Up & Running

We visited the Headington store to buy our second pair of trainers after receiving wonderful service first time round. The chap that looked after us was called Scott, he is an inspiration to all retailers/​sales people as he was fantastic. His advice was not pushy at all, just good sound solid advice resulting in a very confident purchase. Everyone must visit this store even if they are not looking to buy but to see how service should be carried out with perfection. The experience could not have been better. Thank you Scott.

If you know your stuff, this is a great place to come for running shoes. It’s probably the best place in Oxford, unless you’re prepared to risk JBB Sports. Some of the staff know what they’re talking about; others seem to be there for the money and from the lack of smiles, they don’t seem to be getting enough of that. The prices are higher than the cheap sports shops in town, but they have a better range of specialised trainers, such as Asics and Nike running range. They have a running analysis machine and will talk to you about your needs (do you run on roads, off-​road or a combination, how far do you run, do you want comfort or performance, etc).
They have some good clothing as well, although I always think you’ll sweat whatever, so just wear cheap stuff unless you’re actually going miles and will chafe in unpleasant places
It’s also a good place to find out about local running events and clubs.

Good range of shoes and clothes for running, but the staff can be disorganized and aren’t always fully informed about special offers that have been advertised on their website. Once they tried to blame the supplier when it was clearly their fault. Their advice to me about the right sort of shoe to wear was contradicted by another shop that carried out a proper gait analysis.