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вЂњFor us, we came into the Sioux Falls market in the running world at a unique time, where we have a strong running tradition and history, we just havenвЂ™t been as organized,вЂќ Koch said. The business was taking off at the same time as the running movement in Sioux Falls. A year and half later, he became a part owner, and the timing couldnвЂ™t have been more ideal.

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Within a month of starting at the store, which opened in 2014, Koch began working full time. вЂњI thought their business was really cool, and so I decided I wanted to work there part time.вЂќ I had run a half-marathon, but I had always played other sports,вЂќ Koch said. вЂњI was not necessarily a runner at that time. was the first recipient of the program, and Koch loved their business proposal so much that he wanted to get even more involved. Koch was involved with the program and has been active in the broader downtown business community for 19 years through his familyвЂ™s business, The Cookie Jar Eatery. ThatвЂ™s when they applied for the Downtown Sioux Falls Incubator Program. in Lincoln, Neb., and wanted to bring something similar to Sioux Falls. Having grown up running, they were frequent customers of the Lincoln Running Co.

Son of restaurant owners meets some serious runnersДЄside from being brothers, there is one thing that Logan, Grant and Paul Watley all have in common: They love to run. ItвЂ™s more than just a place to buy running shoes and gear вЂ“ itвЂ™s a community that extends far beyond the store walls. But thereвЂ™s more to this Phillips Avenue store than meets the eye. Now a part-owner of 605 Running Co., Koch and his business partners, Logan, Grant and Paul Watley, have built a successful full-service retail business. But when he met three brothers with a passion for running, it all changed. Working at a running store wasnвЂ™t on Greg KochвЂ™s list of career plans. This paid piece is sponsored by The First National Bank in Sioux Falls.

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