Big Peach Running & Walking

Limestone Marketplace

2171 Limestone Ridge NE
Gainesville, GA  30501

678-255-0529

Monday – Thursday 10 am – 7 pm
Friday – Saturday 10 am – 6 pm
Sunday 12 pm – 5 pm

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The Inside Track

Stories behind the events in our community, the products we carry, and answers to your top questions.

Should I Be Using a Track Spike?

If you’re new to Track & Field, track spikes can feel like one of those “everyone else knows about this except me” things. They don’t. Most athletes (and parents) show up early in the season with the same questions: Here’s the fun part: spikes are simple once you understand what they’re for and which kind matches your event. Why Spikes Exist (and why they actually work) Spikes aren’t magic. They’re just purpose-built for speed and

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Polar Bear 5K: East Cobb’s Coldest (and Warmest) Tradition

Some races earn their reputation with big hills or big crowds. The Polar Bear 5K earned its reputation by being iconically cold, then politely solving that problem for you. On Saturday, January 24, 2026, East Cobb runners and walkers will line up at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church for a race that has become a winter rite of passage. And if you have ever finished a January 5K with frozen fingers and a full heart, you

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Why We Do Video Gait Analysis (And Why It’s the Most Useful and Most Fun Part of Our Fit Process)

If you’ve ever watched your own stride in slow motion, you’ve had the same thought every NFL player has watching game film: “Wait… I do that with my foot?” Welcome to video gait analysis, the part of our fit process that blends a little science, a little art, and a surprising amount of “oh wow.” At Big Peach East Cobb, it’s also the moment when shoe fitting stops being guesswork and starts being personal. And

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Eco Sneakers: From Landfill Playground To Global Shoe Lifeline

If you have ever dropped a pair of tired running shoes in the collection bin at Big Peach East Cobb, you are part of a story that started beside a landfill and now stretches across Atlanta, the Southeast and more than a dozen countries. That story belongs to Eco Sneakers and its founder, Bobby Johnson, along with COO of Eco Sneakers, LLC and Executive Director of Eco Sneakers Foundation, Inc., Lynn McCray. This is how

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GROUP RUNS

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Group Runs Date / Time
Group RUN/WALK Gainesville – Tuesdays Tuesday @ 7:00pm

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Alex Rodriguez

Alex Rodriguez
General Manager/Owner


My Perfect Run: Tempo Run
Originally From: Mexico
Best Advice: When life gives you lemons, make orange juice and let the world wonder how you did it!
What Keeps Me Going: My wife and kids.
Fe Rodriguez

Fe Rodriguez
General Manager/Owner


My Perfect Run: Any run in the woods with the sound and feel of nature around me!
Originally From: Tucker, GA
Best Advice: Live in each moment and Be a light to others!
What Keeps Me Going: A healthy heart, mind, and soul! And of course my family! : )
Abi Holland

Abi Holland
Store Manager


My Perfect Run: A summer evening run with a jump in the lake at the end.
Originally From: Fayetteville, GA
Best Advice: Difficulty will soon be proof of capability!
What Keeps Me Going: My feet.


DAY HOURS
Monday-Friday 10AM - 8PM
Saturday 9AM - 6PM
Sunday 12PM - 5PM