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FAQs

Have a question? Check out our FAQs below for helpful information regarding order status, shipping, returns, and more. Can't find what you are looking for? Contact us here.

Retail

Yes. Knowing what shoe will be best for you can be determined by having you meet with one of our Fit Specialists in person at one of our five locations in DC and Northern Virginia. All fittings are free. For in person store fittings, no appointment is necessary.

Yes. A Pacers Gift Card is the perfect gift! We offer Gift Cards in a variety of denominations and the online process is easy (you can also purchase in person at any Pacers location.) Follow this link. Select the amount, and click on "Send a Gift Card". Provide the name, email address, date to deliver, and your special note for your recipient, and as you complete the purchase, you will receive a receipt and your recipient will be sent the Gift Card code and message.

Order times depend on when your order is placed and how far away you live from Washington DC.  Orders received before 3PM on Friday usually arrive within 3-4 business days. Please note that these shipping timelines are only an estimate and that once an order leaves our stores, there may be carrier delays beyond our control. Additionally, we are not always able to make address changes after an order is placed, so please be sure your shipping address is correct before placing your order.

Orders being sourced from our local stores and warehouses have a small window of time for edits to order information. We fulfill some orders from our Amazon inventory. These orders are immediately in process and not often able to be updated pre-shipping. Reaching out as quickly as possible to support@runpacers.com is important in the case that any order details need to be edited.

As with changes to an order, this is dependent on the source of the fulfillment. Reaching out as quickly as possible to support@runpacers.com is important in the case that an order may need to be canceled.

No. We are sorry for this disappointment, for many reasons we are not able to sell merchandise with delivery to shipping addresses outside of the United States.

Yes. We offer free shipping within the US for orders over $100.

Once an order has been placed you should expect to receive TWO emails. First, a confirmation email that your order has been processed and second, an email that your order has been shipped with tracking information. If you have not received any tracking information after 3 days of placing your order please email us at support@runpacers.com 

Yes, with some exceptions. If a purchase doesn't work out for you, our full policy is presented HERE.   Most items purchased in one of our retail stores OR online can be exchanged or returned in person at any store.  They also can be returned by initiating an online return through our automated online return system.  Returns can be made within 30 days of purchase. Refunds are issued back to the original form of payment, orders placed with store credit can only be refunded in store credit. Gift card purchases will have amounts re-applied to a GC.   If your item is damaged and your purchase date falls outside our standard return window, then please contact support@runpacers.com and we’ll be happy to serve you.


Please note: Carbon plated race shoes are not eligible for return or exchange if worn.

Yes. Visit our Returns Center and click the ‘Returning a gift’ link below the email entry box. After entering your email address and order information, you’ll be guided through the exchange process and receive step-by-step instructions, a return shipping label, and an order confirmation for your new replacement order.

Yes. Pacers Amazon policy allows returns within 30 days of purchase. You can implement this process using the automated return system by following these steps: 1) Go to "Your Orders" and select "Return" beside the item you want to return. 2) Select a reason code. 3) Once Amazon authorizes your return request, a return label will be made available for you to print and use to send back your item. 4) Once the product returns to the fulfillment center you will be provided a full refund issued back to the original form of payment.

** Items purchased in one of our retail stores OR online can be exchanged or returned in person at any store.  They also can be returned by initiating an online return through our automated online return system. Please visit our Returns Center and simply enter the email address associated with your purchase, or your order number and shipping address zip code to initiate the return. For exchanges, follow the steps outlined above and select your new item for exchange.

Note - Returns made through our online portal require a $12 fee. Exchanges and in-store returns are free.

Yes. Exchanges and Returns initiated through our Returns Center will receive step-by-step instructions and a return shipping label sent to the provided email.

No. A packing slip is helpful but not required, as long as your returned product has its original tags intact and you use the return shipping label we provide to you.

Yes please. Returned merchandise must have the original packaging still intact and undamaged. Shoes must be in their original shoe box. Please do not use the shoe box as the package itself and instead put it in the poly mailer you received or a new package.

If possible, please ship your return in its original eco-friendly packaging to protect it from damages during transit. If you no longer have the original packaging, it’s not a problem. Please ship your return in your own packaging or materials provided by your local courier. For shoes, original packaging is required. Do not use the shoe box as the package and instead put it in the poly mailer you received or a new package.

No. Exchanges are shipped immediately - even before the original order items are received back.

Please immediately reach out to us at support@runpacers.com providing as much detail as possible on your original order number, and the specifics on what item is not correct. The support team will work with you to determine if the originally intended item or an acceptable alternative are available and the best action to take for your order to be satisfied.

If our shipper records indicate that the order was delivered to the provided address and the package hasn’t turned up at the indicated location, we recommend checking with a nearby neighbor or in a discrete location to see if the carrier may have tucked it out of the way. Please note, however, that sometimes, the carrier marks the package as delivered before it has actually arrived. If these efforts do not produce the package, please reach back to us at support@runpacers.com and we will work with you to determine options based on the items originally ordered.

For all of our transaction processes, our full Privacy Policy details can be reviewed here.

General

Yes. Selective opportunities exist in response to the many requests from community activities. Pacers evaluates non-profit proposals relative to the Pacers Mission and may offer retail or race products as appropriate to those that align. To receive consideration reach out to support@runpacers.com providing a customized detailed description of the project, the request, and the anticipated fit for Pacers.

Yes. Pacers retail locations have a spot in each store for displaying posters, flyers, cards, promoting community activities that relate to Pacers Mission (running, fitness, and the like). These items can be dropped off or postal mailed to each location attn: Store manager. Pacers does not currently list third party events or initiatives on its website.

Yes. All of our retail locations accept used/cleaned running shoes for recycle which are collected by a group who forwards on to needing populations.

Relay is a re-commerce ecommerce site that sells 99% new shoes at affordable prices. Relay has an affiliation with Pacers but is its own standalone company and operated separately. For any Relay questions, please visit their site at relaygoods.com

Details on Pacers employment requirements and a link to an employment application can be found here.

Events

Yes - Participants are required to collect a race bib/packet in advance of race day and to know the course logistics. Be sure to check the race-specific information on course routes and race-day logistics. Opportunities for collecting a race packet vary, be sure to check the race-specific information on Locations, Dates, Times, any restrictions.

Yes - Race Time Limits in general are set as based on a 15 minute per mile pace. Each race's main web page will have specific course limits posted.

Yes - A race gift item selection can be made during registration and edited if need be. Gift items will be distributed at Packet Pickup as selected in registration. Retail Bucks will be direct-emailed. EXCHANGES of Gift item if needed that were not completed in advance can be made in person on site on race day.

Yes - Photos are provided for free post-race by SwimBikeRun Photography with links on each race's main web page.

Yes - Results Information – is posted electronically on race day at the links provided in the race- specific information. Archived race results links can be found on each race's main web page.

Yes - Awards categories and the distribution process will be described in each race's specific information.

Yes - For purposes of timing-results-scoring-awards, Pacers races offer categories as Male, Female, NonBinary, and None. The awards relationship to these categories is detailed in each race's main web page.

Yes - Pacers Running is pleased to offer direct Military and First Responder entry cost discounts to all races as described in the race-specific information.

Yes - Elite-Pro Runners - As posted in the respective races, Pacers may offer Elite-Pro courtesy entries on a limited opportunity in each race for runners meeting the qualification time guidelines. Reach out to events@runpacers.com

Yes. AWD as Solo and Duo Participants - All Pacers races welcome AWD athletes as Solo or Duo and offer special accommodations as requested. Reach out to events@runpacers.com

Yes. Running With a Dog - is permitted at all Pacers races per the race-specific instructions. Running With a Stroller - is permitted at all Pacers races per the race- specific instructions.

Yes. You can access your portal/profile and make changes in your race-specific choices and responses through the dates available for the specific race. Your first-ever registrations create a PORTAL/PROFILE. You can search for your race entries through these links and reach out to events@runpacers.com if help is needed. RunSignup Personal Profile

Yes. If the original entry was deferred as required within each events published procedures, an invitation will be sent by email including a Defer Redeem entry code and instructions on how to create an entry in the current year. If you have missed that email, please reach out to events@runpacers.com for help.

Yes. - In general all Pacers races apply a No Refund Policy. Exceptions, options and timelines are provided in race-specific information. Pacers Events also offers an NQA – No Question Asked Refund Ticket - which can be purchased only at the time of registration and if needed, can be redeemed up through the day prior to the respective race. Connect with events@runpacers.com for redemption.

Yes. - Transfers from Runner to Runner, Switches of event within a race, and Deferrals – can be made through the specified dates for each race by accessing your race's portal/profile.

While we are optimistic that the need will not arise, in the case that Pacers chooses to cancel an event through an abundance of caution for athletes, staff, and spectators, a plan of action for options to receive commensurate values for paid race entries will be crafted and communicated in all haste. The plan may require choice responses from registered active status participants, so please be aware of potential incoming direct email, updates via our main website, registration site, and our social media platforms with information on how to respond.

Occasionally a coaching/training program will fit into a Pacers Running event profile as an event-calendar-driven opportunity. If/When specific race-training opportunities are put into place they will be announced in our media and marketing programs and posted on the respective race information pages. Aside from event related, Pacers does not offer training but Pacers Social Runs do provide support for new runners and frequently target specific race participation in their workout planning. Details on Social Runs can be found here.