Achilles Running Shop DTW — Local services in Willoughby

Good afternoon. Being a nursing student and seeing all the nurses wear HOKA tennis shoes, knowing their great quality of comfort, I Maja made the suggestion to my friend Kyra, my Egyptian cousin, to stop by your shop and purchase some Hoka tennis shoes from your shop.

She has recently come to the USA and had just started to work out at the gym and was in need for good quality with great comfort tennis shoes.

We were speechless when the older gentleman at the store who was working there, advised us not to buy any of the shoes since they would break apart.

I asked him why that would be and and I was informed that they are not meant for running or the gym.

We were left speechless and felt the awkward feeling or not being welcome in the store. Let's just leave it at that.

Sir you have just lost a...

This used to be my go-to running store. There are other stores closer, but was always loyal to this store. Since the move to DTW I am disappointed with the service and selection. They used to carry off sizes to have available to try and would always order the shoe I needed. This is no longer the case since the move. Have also gotten short answers from staff about questions, no one answered the phone when I recently tried to call ahead to get information on selection before making the long haul. I am disappointed and am bummed to have to make a switch to a different local running store. Have been a long...

My old shoes were causing my plantar fasciitis pain to flare up so I stopped by this shop and asked for their recommendation on running shoes to help reduce this pain. They recommended Brooks Glycerin 20. I was unsure about spending over $150 on running shoes but I went for it and honestly my plantar fasciitis pain doesn’t flare up during runs, I’m impressed. I still have some PT work to do to remove the pain, but I can continue running so I’m happy. Thank...