The birth of Run On's first Dallas store came in March of 1995 when Bob and Rebecca Wallace purchased Phidippides. Concerned they may never be able to spell it correctly they quickly changed the name to Run On!. The two had been doing running event management and race timing since the late 1980s.
Bob had some previous running retail experience and a notable running resume. This coupled with Rebecca's ability to talk to strangers made for an exciting beginning. About a year later the store relocated from the original Greenville and Lovers location to Mockingbird Lane. Soon after came the birth of the Richardson store. Currently there are 4 stores in the family: Dallas, Richardson, Coppell and McKinney.
Today Run On! has grown to include four locations and over 60 employees. The core business is still fitting runners
and walkers in the appropriate shoes and gear but Run On! has grown to become a brand symbolic of living a
healthy and fit lifestyle.
For the past two years Run On! has been voted as the number one running specialty store in Texas by readers of
Competitor Texas and named one of the top 50 running specialty stores in the country by the Running Network and
Footwear Intelligence.
