The people have spoken and they have chosen Feet First Sports in Hickory Ridge Village Center as their favorite sporting goods store. Feet First ran away with our poll, taking 54 percent of the vote.

Feet First was founded in 1979 to serve the local running community's needs, according to their website. In 2008, the store moved to the Hickory Ridge Village Center where it doubled in size. Today it is a Columbia favorite for running shoes and apparel.

Thank you for participating in this week's readers' choice. We're taking a week off of our regular readers' choice series next week. But we'll be back soon with more of Columbia's best, as chosen by our readers.

ORIGINAL STORY

Whether you're going running or trying to lower your handicap, springtime is a great time to purchase new sporting goods. So if you're participating in an organized sport or just going out for a walk on one of Columbia's many paths, where do you go to get the gear you need?

As part of our weekly readers' choice series, this week we are asking readers, where do you like to go in Columbia for sporting goods?

Princeton Sports

Dick's Sporting Goods

Champs Sports

Offenbacher's

REI

Feet First Sports

Gym Source

Soccer American

If we haven't included your favorite place, tell us in the comments and we'll add it to the list. You can vote once per day until 9 a.m. Friday. Ties will be broken by whichever business has the most positive comments. See the attached PDF for complete rules. We will announce the winner at noon Friday.