She's helped you all these years with your running gear, but did you know she has a beautiful voice and great musical taste?
Find out about Ava!
Click the music notes to get to her web page now & listen to samples of her CD! It's what's playing for you right now!
And, it's NOW available in the store or on line on ITunes (Click Here)where you can purchase the entire album, or just your favorite songs. And visit Ava's website at www.avawynne.com
16545 Ventura Blvd. Encino, CA 91436 818-986-8686
Phidippides Encino
Established 1980 - We Know Running... Get To Know Us...
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Phidippides Encino is the premier running shop in Los Angeles.
If you are tired of going to stores where the staff seems to be people who don't really know anything and where no one is REALLY a runner then come visit our award winning store. We have been serving the running community for over 26 years. Owned and staffed by experienced runners, we serve our customers the way we ourselves would want to be served. We don't want to just make a sale, we want to win you as a customer for life! What sets us apart from the "also rans" is our experience and expertise. We take the time to listen to you and find out what foot problems you may have, where you run, what your goals are - we're runners so we want to know! We have run every distance from 5K to the Western States 100 miler. Charlie and Craig have finished over 500 marathons between them. We have cumulatively run over 200,000 miles in hundreds of pairs of shoes. We teach the shoe portion of the exercise physiology program at Cal State Northridge and are constantly asked to do shoe clinics for podiatry and physical therapy groups, and groups training for marathons like the LA Roadrunners, Team in Training, Avon and the Train To End Stroke program. So when we talk about shoes, we speak from experience! So explore our web site, call us or better yet, come visit us. You'll be glad you did! You won't find any place like us! You'll see why folks come from all over the nation to shop with us. We know running... get to know us...
Hours: Closed Mon.
Open Tue, Thur and Fri 10-6, Sat 10-5
Open Wed 10-7
Closed Sundays EXCEPT for 1st Sun of Each Month 12-4
Pheidippides (the more correct, original spelling - Phillip is the modern derivative) an Athenian courier, was sent to Sparta to request help when the Persians landed at Marathon. He ran 150 miles in two days. At the conclusion of the battle, he ran the 22 mi (35 km) back to Athens, where he reportedly shouted “Rejoice! We conquer!” and then died of exhaustion.
Our new computer software is up and running (so to speak). When you come in, let us know if you want us to track your purchases so we have a complete history of what you have been running in. You can also sign up in store for our quarterly newsletter!
Join us for free fun runs at the store, weeknights at 6:30. Call for info.
As the year begins we are receiving lots of notices from the running shoes companies about coming price increases, all on the order of 12-20% at retail. China is the source for close to 90% of shoes sold in the US. The continuing skyrocketing price of petroleum affecting not just the raw materials in the shoes, but oil related rise in transportation costs, new labor laws in China, increased Chinese environmental regulation are all being cited in these increases. Shoe vendors face the dilemna of staying the course in China and paying lots more for its high quality manufacturing, or looking for new, cheaper sources from untried lower quality production areas in Vietnam and elsewhere. Perhaps the biggest problem facing China (and therefore you and me) is the dramatic rise in the value of the yuan against the dollar - and it's getting worse by the day. The US consumer is going to see huge price increases in clothing, household goods and electronics - not just shoes! Who knows - maybe the USA will be the next source of cheap labor for Chinese owned companies to source from!
Craig Completes His 23rd LA Marathon
Craig Chambers is not just an LA Marathon Legacy Runner (those who have completed every LA Marathon) - he's a LEGEND. He's known all over town for his adventure runs, his commute running over the Santa Monica Mountains every day, his love of philopsophy, mathematics, politics, literature and the limitless encouragement he gives to everyone who comes in our store, regardless of age or ability. He helps people dream large about what they can do and inspires them to achieve those dreams.
We congratulate Craig "the Moose" for having finished the 2008 Los Angeles Marathon in 8:37:40, accompanied by an entourage of fans and the well wishes of many along the course. Check him out on YouTube here: CraigLA2008. And for Catalina 2008 here: CraigCatalina2008
All of us here at Phidippides, especially Craig, appreciate the support and best wishes you have poured out for Craig as he fights cancer. We know he's going to win! Root for the Moose!
