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Monday 10am - 5pm Tuesday 10am - 7pm Wednesday 10am - 7pm Thursday 10am - 7pm Friday 10am - 6pm Saturday 10am - 5pm Sunday 12pm - 4pm

Running Niche

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St. Louis's 6× Best Running Stores winner 🏃 Specialty running store in Botanical Heights since 2018. Expert shoe fitting, gait analysis & Lydiard coaching. Louis.

Free weekly run clubs. Shop Brooks, HOKA, Nike, adidas, Altra, Saucony & more. Running Niche is a locally owned and operated specialty run retail store serving the St. Louis area since 2018. We are located in the Botanical Heights neighborhood of the city of St. We strive to be the go-to resource for running, walking, and connecting with others in Saint Louis. Visit us today and discover why Running Niche is the ultimate destination for runners and walkers!

11/08/2026

Weekends are for racing, particularly in November. Folks are coming to the end of their fall Lydiard training cycles. Lots of smiles out there today in Forest Park at the St. Louis Track Club Half and in St. Charles at the Mo Cowbell races. More to come! Thanks for reppin folks! Today is Sunday and we are open 12-4. Come get fitted. shop at shop.runningniche.com

11/07/2026

Kinda of liking our little corner of the world in Botanical Heights. The entire Tower Grove Connector work is complete, our street is clean, clear and easily accessible with clearly marked parking. And we have our own lot behind the shop. The protected connector between Tower Grove Park and Vandeventer is beautiful, well-lit and being used daily by cyclists, runners, walkers and families. And, well illuminated at night, all night. Today is Saturday and we are open 10-5. Come get fitted. shop at shop.runningniche.com

11/06/2026

Hey for you folks running the Half Marathon or 5K Sunday, we are hosting packet pickup today in the shop from 1:00-6:00PM. Today is Friday and we are open 10-6. Come get fitted. shop at shop at shop.runningniche.com

11/05/2026

Thanks for coming last night to Running Niche Run Club ! Alot of folks tried out shoes. There were 5 happy winners of the demo raffle, a $25 gift card to Running Niche! Thanks to Puma Sami for coming! was off his photo game for some reason though. Today is Thursday and we are open 10-7, Come get fitted. shop at shop.runningniche.com

11/04/2026

Got a Puma Demo run tonight for Running Niche Run Club . We go at 6:30PM, come earlier to grab a pair to demo for our 5K group social run/walk. ALL paces are welcome. Today is Wednesday and we are open 10-7. shop at shop.runningniche.com

11/03/2026

The Running Event , coming up in December, is THE annual gathering of Independent Running Specialty Stores and vendors. Over several days of all things running, we attend educational seminars, a two-day trade show with vendors from all segments of products supplying to running retail, social gatherings to connect with other owners and the annual awards dinner for . This year will be on a shoe fitting panel joined along with other shop co-owners Allie from Swags and Eric from Columbus Running Company, "The sit-and-fit experience is where run specialty sets itself apart – and there’s much we can learn from the strategies others employ. Running Insight Senior Writer Danny Smith leads a discussion with three retail veterans about the creative approach and tactics they bring to the fit stool. " Bob is happy to be on it, he can talk shoe fitting all day long (but they only have 45 minutes.)

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11/02/2026

Today is Monday and we are open 10-5. Team Running Niche roundup from the weekend. It's that race time of year indeed. Congrats to Julia Richardson on her new 5K PR of 18:10 in Chicago. Paula Germino-Watnick ran 2:55:23 in New York. And Chris Poldoian "ran" into Dominic Clucas amongst the 60,000 plus runners out on the NYC course, Chris running 3:24:18 and Dom running 3:29:18. Then up in Boston Bree Gaster and Emily Lewis ran the Cambridge Half Marathon in 1:28:40. Congrats to all and thanks for reppin the green out there on the roads. shop at shop.runningniche.com

11/01/2026

Did you know we recycle used running shoes? Yes indeed. Drop them off inside the back door in our collection boxes. Thanks to and Jaci for bringing this load in from their club run last Wednesday. We appreciate this and keep em coming. Today is Sunday and we are open 12-4. Come get fitted. shop at shop.runningniche.com

10/31/2026

Join us every Wednesday evening for Running Niche Run Club . We go at 6:30PM for our 5K group social run/walk. ALL paces are welcome. Last Wednesday we hosted Brian from SHOKZ, to demo their bone conduction safety headphones. He's got quite the van to travel in. Today is Saturday and we are open 10-5! Come get fitted. shop at shop.runningniche.com

10/30/2026

Last roundup from GO! St. Louis® Halloween Half! Congrats to these Team Running Niche athletes on their Half Marathon races. Aislinn Hogan 1st in 1:18:32, Matt Lobdell 1st in 1:13:19, Bri Cummings 2nd in 1:21:45, Sam Cross 2nd in 1:13:36, Joe Grocholski 3rd in 1:13:43, Jenna Murdock 4th in 1:28:45 and Matt Deposki 4th in 1:15:31. Thank you for repping the green out there and thanks to GO! St. Louis for putting on these wonderful Halloween races. Today is Friday and we are open 10-6! Come get fitted. shop at shop.runningniche.com

Address

1601 Tower Grove Avenue
St. Louis, MO
63110

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 5pm
Tuesday	10am - 7pm
Wednesday	10am - 7pm
Thursday	10am - 7pm
Friday	10am - 6pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm
Sunday	12pm - 4pm

Telephone

+13144058006

Website

https://www.runningniche.com/, https://shop.runningniche.com/

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