Running Warehouse Website Analysis

I have been running for as long as I can remember. I’m not kidding. My mom told me I used to run around in the Church nursery when I was a toddler and the other children would chase me. I was drawn to running out of love for the closest thing I could ever humanly get to flying. I love the good runs, the bad runs, the hard runs, the mad runs, the sad runs, runs with people, runs alone, runs in rain, runs where I can taste the crisp Autumn air…I just love running!

Running many miles requires me to buy quality running shoes often. However, the shoes I buy tend to be pricey. Running clothes in general tend to be pricey. With this dilemma, my sister, a fellow runner, recommended runningwarehouse.com. Running Warehouse is an online shopping website that sells running gear at discounted prices. I have purchased gifts for others and running gear for
BODY/CONTENT: This website does not contain a lot of text, because it is more focused on short details and graphics of products. This area includes: sales, special promotions and featured products. Running Warehouse has a navigation bar on the left side of the screen for products and lines they carry. Above this is the search bar. I think the search bar should be in the top of the site, like we learned in class. It is somewhat hard to find.

SIDEBAR: Running Warehouse has a sidebar on the right side of the screen with information about products on sale, online gait analysis and a shoe fit guide.

FOOTER: The footer of the website includes: “Contact Us, Shop with Us, About Us and Socialize.” The footer also includes links to other companies they own.

SOME DESIGN BREAKDOWN
ELEMENTS:
• Space- This website has a light grey background that allows for a decent amount of space on the website. The content is in a narrow, centered section of the screen. The actual content (including text and pictures) doesn’t have a lot of negative