Running Fit's new HQ

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Step has no plans to close the Liberty store (he also owns that building), even though it's a block away from another running store, Tortoise and Hare, owned by a former employee of his. "It's good to have a competitor," he says. "It gives the customer options. If you get mad at me for something, you can go over there."

Running Fit, 5700 Jackson Rd. 929-9022. Mon. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Tues., Wed., Fri., & Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. noon-5 p.m. www.runningfit.net   

[Originally published in November, 2009.]