Running with Fleet Feet

Sometimes “networking” is simply talking with your friends. I had just mentioned a possible trip and how I will need to get into shape, and the next thing I knew I’d learned something of interest to Thriftistas:

Fleet Feet is an running/athletic store with locations in Lakeview, Lincoln Square, Piper’s Alley, the South Loop, and many other cities around the US. The Chicago locations (Lincoln Square and Piper’s Alley) are currently offering free running/walking sessions for women only on Tuesday and Wednesday nights; these session are FREE! If you are interested in a run along the lake, join the group from Piper’s Alley. If you are interested in a run along the river (I assume the North Branch), then join the group from Lincoln Square.

I haven’t tried one of these runs (ahem, walking for me), so I don’t know if they try to sell anything or if they are simply offering them so you may buy shoes and gear from them in the future. I also don’t know what sort of expertise they have on offering running advice. If anyone has joined one of these groups, let us know whether or not you liked it.

Photo by Araceli Arroyo, used via Creative Commons license.