nike women at the grove

Update 10/07 - Sadly, this is no longer exclusively a women's shop. They've redesigned the location to be a mini Nike carrying all of their wares. From the look on the sales associate's face, I was only one of many disappointed customers.
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Time to train for another marathon means time to start burning money at the Nike Women's store!

Right off the bat, I love this location because I can easily walk (or run) to it, and what better way to justify spending more money on workout gear than a good workout!? Even though I can get many of the same items at the mega NikeTown down the road in BH, the intimate 'all women, for women' vibe at this shop makes it well worth a visit.

Aside from all of the great fitness wear - from running apparel to dance clothes and lifestyle sportswear, and an entire floor of shoes and socks upstairs - they've literally got you covered. Surprisingly most of the clothes are not only fashionable, but flattering (even on a curvy girl like myself) and they perform even better.

Though you may come here for workout wear, you'd be surprised with what you leave with. Aside from their sport watches (which I own and love), they've got some great ones for everyday you could even wear with a suit to work. And don't miss the sportswear. I've found some great everyday skirts and pants here too.

Being that they're a major store, there's ALWAYS something on sale, both on the side racks and in the back near the dressing rooms. Another plus is the 10% discount they'll generally offer to anyone doing Team in Training.

And if that wasn't enough ... they also do Nike Club Run here every Wednesday night. All you have to do is show up ready to run at 6:30 to meet up with a great group. Everyone splits up based on pace and distance (they offer both a 3k and a 5k every week), and then set off to run from The Grove into Pan Pacific Park. Can't really think of a better way to meet your neighbors.

All that AND the staff are great. Super friendly and helpful, which, sadly, isn't all that easy to come by these days.

Tip: Nike Women doesn't validate, but the Barnes & Noble across the way does. No purchase necessary, and no questions asked.

189 The Grove Drive, Ste G-60
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 954-0450

16974

that would be my la marathon runner number. the one that will be plastered to me front and back, rain or shine, as i ask myself for 26.2 miles what on earth i was thinking when i started training for a marathon. rather auspicious if i say so myself. i don't think i could have devised a better runner number if i'd tried! five months of training down and just six short weeks to the big day..

to put a little of the insanity in perspective .. a few recent stats:

according the the latest approximation of the U.S. population (298,026,631) and the total number of finishers of marathons last year (382,000), if you finished a marathon you are in top one tenth of ONE PERCENT of the population who has done so.

then, figure in:
* multiple marathon finishes by single runners
* non US citizens who do not count for the total population who ran a marathon and you are even more elite!


sure somebody is faster than you and it may have taken you 5 hours (or 6 or 7) to finish, but hey, even if all the people who ran a marathon last year ran it at the same time, and you came in DEAD LAST you would still have done more that 297,644,631 lazy asses last year.

now, back to deciding which marathon to train for next while you think about where you put the remote :)

in all seriousness friends, six months ago, i'd never run a mile in my life. if i can successfully train for a marathon, ANYONE can!