Phidippides has won numerous awards over the years for our expert service, selection, product knowledge and involvement in the running community.
Here's a sampling:
Miles to Go Before You Sleep
The attention you get at Phidippides (16545 Ventura Blvd., Encino, 818-986-8686) will likely evoke awe. Boxes and boxes of shoes emerge from the back, and your gait is scrutinized as you jog along the covered arcade outside. Founded 28 years ago by college roommates Charlie Hoover and Craig Chambers, a revered marathoner who died this year (his memorial service was attended by an SRO crowd at a Pacific Palisades auditorium), the store has long been a temple of distance running. But even casual joggers are treated like they’re training for hundred-milers.
