Runnorthwest
runnorthwest.co.uk
Run North West is a UK-based independent running specialist offering an extensive range of running shoes, athletic equipment, and accessories from brands including Nike, Adidas, Asics, Brooks, Hoka, and others. The store provides expert services including gait analysis and maintains the UK's largest in-store selection of running products.
Performance Needs Attention
This store scores 46/100 on PageSpeed, which is below the recommended threshold of 50. Consider optimizing images, reducing JavaScript, and enabling better caching.
Products
2,368
Collections
732
Pages
44
Blog Posts
23
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
80/100
Top Recommendations
- Critical: PageSpeed below 50 is hurting conversions
- PageSpeed is 10 points below Sports & Outdoors category average (56)
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 23 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#2 / 16375
Faster than 100% of stores
Sports & Outdoors Ranking
#3 / 716
Top 0% in category
Category Avg Performance
56
-10 below avg
Category Avg LCP
1.7s
Slower than avg
Performance
Accessibility
SEO
Core Web Vitals
1.9s
Largest Contentful Paint
0.000
Cumulative Layout Shift
145ms
Interaction to Next Paint
Additional Metrics
1.2s
First Contentful Paint
356ms
Time to First Byte
12.2s
Speed Index
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 1076 Sports & Outdoors stores
#9 in Sports & Outdoors
Top 1% of stores
143% above average
2,368 products vs 976 avg
Faster than 100% of Sports & Outdoors stores
PageSpeed score: 46/100
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 1076 stores in Sports & Outdoors
143% above average
avg
378% above average
avg
52% above average
avg
62% below average
avg
Theme & Design
Tech Stack
Platform
shopify
Reviews Platform
TrustPilot
Payment / Finance
Business Profile
Store maturity and operational indicators
Stable
NaN+ year
Since Invalid Date
Top 10% largest catalog
Top 1% by catalog size
medium
Above-average content investment
Tech Stack Maturity
Advanced stack
Business Sophistication
Established
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Runnorthwest
Runnorthwest is a sports & outdoors ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in HU. The store currently offers 2,368 products organized across 732 collections, making it larger than average for the sports & outdoors category.
Theme and Design
Runnorthwest uses the Impulse theme from the Shopify Theme Store. This theme choice is used by 4% of sports & outdoors stores.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Runnorthwest achieves a performance score of 46/100 on mobile devices. This score indicates significant opportunities for performance optimization, which could improve conversions and search rankings. The store also scores 81/100 for accessibility and 92/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Runnorthwest uses TrustPilot for customer reviews and offers PayPal, Klarna, Clearpay, Afterpay for payment flexibility.
Competitive Positioning
Within the Sports & Outdoors category, Runnorthwest ranks #9 out of 1076 stores we track. This places them in the top 1% of sports & outdoors stores by product catalog size.
Last scanned
Feb 22, 2026
