store.
Saturday mornings from Ames Fitness Center North, with a 6am and a 7am start.
Des Moines
Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings from the Ankeny store.
Thursday evenings at Brightside Aleworks and Saturday mornings at Mars Cafe for Clive, Ingersoll and the west side.
Cedar Rapids
Saturday mornings from City Square Park in Uptown Marion.
Early Tuesday runs from Indian Creek Elementary on the first and third Tuesday of the month.
Iowa City
Saturday mornings from Java House in North Liberty, covering Coralville, North Liberty and Iowa City.