Dream Dash 5k: Supplement Superstore will provide protein and carbohydrate drinks in coolers, with cups for every runner, will also provide loose samples of natural products like amino acids, and protein powders.
The history of Supplement Superstores dates back to our humble beginnings in 1999 in Springfield, MO. Chris Klein and I were college students at Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University). Buddies since high school, we both had solid knowledge about working out and supplements and were interested in starting a business together; a store combining those two disciplines seemed like a great idea. It sounded easy, but we soon faced the financial challenges that any start up faces, so we did what most college kids do, we maxed out every credit card we owned! This helped us buy a few products and supplies. We figured by opening a store, we wouldn’t have to get “real jobs” and customers would flock to the store when the doors opened. That year we signed our first lease in a building across from the original Bass Pro Shops store. And so it began…
