1. Ragged Mountain Running Shop Fits About 20,000 Customers A Year
3 Elliewood Ave, Charlottesville, Virginia
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Ragged Mountain takes your fitness level, activity and body type into account.
2. Ragged Mountain Running Shop More Than Just A Shoe Store
3 Elliewood Ave, Charlottesville, Virginia
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Ragged Mountain is an athletic resource! The staff is incredibly knowledgeable and helpful and the website has tons of information and links about running in Charlottesville.
3. All Ragged Mountain Running Shop Employees Are Trained For Four Months
3 Elliewood Ave, Charlottesville, Virginia
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They are taught how to analyze gaits, evaluate running injuries and correctly recommend and fit shoes.
4. Owners Mark And Cynthia Lorenzoni Have Started Their Own Racing Team
3 Elliewood Ave, Charlottesville, Virginia
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Mark and Cynthia started Ragged Mountain Racing with longtime customer, Bob and his wife, Dana.
5. Cynthia Lorenzoni Ran The Women’s Olympic Trials In 1984
3 Elliewood Ave, Charlottesville, Virginia
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She placed 42nd. Not only does she own a running shop, she’s also an avid runner.
6. Mark Lorenzoni Loves To Coach
3 Elliewood Ave, Charlottesville, Virginia
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He’s coached several members of the “Ragged Mountain Family.” He started by coaching his wife, Cynthia.
7. Cynthia Directs The Women’s 4-Miler
3 Elliewood Ave, Charlottesville, Virginia
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She has managed to raise more than $2 million for the UVa’s Breast Care Center.
8. The Lorenzoni Family Organizes Races
3 Elliewood Ave, Charlottesville, Virginia
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They have organized over 500 races so far.
9. Ragged Mountain Running Shop Has Shoes For The Shoeless
3 Elliewood Ave, Charlottesville, Virginia
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Ragged Mountain offers a 10% discount to those who bring in their old shoes. Through their partnership with The Salvation Army, they’ve been able to recycle 10,000 pairs of shoes a year.
10. The Lorenzoni Kids Are Straight A’s
3 Elliewood Ave, Charlottesville, Virginia
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All four of Mark and Cynthia’s kids’ names start with “A” (Alec, Audrey, Adrian, and Annie).
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