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Living in the vicinity of downtown Cleveland often poses a problem- there's no shopping stores around. You have to battle the ugly stop and go traffic down Cedar Road for a good 40 minutes to get to a suburban store, only to have it overladen with people and even more shopping traffic. Who wants that?
I googled "running shoes and cleveland" and up came the Cleveland Running store in Shaker Heights. "What? I've never heard of this place!", I thought. And off I drove- down Van Aken in search of this store.
This store is located in the Shaker Plaza. I walked in to a small, but well stocked store.
The owner was super friendly and knowledgeable. He had been a manager at the rival shoe store that everyone always goes to, and opened his store almost 2 years ago. It's definitely a small shoe store, but he's super knowledgeable and friendly. Being a hardcore runner, I didn't want to waste my time, I wanted some good shoes!
He showed me probably the largest Vibram/barefoot style running shoe section I've seen in Cleveland. Not wanting that, I asked for more of a stability shoe to train for my half marathon. He led me to a pair of Scott's- a European brand known for their shoes. I put them on and instantly fell in love. They were soft, cushiony, worked well for my flat feet, and they had a ROUND top. I'm always getting blisters cuz my shoes are too narrow at the top, but these were GOOD.
The store is new, so they're still working on getting brands like Asics and Brooks in, but they have some definitely unique and solid brands in there that suits any type of runner. And they're good quality stuff too.
Don't want to drive all the way to the suburbs? Stop by Cleveland Running in Shaker Heights! He even told me that they have group runs meet at their stores on Saturdays...I'm going to have to check it out sometime.
Nonetheless, I just went for a run...and my feet feel oh so good. Thanks Cleveland Running! And YESssss for supporting local businesses! :)
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