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Sample rows

10 of the 569 rows. Emails and phone numbers are masked here; the CSV has them in full.

What the list shows

California has the most listings: 71 businesses, 50 of them with an email address. Florida follows with 62.

61 rows (11%) carry one of 2 names used by 10 or more listings, led by Road Runner Sports with 39. 350 businesses have a name used only once, and 270 of those have an email address.

The median Google rating of the 547 rated businesses is 4.8, and 48 have a perfect 5.0.

Of the 398 email addresses, 171 (43%) are role addresses such as info@, 147 (37%) name a person and 80 (20%) are free mail.

Source: ProfessionLens, November 2026.

What is in this running store email list?

The file has 569 Google Maps listings in the Running store category, counted on 9 November 2026. A row is one store that sells running shoes and gear: an independent specialty shop with gait analysis, a store that also hosts a weekly group run, a multi-store local chain with several Maps entries or a run shop inside a mall. Each storefront with its own listing is one row.

Email addresses from the stores' own websites are attached to 398 rows, one per store. Phone numbers appear on 541 rows and websites on 545. Almost every store has a website, so you can check what brands it carries before writing.

A single Google category, Running store, covers all 569 rows. Trail, track and triathlon focus is not a column and has to be read from the store's site.

How can you segment the file?

A spreadsheet is all you need to filter run shops. The category is one value, so the cuts are store name, location and the kind of email address.

Names reveal a lot. Words such as Trail, Tri, Marathon, Fleet, Runners, Road Runner or Track show whether a store caters to trail runners, triathletes or road racers. A store name that repeats across the file suggests a local chain, which you can group by name so one buyer gets one message.

Running communities cluster. Boston, Portland, Minneapolis and Seattle appear among the top cities, and Florida and California lead the states. A vendor with a regional rep can build a route around a single city and take every shop on it.

• Name keyword: Trail, Tri, Marathon, Runners, Fleet, Track.
• State and city: a route for a rep or one metro for a local event partner.
• Address kind at run shops: 147 named-person emails, 171 role emails and 80 on a free mail domain.
• Website column: 545 sites with brand lists and event calendars.

Who buys a running store email list?

Brands and distributors that sell through specialty running stores buy it. Smaller shoe brands that lack a sales force use it to find independents. Makers of socks, insoles, hydration vests, headlamps, compression gear and running apparel write to buyers at specialty shops. Nutrition companies selling gels, chews and electrolyte tablets look for stores that stock them near the register.

Service vendors use it too. Race timing and event registration companies, point-of-sale and inventory software built for footwear, and gait analysis and foot scanning hardware makers write to store owners. Insurance brokers, local marketing agencies and trade show organizers who run running-industry events also use the list.

How do you run outreach to running stores?

Independent running stores are often owned by runners, and the owner is also the buyer. Of the 398 addresses, 171 are role addresses such as info@ or shop@, 147 are named-person addresses and 80 are on a free mail domain. A role address commonly reaches the owner or the store manager who places orders.

Say what you sell and how it fits a shop. A sock maker can state the minimum order, the margin and the price at the shelf. A timing company can say which races in the owner's city it already handles. Specific proof of fit, like a brand the store already carries, gets a faster answer than a general intro.

Running stores follow the racing calendar. Orders for spring marathons are placed in winter, and fall race season runs from August to November. Group runs take place on weekday evenings, so the owner reads mail in the morning or at midday.

Open the website and note the brands on the shelf. A store that carries only a couple of major brands has room for a niche brand, and a store that already stocks ten may not. Send in small batches and respond to every reply the same day.

What email rules apply when you contact running stores?

CAN-SPAM asks for a valid physical postal address for your company in every commercial message and an opt-out that works and that you honor. A running store owner who opts out of your wholesale emails should drop off your list before the next catalog goes out.

Which states and cities should you start with?

California has 71 listings and 50 emails, Florida 62 and 43, and Texas 47 and 33. Ohio follows with 29 listings and 20 emails, New York with 25 and 18, North Carolina with 24 and 17, Tennessee with 22 and 15, Colorado with 17 and 12, and Georgia and Massachusetts with 16 and 11.

The cities with the most listings are New York (11), Boston (8), Portland (8), Miami (7), Minneapolis (7), San Antonio (7), Seattle (7), San Diego (6), Atlanta (6) and Chicago (6).

A brand rep based in the Northeast can combine Boston and New York. A West Coast rep can work Portland, Seattle and San Diego. The list is spread across many cities, so the state view shows density better than the city view.

What is in the list

Source: ProfessionLens, November 2026. Counted 9 November 2026.

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Source: ProfessionLens, November 2026. Counted 9 November 2026.

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