23 YEARS
AGO IN SF RUNNING HISTORY
1986
Grete Waitz and Ed
Eyestone win Bay to Breakers, which sets a Guinness World record for being the world's
largest footrace, with 78,769 registered runners. Throw in bandits and the number is
estimated to be 110,000 runners!
Holy sourdough chowder bowls!! |
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BEST SAN FRANCISCO RUNNING STORES
The legendary Hoy's Sports, a nationally-renowned
running shop in
SF's Haight-Ashbury, went out of business several years ago, leaving
no store that offers the huge selection of track & field and running
merchandise, and expert knowledge that Hoy's did. However, there
are still some great shops in San Francisco that cater to runners.
| Store Name |
Location |
Notes |
Fleet Feet SF
Fleet Feet San Anselmo |
SF (Marina), San Anselmo |
Small, but knowledgeable and
friendly staff! Fleet Feet SF also hosts Tuesday night runs. The Turkey's favorite
running shop! |
| Sports Basement |
SF, Sunnyvale |
Large outdoors sporting goods
store. |
| MetroSport |
SF (Marina), Palo Alto,
Cupertino |
Ranked by Runner's World as the
top running store in SF--dunno why, though. Wouldn't say it's all that. |
| Transports |
Oakland |
Best running store in the East
Bay. Owned by a competitve running couple. |
| Runner's High |
Menlo Park, Los Altos |
Best running store on the
Peninsula and South Bay. |
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