A longtime running and ten-year veteran of Ann Arbor's Tortoise and Hare, Mike Nix has known for some time that his ultimate goal was to open a running store of his own. Come Labor Day weekend, that plan will be fulfilled with the opening of
Ypsilanti Running Company in downtown Ypsi.
"I've got a bunch of friends who live in Ypsi, and I thought, 'Why not Ypsilanti?'" says Nix. "There's a strong sense of identity here. People in Ypsilanti have been coming to Ann Arbor for things like this, and I thought if we put something like this in Ypsilanti, they'd be proud of it and they'd come to it."
The 1,600 square foot store front will not only feature running shoes, apparel and accessories, but will also host circuit training-type fitness classes. As he prepare to open, he says the business community around Ypsilanti Running Company couldn't be more supportive.
"Everybody in downtown Ypsilanti is great with one another," he says. "All those retailers downtown here have been really nice and welcoming."
Nix plans to open Ypsilanti Running Company with his wife, sister-, brother- and mother-in-law, and hopes to add and employee in beginning of next year.
Source: Mike Nix, Ypsilanti Running Company
Writer: Natalie Burg
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