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Holy storegasm--this place is awesome! Tons of stuff, tons of cool stuff, and a lot of helpful employees walking around, asking you how you're doing and if you need help.

Lots of different sports are represented, from running to outdoorsy woodland stuff. They had ski and snowboard clothing, a ski section, a huge bike section.

Seriously, why haven't I been here before? And there's a parking lot, no less. Five stars, two thumbs up, etc etc etc. Me gusto mucho.

REI always seems like it's going to be better than what it turns out to be. The failure of a store to live up to its marketing perhaps?

I came in looking for some running clothes and outerwear; the sales people had this general attitude like I was some sort of interloper, invading their beautiful scenic campground. Forget a friendly "hi"--you'll be lucky to get eye contact here. Uncomfortable really.

Aside from the negative vibe I got from the staff, there really wasn't much in terms of selection. They had somewhat limited choices for running apparel, and it was definitely geared more towards camping and "hiking" than running.

If I was into hiking, I'd probably give this place 2-3 stars. Since I was looking for more general running products, I'm sticking to my 1 star rating. Sorry REI.

Not a positive experience. I really wanted this to be THE shoe store answer, but it just wasn't. They have a pretty big selection and a pretty large store, but the sales staff aren't as knowlegeable as they position themselves to be, and they are not at all attentive. In addition to having limited knowlege about runners and the shoes they carry, they sold me some orthotic inserts that actually jacked me up pretty bad for a while. No bueno.

The first shoe store that find the perfect running shoe for my feet. Like everybody else I dug around online and tried to diagnose my requirements; I did the whole "step on our magic sensor" thing for a listless salesperson at RoadRunner sports, etc etc. Then someone pointed me to this gem of a store. Helpful people, active in the running community and knowlegeable about what my physiology required. And they had a good selection of larger, wide shoes for my Fred Flintstone feet. Good stuff.

Smaller store, decent selection of stuff. There's a running group that meets up here (on Wednesdays I think), which is pretty cool. They might not have every item, but they occasionally have good interesting items; case in point, the fancy Nike billion-strap running bra my wife found there. They didn't have the color she wanted, but she saw the item here in the first place. That counts for something, doesn't it?