Who We Are

John is co-owner of Big Dog Running Company. John is an accomplished ultra marathon runner and has been running since his cross county days at Auburn University.
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Reggie is co-owner of Big Dog Running Company. Reggie has been a committed runner for over 25 years and has competed in numerous running and triathlon races over those years.
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Randy has been a casual runner for years, mainly for the benefits to his physical, mental
and spiritual fitness. He became more involved in running through his wife, Brenda.
Randy now enjoys running in a wide range of races, and usually finishes well in his age
group (he’s pretty old)!
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Adam is the manager of our Auburn location, which opened on July 28, 2011. Having been a competitive runner for 13 years, Adam knows all the ropes about running. He ran cross country and track for Columbus State University, helping build the team. During his time at CSU, he set the school 5K record at 14:27.
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Jamie has been running competitively for 15 years. She ran four years of varsity track and cross country for Otterbein University in Westerville, OH. After college, she began running marathons, and has completed seven, qualifying for the Boston Marathon five times. She plans to convert to ultra distances in the future.
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As a high schooler, Philip won the Georgia Cross Country Championship in 2005 as a member of the Southwest Dekalb team. After graduating, he attended Columbus State University for four years, setting PRs of 15:40 in the 5K and 1:53 in the 800.
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Jennifer played division I volleyball for East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. Her running resume began after college in 2007, when running was no longer a "punishment". Since then, she has completed seven marathons, and counting. While living in Hawaii, she caught the tri bug and worked her way up to the Ironman 70.3 in Kona. She plans on completing a full Ironman in the future, but does not plan on getting the obligatory M-dot tattoo.
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Linda is the Community Outreach Coordinator of the Auburn store. [More]
Bob Banks, aka Booger Bob, has joined the Big Dog Team to bring a mature perspective to the running community. [More]
Jessica is currently a student at Auburn University, majoring in business. She ran cross country and track for Columbus High School, leading the girls team to a state championship. In November 2010, Jessica ran her first half marathon, finishing third overall with a time of 1:31!
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Ben is an Auburn native who is extremely excited to have Big Dog Running Co. in his home town. His main goals as a runner are to become more competitive in 5K and 10K race distances, and hopes to run his first marathon in October. [More]
Zoii is relatively new to the Big Dog gang. Having been recruited by the BDRC head hunters, Zoii can be seen wandering around the Auburn store (Columbus store on Tuesday mornings). She takes on several roles for the Company. [More]
Meet Cupcake, the resident office dog at Big Dog in Uptown Columbus. She spends most of her day sleeping next to Jennifer's desk, and requesting belly rubs from anyone and everyone who walks by her desk. Most everyone is more than happy to oblige, who could say no to such a sweet dog? Stop by and say hi to Cupcake next time you're in the area - she loves meeting new friends!
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Having spent the last 35 dog years traveling the globe in promotion of A-Milli-Milo (his line of high quality canine consumer goods), Milo left the cat race in search of a slower pace. Now enjoying the position of Little Big Dog at Big Dog Running Company, Milo works hard to ensure that all customers are properly taking care of his playtime. [More]