Running Stores


Welcome to Slowtwitch.com's North American Multisport Running Store Database

212 running stores and counting. This collection of running stores is the most complete and comprehensive selection of tri-specific running stores in North America. The purpose is to introduce triathletes to the dealers they should know, and to present as much pertinent information about them as possible.

Searching the database

Our Advanced Search is very potent, and will help you drill down to that set of runnning stores conforming to a specific purpose you have in mind. For example, you could search for those stores that have a motion capture system; and a treadmill; and that carry Nike and Zoot; and that are in either Wisconsin or Illinois. Or you could search for stores in Georgia that stock Quintana Roo wetsuits. The search parameters are yours to choose.

Browsing the database

You do not need to log in to do this. You'll find a list of running stores in your region by clicking the regional links on the left. Click the (+) sign and the region will expand to expose the individual states. Click on the state to show that list of running stores in it. If you want to see running stores in multiple states, but not those states we've aggregated into the regions you see at left, you may do this via our Advanced Search.

Showing solidarity with your local running store

When you see your local running store listed here, you may click the "I SHOP HERE" button. Your User Name will be added to the store's list of customers, just like your User Name appends to those races you choose when you build your Slowtwitch Personal Race Calendar. Likewise, your Forum User Profile will show that you patronize this store.

How to enter a running store

You must be a registered user to add a running store to the database. There is one common type of registration on Slowtwitch, and if you are registered to post on our Reader Forum you are one of 102,151 who have made a registration, and this means you're able to add running stores to our database. However, this is not like adding a race to our calendar. There are a lot of technical elements to this entry, and almost certainly the running store will want to do this on their own. Therefore, it is wisest not to make an entry on behalf of your preferred running store, but to urge them to do so themselves.

If you're not registered, the login prompt is to the left of the page, near the top. The registration process is straightforward, easy, and free. It will require you to receive an email and click on a link to complete your registration. All this should take you only a minute or two. Then...

1. Click the ADD A SHOP button to begin adding to the database.

2. Once you SUBMIT your store, you'll also need to CONFIRM your submission via a link at the bottom of the page.

3. Once you successfully add your store, it will not immediately be visible to you. We must validate the addition on our end before anyone can see it. We do this so that spammers won't use the store registration as a way to spam our database.

How to edit published information about a running store

Any registered user may edit information for a listing. We will review the full contents of each update before confirming any changes that are made. A list of all editors who have made changes is visible at the bottom of each listing. If an entry has been updated, but those changes have not yet been confirmed, this is evident via a note on the individual page for that particular entry. This is to prevent conflicting updates from occuring simultaneously. If you wish to update an entry with pending changes, please wait until we have had a chance to review those changes first. Someone may have already changed the information you were going to change yourself.

How to comment on a running store

Any registered user may make a comment on a running store. These comments are subject to validation by an administrator before being published.

Global run shop map

The map below shows the location of all registered Slowtwitch running shops around the globe. You can drag the map, zoom-in, zoom-out, and use any other of the standard Google Maps features. Anywhere you see a red icon, you can click to see the name of that running shop and a street address.