John Rogers

John Rogers has been  involved with  the running and walking products industry for over 20 years. John  opened Maine Running Company in 2005. Since then, MRC has been nominated as one of the top three new running stores in the U.S. in 2006 by The Running Network, and was voted Best Running Store, New England in 2007 by Runner’s World, as well as being named to the Top Fifty Stores In America in 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012.  Prior to opening MRC, John worked in various product and marketing executive positions in the Running, Walking and Outdoor categories within the industry, including Reebok and Mizuno as VP of Marketing.

John is actively involved in supporting Portland Trails sponsoring and supporting the Weekly Back Cove 5K Series each summer to raise money to maintain and support Portland’s Trail Network. John writes a Maine Running Blog on MaineToday.com. He is a strong supporter of the Maine Cancer Foundation and The Center For Grieving Children, sponsoring many events for both Non-Profits. He also serves on both the Center For Grieving Children and Girls On The Run Board of Directors.