Business Description from the Web
The store that keeps athletes on their feet also serves as the nucleus of the city's devout running community.
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Five days a week, the store plays host to free training programs for all area runners. Runners of every level swarm to the store for camaraderie, advice and tough workouts.
Editorial Reviews from the web
In Short Along with hundreds of basic running shoes, Run-Tex carries specialty ones such as racing flats, track spikes, trail shoes, and sport sandals and the name-brand inventory is backed by an experienced staff of dedicated athletes. Then there are the accessories: their variety of complementary gear includes Baby Jogger strollers, swimsuits, sunglasses and sport watches. The store...
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Posted by Contributor
on April 21, 2009, (Edited October 05, 2006)
From February to January, this theater presents six major Broadway musicals, in addition to several smaller productions, at either Popejoy Hall or the MTS's own 890-seat Hiland Theater. Most productions are staged for three consecutive weekends, including some Sunday matinees.
Other Reviews from the web
I went into RunTex today and was not acknowledged by anyone there. There only appeared to be a small selection of shoes on a wall. There was a lot of other merchandise, but very few actual shoes.
No one approached me and asked if they could help or anything. I do not put up with horrible or nonexistent customer service so I left and will not come back. I've told all of my friends not to...
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Posted by atx88dh
on October 08, 2009
We too were disappointed with the service at the Gateway store. My wife had heard they were a great place to go for people new to running and jogging. When we arrived, the salesperson, while very knowledgeable about feet and shoes, seemed disinterested in helping her. After finally examining her feet and her stride, he disappeared for 5 minutes to bring back only 1 pair of shoes. Then,...
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Posted by jeffdg
on April 21, 2009, (Edited October 01, 2008)
This is the largest of the Run Tex stores in Austin and it still out of stock on a very regular basis of the most common sizes of shoes like Asics, Adidas, and New Balance, to name a few. If you want a specific shoe, don't count on finding it here. If, however, you just want to go someplace where you can have your gait evaluated and any shoe that they might have available recommended to you,...
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Posted by amvillat
on April 21, 2009, (Edited March 29, 2007)