Not sure if this photo captures my true emotions that I was expressing yesterday at 10 am BUT as you can see I don't have a great vertical jump. What I do have is a local, homey, downtown Specialty Run/Walk store called Charles River Running, now open for business. Did the customers roll in? Yes. Did my wonderful staff members arrive spiffy and full of energy? Yes. Did the cash register work? Yes. Did local runners drop in just to say hello, chat about tomorrow's 5K at St. Catherine's of Sienna, banter back and forth about training plans, the love of big toe boxes, and tomorrow's forecast for heavy rain? Yes, yes and yes. I'm telling you, I could not have written a better script!
None of this, of course, never would have happened without a whole lot of people (many of them complete strangers) believing in the idea of running, better health, honest to goodness customer service, shopping local, adding value to today's downtown landscape, and the American dream of SMALL BUSINESS. So thanks to all of those people, especially my own family and friends for standing behind this long list of intangibles that really do add up to something very real.
Need to find the store? 679 Washington St., Norwood MA 02062 ph. 781 349-8341
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ReplyDeleteCongrats! I can't wait till I can come in and get fitted for some new sneaks. I love my Mizuno's but I keep getting cuts on the inside of my left ankle due to my right foot hitting the same place. It's weird. :) See you soon.
ReplyDeleteMelissa we have lots of other brands for you to try on and test drive! Come on in.
ReplyDeleteCongratulation for this business. Really i cant do wait, i want come here and some items doing shopping for me i hope this business you are open as soon as possible. Keep it up.
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