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Leading The Charge

How run specialty can serve as a community hub to lead the industry’s sustainability efforts. / By Tina Muir

April 7, 2026

Reuse and Repeat

A conversation with Wayne Elsey, founder of Sneakers4Good, on the ‘Take-Make-Waste’ model and how the run specialty business can make a difference in advancing the effort.

April 7, 2026
Smartwool launched its innovative Second Cut program in 2021. With the help of run retailers, the initiative transforms old socks from any brand into new products.

Socking It to Landfills

With its Second Cut program and an assist from retailers, Smartwool gives old socks a new life.

April 7, 2026
Steve Roguski (right) and his wife, Genevie (second from right), operated Fairhaven Runners & Walkers in Bellingham, WA, for 25 years. In August 2024, longtime staffers Dillon Quintana (left) and Sierra Brisky (second from left) took charge of the run specialty shop.

Sustained Success

Veteran run specialty retailers reflect on the necessary ingredients for long-term success.

April 7, 2026
More than 30 years ago, Fleet Feet Minneapolis owner John Long (right) landed in the run specialty business thanks to a spontaneous job offer from Run N Fun owner Perry Bach.

Lucky Breaks

Four running retailers detail the sudden strokes of good fortune that have energized their lives.

April 7, 2026

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Leading The Charge

April 7, 2026

Reuse and Repeat

April 7, 2026
Smartwool launched its innovative Second Cut program in 2021. With the help of run retailers, the initiative transforms old socks from any brand into new products.

Socking It to Landfills

April 7, 2026
With an eye on sustainability, New Balance has taken a step beyond footwear, which has already recirculated more than 100,000 pairs of shoes, to include apparel in its expanded Reconsidered resale program.

Balancing Sustainability

April 7, 2026

Re-creating Apparel

April 7, 2026
Montane’s Guaranteed for LIfe is a commitment to repairing and replacing any product that fails due to a manufacturing fault for its functional lifetime.

Life, Guaranteed

April 7, 2026

Wholesale in 2025 Was Hard. 2026 Doesn’t Have to Be.

March 24, 2026

Racing’s Impact: Boulderthon Brings $23 Million To Local Economy

March 24, 2026

RunSignup Adds AI To Its Registration and Ticketing Platform

March 24, 2026

A World of Diminishing Scarcity — The AI Discussion Continued

March 24, 2026

Running Shorts

March 24, 2026

New Balance Partnering With New England Patriots

March 24, 2026

America's Healthiest States Revealed

March 24, 2026
Apparel is front and center – and all around – the floors and walls at The Running Well Store, Kansas City, MO.

The Art & Science of Selling Apparel

March 12, 2026

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