I went down to the Core Running store to buy a new pair of shoes. It was not that I needed a new pair but rather I was planning ahead for future days on the road. For those that have not heard the Core Running store's last day was Saturday. David Moody has served the San Marcos community for many years by supporting local runs, giving discounts to school running teams, and has been the running store that gave advice to runners about the best shoe to buy for that persons running style. He was one of the better promoters of runs that were to be held in San Marcos. He always had posters, or push cards, about the run at the store and encouraged runners to enter the race. It was nice to see all of the photos of local races on the walls of the store. The support and encouragement he had for running in San Marcos will be missed by runners.
David Moody has operated the store for area runners with quality shoes and a good variety of shoes on his wall to select from. The problem with small stores in the business world is that it is difficult to maintain a large inventory and often needs to sell shoes at a slightly higher price than some of the large outlet stores. What runners do not see when they purchase a pair of running shoes is that the difference in price of usually $10 or less compared to outlet stores. What that extra $10 buys is expert advice and buying a shoe that will fit the runner’s needs. I have seen, and heard from, runners that bought a shoe based on the name brand, a cheaper price, or another runner’s advice. The result is often buying a shoe that does not fit their running style or the shoe is one that will not last long because of poor quality.
I have purchased most of my shoes from David Moody, or years ago from a “running store,” with runners as sales persons. The result has been many years of injury free running and a shoe that fit my running style. When I purchased a shoe David took the time to go over the detail about fit, and watching running form while wearing the shoe. It was a standard procedure at Core Running. Many times David had me try several different shoes to see which one felt the most comfortable. A few times I had a different shoe on each foot to run in for me to determine which shoe felt the best when I ran.
