I love specialty running stores, but I have a special relationship with Elite Feet in Brighton. Ken and Mike have the kind of experience, enthusiasm, and sense of fun that makes Elite Feet in Brighton an undeniably unique shop. They are a new kind of running store where the conventional "motion control paradigm" doesn't always rule the day, where education and training are promoted to improve your running, and where they give a shot to the up-and-comers in the industry, like Altra and Skora. See my first post about Elite Feet HERE to learn more...but if you want to visit the most progressive running store around, get yourself to Brighton.
If you have been reading my blog for a while, and in particular if you have been reading my product reviews, you'll notice that while I have a lot of ideas on how to make a shoe better (at least for me), I generally like the stuff I review. That is because I don't like to review stuff I know I won't like! Well, I'd review just about any product in Elite Feet Brighton. Ken and Mike have an incredible eye for the best stuff and stuff that will just work right out-of-the-box. With that in mind, "Average Guy" has established a partnership with Elite Feet to bring you the best info about the best stuff for your running. As always, I'll offer impartial analysis and explanation about the newest products on the market, I will work directly with manufacturers, and I will rant a little here and there about non-product running topics that I like to talk about (and that you hopefully like to read). On top of that, I'll have a little better access to try more things out from a wide variety of manufacturers on the shelves at Elite Feet.
Ken will gladly ship nationwide and carries some products, like Ashmei (for which EF Brighton is the only US seller) that you can't get anywhere else. Give them a call or an email!
The guys are available 24/7 via their email contact form: http://www.newkindofrunningstore.com/#!contact
Or via phone during normal business hours (Eastern time zone) at: 810-225-9123
