About Us

The Brooklyn Running Company was founded in the fall of 2013. With locations in Park Slope and Williamsburg we are NYC's independent running specialty shop. Our footwear fitting experts work with customers of any level of fitness or experience in the sport.

Beginners are our specialty; anyone beginning a new training cycle or beginning a new journey in running, should visit us for a proper footwear fitting consult. Our expert staff assesses individual foot strike and biomechanics to assist in the footwear recommendation process.

All fittings are a free service.

Come visit with us and share your running stories. We’ll get you laced up properly and hitting the roads, trails and tracks in no time at all

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Meet Our Staff of Experts

Pedro 

• Home: Guayaquil, Ecuador
• How long you’ve been in NYC: Since 2011
• Favorite place to run: Any park loops or along waterfronts
• Go-to shoe: Asics Novablast
• Favorite distance: The Half Marathon!!!
• When you’re not running: I’m playing handball
• Fun fact: I can identify every country’s flag

Jeffrey 

• Home: Brooklyn
• How long you’ve been in NYC: 19 years
• Favorite place to run: Down Ocean Parkway towards Coney Island
• Go-to shoe: Nike Zoom Fly
• Favorite distance: 800m
• When you’re not running: You can find me eating a bunch of food I probably shouldn’t, as well as in the gym 6 days a week

Matt 

• Home: Scranton, PA
• Favorite place to run: Prospect Park
• Go-to shoe: currently the Triumph & Streakfly (changes constantly!)
• Favorite distance: 10 miler
• When you’re not running: Hanging out with my pooch or having a burger and beer at the local pub
• Fun fact: I'm still angry about the 1986 Red Sox v. Mets World Series outcome

Melissa 

• Home: Berlin, Austin, & now New York
• How long you’ve been in NYC: 3 years
• Favorite place to run: Central Park and the track at McCarren
• Go-to shoe: Saucony Kinvara
• Favorite distance: Marathon
• When you’re not running…I’m either reading a book or catching up with a friend somewhere in the world on the phone.

Kaitlyn 

• Home: Mahopac NY/Brooklyn NY
• How long you’ve been in NYC: 5 years
• Favorite place to run: Along the river
• Go-to shoe: Anything Asics! Specifically, the GT-2000
• Favorite distance: Marathon
• When you’re not running: Watching the NY Rangers, cuddling my cat, teaching
• Fun fact: I’m fluent in American Sign Language

Ryan 

• Home: Haiti/anywhere peaceful and Massachusetts
• How long you’ve been in NYC: 1 year
• Favorite place to run: Around Flatbush, Wingate Park and Ocean Ave
• Go-to shoe: ASICS Noosa Tri
• Favorite distance: 5k
• When you’re not running…At the gym trying to hit a PR or playing soccer
• Fun fact: I love learning languages

Mariel 

• Home: Brooklyn
• How long you’ve been in NYC: I grew up in Fort Greene until I was eight years old, and I have now been back, mainly in Crown Heights, for seven years.
• Favorite place to run: Manhattan Bridge
• Go-to shoe: New Balance 1080
• Favorite distance: 50 miles
• When you’re not running: I am eating, napping, and/or traveling!
• Fun fact: I lived in Costa Rica from age 8 to 14 (And again from 26-27- which is where I ran my first marathon!)

Matt 

• Home: Huntington Beach, CA
• How long you’ve been in NYC: 7 Years 
• Favorite place to run: West Side Highway
• Go-to shoe: Kinvara Pro  
• Favorite distance: The Marathon 
• When you’re not running: I’m trying to figure out life
• Fun fact: BMX is my passion

Laura 

• Home: Minnesota
• How long you’ve been in NYC: Less than a year! I'm open to any recommendations!
• Favorite place to run: Prospect Park
• Go-to shoe: Brooks Adrenaline GTS
• Favorite distance: 10K and Half Marathon
• When you’re not running…Recipe testing, playing mahjong, or enjoying a good book

Michael 

• Home: Brooklyn
• How long you’ve been in NYC: Many years!
• Favorite place to run: West Side Highway
• Go-to shoe: Hoka Clifton
• Favorite distance: Half Marathon
• When you’re not running: Photography - A lot of interesting people and things around NYC to shoot

Brayden 

• Home: Brooklyn
• How long you’ve been in NYC: My entire life – grew up and still live in Sunset Park.
• Favorite place to run: Belt Parkway
• Go-to shoe: Saucony Endorphin Speed
• Favorite distance: 200m, 400m, 800m and the Mile
• When you’re not running: I’m in the gym getting a pump or playing soccer
• Fun fact: I’m a soccer player

Tiffen 

• Home: Tahiti
• How long you’ve been in NYC: 15 years
• Favorite place to run: Bridges / To Coney Island
• Go-to shoe: ASICS Noosa
• Favorite distance: Marathon
• When you’re not running: I look after my 13-year-old, paint, and dream of surfing and swimming in the Pacific Sea again.
• Fun fact: I’m actually a fish

Kate 

• Home: All over! But mostly Texas and Philadelphia
• Favorite place to run: Endless circles in the grass around McCarren Park
• Go-to shoe: Mizuno Wave Rider, always and forever
• Favorite distance: 5k back in the day
• When you’re not running: Napping or reading murder mysteries. Or petting cats.

Matt 

• Home: New York City via Scranton, PA
• How long you’ve been in NYC: >20 years
• Favorite place to run: Central Park and the East River spans
• Go-to shoe: I’m an equal opportunity running shoe wearer.
• Favorite distance: The BKLYN MILE
• When you’re not running: Playing soccer with my daughter Juliet
• Fun fact: I’m terrified of Ventriloquists.

Joseph 

• Home: Brooklyn
• How long you’ve been in NYC: Forever
• Favorite place to run: Queens
• Go-to shoe: Brooks Glycerin
• Favorite distance: Brooklyn Half Marathon
• When you’re not running: I'm making music
• Fun fact: I play bass guitar

Daniele 

• Home: Rome, Italy – NYC is where I call home
• How long you’ve been in NYC: Since 2004
• Favorite place to run: Prospect Park and Brooklyn Bridge Park
• Go-to shoe: Saucony Endorphin Speed
• Favorite distance: Marathon
• When you’re not running: Reading about politics and currents events…I’m a political junkie</em >

Lydia 

• Home: Santa Monica, Washington, DC & NYC
• How long you’ve been in NYC: 33 years
• Favorite place to run: Downtown bridges & waterfront areas in Brooklyn & Manhattan
• Go-to shoe: Saucony Tempus
• Favorite distance: Marathon & Half Marathon
• When you’re not running… I'm fundraising for a non-profit