Marathon Sports (retailer)
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| Marathon Sports | |
| Private | |
| Industry | Retail, Specialty |
| Founded | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States) |
| Founder | Howard Sagrans |
| Headquarters | Waltham, Massachusetts |
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Number of locations
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19 (12 Marathon Sports, 4 Sound Runner, 3 Runner's Alley) |
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Area served
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Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island |
| Products | Running/Walking Footwear and Athletic Apparel |
| Website | marathonsports |
| Footnotes / references [1][2][3] |
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Marathon Sports, Inc. is an American chain of sporting goods retailers. It is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts,[2] and operates 12 stores in Massachusetts under the Marathon Sports brand, locations in Connecticut operating under the SoundRunner brand[4][5] and three locations in New Hampshire operating under the Runner's Alley brand.[6] The chain mainly sells running/walking footwear and athletic apparel.
RunBase
In a joint venture between Marathon Sports, the Boston Athletic Association and athletic supplier Adidas, a 2,000 sq ft (190 m2) Boston Marathon museum, locker room, and retail store was built just blocks from the marathon finish line. Historic relics displayed include clothing and shoes worn by runners and a second-place medal from the first Boston Marathon in 1897. The store is managed and staffed by Marathon Sports and features clothing, shoes, and other products from Adidas.[7] This new retail concept was planned to become a community hub for runners who are traveling to the city and for runners who live and work in the city.[8]
Boston Marathon bombing
On Patriots' Day, April 15, 2013, the 117th annual Boston Marathon was stuck by two pressure cooker bombs, with the first exploding outside the Marathon Sports store located at 671–673 Boylston Street at 2:49:43 pm EDT.[9] Employees of the store provided first aid to some of the bombing victims by using clothing as make-shift tourniquets.[10] Staff members and customers also testified at the bombing trial in 2015.[11]
Awards
- Voted one of the 50 best running stores in America for 2012 and 2015[12][13]
- Multi-year winner of the "Best of Boston" in the category "Running Shop"[14][15]
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