Rush Running Co.

LAUNCHING HIS namesake running store amid the depths of the Great Recession, Mike Rush held earnest concerns and big dreams. Over the last 15 years, risk has turned into reward at Arkansas-based Rush Running Company. A 2018 Best Running Store in America honoree, Rush Running Company now owns its two commercial buildings, actively engages with local cross-country programs and charities, operates a 90-member racing team and hosts a shoe museum in its Bentonville location that offers a dynamic tour of running footwear’s wild evolution over the last century. “One of the things I always said I wanted to do was support the sport of running in every way possible,” Rush says.