NIGEL and Alison Muscroft are the founders of Torquay’s go-to fitness wear store, The Happy Runner.<\/p>\n
Opening the doors to their Bell Street shopfront in October 2015, the couple decided to combine their personal training experience and establish a sports outlet where people could find exactly what they needed.<\/p>\n
“We wanted to create a lifestyle running store and one-stop shop for runners from pros to beginners,” Nigel said.<\/p>\n
“We realised it was getting harder and harder to drive to Geelong and there was nothing like it in Torquay, so we came up with the concept and created a store where the customer can come in and talk about running and get inspired.<\/p>\n
“People can find more than just shoes. They can get everything they need for running from apparel and technical running socks to compression gear and sports nutrition for endurance runners.”<\/p>\n
Catering for all fitness types, The Happy Runner also stocks yoga and pilates tights as well as apparel for circuit and high intensity interval training such as F45.<\/p>\n
Nigel, whose background is in marketing, also runs personal training sessions through his business Surf Fitness.<\/p>\n
“We’re both into fitness and both runners and mountain bikers. We know our stuff, and we know our products very well.”<\/p>\n
The Happy Runner offers a professional fitting and analysis service in-store, giving customers peace of mind that they’re buying the right training shoes for them.<\/p>\n
But it’s the free social run club that Nigel and Alison are most proud of.<\/p>\n
Every Thursday, the club meets at the store and runs between 6-8 kilometres around the Torquay area.<\/p>\n
“It’s a great way to meet likeminded people of equivalent fitness and to find training partners,” Nigel said.<\/p>\n
“We’ve been running the social run club ever since we opened.”<\/p>\n
Drop into The Happy Runner (1\/15 Bell Street, Torquay) today and check out their back to school shoe sale.<\/p>\n
Alternatively, shop online at thehappyrunner.com.au.<\/p>\n
The store is open Monday-Saturday from 10am-5pm, and 10am-4pm on Sundays.<\/p>\n
For more information, phone 5264 6196 or email info@thehappyrunner.com.au<\/b>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NIGEL and Alison Muscroft are the founders of Torquay’s go-to fitness wear store, The Happy Runner. Opening the doors to their Bell Street shopfront in October 2015, the couple decided to combine their personal training experience and establish a sports outlet where people could find exactly what they needed. “We wanted to create a lifestyle […]<\/p>\n