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Marathon Sports

Expert Reviews of Marathon Sports

Citysearch | Popular local chain, founded in 1975, is one of the nation's most respected spots for running and walking footwear and apparel.

Marathon Sports' unusually attentive salespeople help customers find their perfect shoe by sizing up their feet, analyzing their stride and then retreating to the depths of the store to produce the proper...
citysearch.com - expert review - 05/22/2006
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User Reviews of Marathon Sports

Yelp.com Review - by Alexander H.

4.0 of 5 stars. I haven't been a "runner" since the end of my cross country season my senior year in high school so it's been a while since I went shopping for running shoes. So when I finally decided to man up and…
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by l l.

5.0 of 5 stars. [N.B. Still... etc.] I'd gotten my last ueber-comfortable pair of running shoes from their Porter Square location years ago. Even though I've stuck to Saucony since, I have never been able to…
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Steven P.

5.0 of 5 stars. I went to the Marathon Sports shop in Brookline a few months back with a friend, just to help her pick out a cute pair of sneakers...but left with my jaw hanging open. The folks that work there…
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lauren B.

5.0 of 5 stars. I usually get so overwhelmed by walls of seemingly identical athletic shoes that I just pick the nicest looking ones that cost less than $80, quickly try them on and am on my way out the door in…
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2008
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Great service

It's unfortunate to hear that the other reviewers were so unsatisfied with their experience, b/c along with my friends and family I have shopped there for years and will never go anywhere else. The staff is so...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/17/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Dana B.

4.0 of 5 stars. This store is so great. The employees are very knowledgable and helpful and can teach you a lot about the sport. This location is a good size, too...much bigger than the Brookline location, and seems…
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Molly S.

4.0 of 5 stars. If you don't know what you're doing when it comes to running shoes, then this is the place for you! The associate I worked with watched me walk, pulled out a pair of shoes, had me run in them, tested…
yelp.com - user review - 12/23/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Chris B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Marathon Sports is a good specialty running store. The staff is generally knowledgeable, and they have a good selection of shoes and a decent selection of apparel. From what I gather, this location is…
yelp.com - user review - 12/12/2007
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not experts

There are a lot of people on staff, which makes getting helped fairly easy, but it also means that not everyone is an expert and not everyone will be able to give good advice. The problem with this is that...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Lila J.

4.0 of 5 stars. This store has a quality selection of running shoes and a long history. They've got more energy bars than I could ever dream of, and a lot of running attire. The staff knows their stuff when it comes…
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jarrett G.

4.0 of 5 stars. Going here finally gave me a pair of sneakers that worked well for me! Woohoo! While I would say these are nice and quite knowledgeable people, I wouldn't say they are NASA foot specialists for…
yelp.com - user review - 05/16/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Megan M.

4.0 of 5 stars. My sister runs marathons, and has been raving about this store forever. I decided to stop in and see for myself one day (I do NOT run marathons), I needed new workout sneakers. The store was a little…
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Caroline A.

3.0 of 5 stars. So of course I had to stop in here. The selection is just ok. It's a small space, but they have quality stuff. Great cold weather running gear. I thought the staff was very helpful and…
yelp.com - user review - 11/01/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Shannon B.

5.0 of 5 stars. I must have hit up Marathon Sports on the right day or something because I'm agast that these reviews aren't more complimentary! My first experience with Marathon Sports was on a Saturday and I had…
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2006
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SNOBBY

Snobby salesclerk; you better know your running shoes before getting in there; he laughed when I told him I had not done much research on the shoe. Talk about making a customer uncomfortable! I left and would...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/22/2006
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Great for runners

Marathon Sports is a local chain with several Boston-area locations. My favorite is the one on Boyls...
judysbook.com - user review - 02/05/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Jen R.

2.0 of 5 stars. Selection is eh? Salespeople are very nice. Its a pretty normal shoe store otherwise. Not worth a special trip. Try Nike town instead- better selection.
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennifer K.

3.0 of 5 stars. http://www.marathonsports.com/Locations/Boston.html They brag and brag about this place - everyone tells me that I HAVE to go there because they actually analyze the biomechanics of your gait and…
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2005
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