The original Metro Run & Walk was founded in June 1991 by Lea Gallardo as Fleet Feet Sports (McLean Runners Center).  Lea was a visionary in recognizing that runners and non-runners alike needed shoes, apparel and accessories appropriate to their activity.  This includes walkers, people with an active lifestyle and those in the quest for daily comfort.  The first Metro Run & Walk store was in downtown McLean, VA.  Through the years, Lea built her business and added two additional stores -- Rockville MD and Springfield VA.

Metro Run & Walk, Springfield, VA

The Springfield store was purchased by Mark Russell & Helen Russell in February 2009 and is now the only Metro Run & Walk store in the Washington DC, Maryland & Virginia area.  In June 2009, Lea decided to completely retire from the running speciality business and offered McLean and Rockville for sale.  We thought long and hard about whether or not purchase them.  In the end, we decided that we wanted to focus our efforts on a single store.  We wanted to create a flagship store where we, as owners, get to know our customers; a store where we can ensure excellent, consistent service through trained, knowledgeablestaff; a store where we can be immediately responsive to our customers.   

In having a single store, we know that we can respond quickly to your requests for new product, new services, and event and philanthropic support.  We don't have multiple levels and chains of command -- we are it.  We're in the store supporting our staff and serving you.

Run Walk Live!

Mark Russell

Helen Russell