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Complete Runner Looks Back on 30 Years

December 21, 2013 By Complete Runner

30 Years of Complete Runner Flint
2014 marks Complete Runner’s 30th year in business, serving Flint area runners, walkers, and fitness fanatics. When Complete Runner opened its doors in 1985:
  • Ronald Reagan was President
  • Back to the Future and Rocky IV were popular films
  • Microsoft released Windows 1.0
  • Postage was $0.22, and
  • A Gallon of gas was $1.09
Source: The People History
 
In 1985 running was growing in popularity, with 3,903 people participating in the Crim race.  Other interesting facts about running at that time were:
  • Wicking material was not yet invented
  • Runners had to cut their socks if they wanted them short, since nobody made No Show socks
  • When it got colder out people ran outside in thermal long johns as tights weren’t out
  • Some of the most popular shoes in 1985 were Adidas, Puma, Nike, and Tiger
We now have innovations such as wicking materials, even organic wicking materials like Bamboo and SmartWool, as well as heat generating Breath Thermo by Mizuno, and running GPS watches.  We could go on and on, but a whole bunch has changed in the past thirty years.
 
It is crazy to think that Complete Runner brought Jeff Galloway to Flint to host training classes before the Crim adopted his training methods in the ever-so-popular Crim Training Program.
 
As the times have changed, we are proud to have changed as well, always offering the best and latest fashions and technologies to help local runners and walkers look good and perform their best.
 
We look forward to serving the needs of local runners for the years to come, and bringing them all the latest and best innovations in the world or running.

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