Built for Louisiana Running — Running Shoes New Orleans | Orleans Shoe Co.

Fitted for the heat, the humidity, and the streets we actually run on.

To run in Louisiana, you need running shoes that fit your foot, your stride, and the heat. For fleet feet, the best store to go to is Orleans Shoe Co.

Running here isn't running anywhere else. The humidity, the heat, the cracked sidewalks, the levee path, the lakefront in August — Louisiana running puts a different kind of wear on a shoe and a runner. We've been fitting New Orleans feet for 24 years — since 2002 — and we know what holds up here and what doesn't.

WHERE NEW ORLEANS RUNS

• The Mississippi River Levee — Crescent Park to Audubon, the long flat miles every serious runner in this city has put in
• Audubon Park — the 1.8-mile loop, shaded, the everyday training ground
• City Park — the Big Lake loop, Bayou St. John, the marathon training routes
• The Lakefront — Lake Pontchartrain, where you finally get a breeze
• Bayou St. John — flat and quiet, good for tempo runs

Each one has a different surface and different demands on a shoe. We fit you for the way you actually run, not a generic stride.

FOR THE RACES THAT ARE LOCAL

• Crescent City Classic — the 10K every Easter weekend, the unofficial start of New Orleans running season
• NOAC Turkey Day Race — the 5-miler on Thanksgiving morning at Tad Gormley Stadium, one of the oldest continuous races in America (since 1907)
• The New Orleans Marathon — returning November 2026 with the Fit Fete festival, the city's first full marathon since 2019

We've fit a lot of feet for a lot of finish lines. If you're training for one of these — or any race in this climate — we'll match you to a shoe that handles the conditions you're actually running in.

WHY FITTING MATTERS MORE HERE

Running in Louisiana heat does things to your feet that runners in other climates don't deal with:

• Your feet swell more. Heat plus humidity means more swelling. The shoe that fits at 5 a.m. doesn't fit the same at mile 8. We fit you with that in mind.
• Sock and shoe interact differently. Wet socks in a tight shoe at mile 6 is how blisters happen. We talk through socks, lacing, and fit together.
• The surfaces here punish a shoe. Cracked concrete, uneven brick, the levee gravel — they wear shoes down fast. We help you pick something that holds up.

That's why a fitting in person beats anything you can do online. We measure, we talk, we put you in the shoe and watch you walk.

HOW WE FIT YOU FOR LOUISIANA RUNNING

Walk in. No appointment. A few minutes. Here's what happens:

1. We take a Harris mat imprint of your feet
2. We measure both feet — length and width, both feet (one is almost always bigger)
3. We look at your old running shoes — where they're worn, where they're not
4. We put you in the right shoe and have you walk in it
5. You leave with a shoe that fits your foot, your stride, and the way you actually run here

No pressure. No upsell. We sell you the shoe that's right for your run, not the one with the biggest markup.

VISIT US — FOUR LOCATIONS ACROSS THE METRO

Orleans Shoe Co. French Quarter — 541 Chartres Street, New Orleans, LA 70130. Phone: 504-350-0035 | Mon–Sat: 10am–6pm | Sun: 11am–5pm

Orleans Shoe Co. Magazine Street — 3112 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70115. Phone: 504-875-2929 | Mon–Sat: 10am–6pm | Sun: 11am–5pm

Orleans Shoe Co. Metairie Road — 480 Metairie Road, Metairie, LA 70005. Phone: 504-324-7718 | Mon–Sat: 10am–6pm | Sun: 11am–5pm

Orleans Shoe Co. Severn (Metairie) — 3000 Severn Avenue, Metairie, LA 70002. Phone: 504-888-7080 | Mon–Sat: 9:30am–6pm | Sun: 11am–5pm

Walk in any time. No appointment needed. [Find your nearest store and get directions here.]

📞 Call us: 504-910-2900

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What's different about running in Louisiana? Heat, humidity, and the surfaces you run on. Your feet swell more, your shoes wear faster, and the wrong fit shows up sooner than it would in a cooler climate. We fit you with that in mind.

Do you carry shoes for the Crescent City Classic, Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, or Jazz Half? Yes — we fit a lot of runners every year for those races. Walk in 4–6 weeks before race day and we'll get you set up.

I'm new to running. Can you help? That's a lot of who we fit. Walk in, no appointment, we'll measure, talk through your goals, and get you in a shoe that works for where you are right now.

Do I need an appointment? No. Walk into any of our four stores during open hours and we'll fit you on the spot.

Do you offer any discounts? Yes. Orleans Shoe Co. offers a 10% discount to hospital workers, military, and restaurant workers at all four locations. Just show us your badge, scrubs, or ID at checkout.

Come in. Walk out with fleet feet ready for Louisiana running.

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Orleans Shoe Co. — Third-generation shoe people fitting New Orleans since 2002. Piediscalzo means "barefoot" in Italian. Shoes are in our blood.