Welcome to Up and Running Bristol

Over 100 years of running experience. Call in for friendly and expert advice on running and fitness shoes, clothing, and accessories; video gait analysis and shoe fitting, information on local races and training.

About Us

Upandrunning.co.uk, started as a small 'Bricks and Mortar' company in 1992, now with over 30 stores, and an e-commerce arm that stocks over 1500 products, we are now more dedicated to keeping you on your feet. We specialise in running shoes, running clothes and running accessories with products from today's key running brands such as Brooks, Asics, Mizuno, New Balance, Inov-8, Sub 4 and Ronhill. We are confident that we have the right products for you to achieve your personal goals. With more than 20 years or running retail experience, we never stop thinking about you the runner and your running needs. On hand either in store, online or over the phone we are here to offer you expert advice and to help you choose the gear that's right for you.

Meet Our Staff

Nick is well known in Bristol; he competed in the '80 and '84 Olympics, gained Bronze in the World Cross Country Championships and Silver in the Commonwealth Games and still holds the British record for the Half Marathon with a time of 61:03. Nick's passion for the sport never ceases; he shares his experiences with the local running community through coaching young athletes and leading the shop's beginners' running group. Rick manages the day-to-day business; his experience is gained from over 30 years of running and he is well known on the local running scene competing for local clubs Westbury Harriers and Bristol and West AC.

Gait Analysis

It's important that your running shoes fit correctly: our trained staff can help find the right shoes for you: in a short session on our treadmill they can do a video gait analysis using sophisticated Dartfish software.